Father’s Experience coming to the U.S

My Father's life experiences coming to the U.S, struggles he has had coming here and the life he left behind to come to the U.S and why he crossed over. How life is in Mexico for him at a young...

Marriage is a commitment (part one!)

This is the first part of an interview in which Trudy and Bruce describe how they met and what they live about each other after 57 years of marriage.

Relationships

Mother and daughter have a conversation about how marriage and relationships function.

Evening Interview With Dad
November 26, 2018 App Interview

For an interview assignment in my Journalism course, I decided to question my dad on some aspects of his life.

Deceit is the Key to Marriage

amy mom went to her friends reunion and assumed the identity of a different woman to talk to my dad! now they’ve been married for over 20 years.

The different life

The life my father has had is very different than ours (my sisters and I) but no matter How hard it’s been or was he doesn’t regret anything.

Do Not Avoid the Difficult Things

How does the child of immigrant parents become a greatly respected and successful businessman, with nothing but diligence and hard work? On November 28, 2017, Jade Mars interviews her father Michael Karlin in Beverly Hills California. He will talk about...

Lucy’s Life

This is about back when Lucy was a child and what she grew up with and what life was like back then.

Anil Leatherwal and his transition from childhood to now to the future.

In this interview, conducted over the phone from Chicago to Los Angeles in June 2018, Anil Leatherwal shares his life story from childhood to now. Mr.Leatherwal starts off by mentioning the numerous hardships his family encountered such as divorce, financial...

Recording – 12-10-2023 19:59:16

I interviewed my mom about her life growing up and her choices that she made through her life.

Us during Stonewall and after…

The photo featured here is from 1992, our first year together. When Stonewall happened, neither of us knew. We became a couple in Chicago 23 years later. The chorus of CeCe Peniston's "Finally," a tune that was popular during our...

East meets West: The Rise of a Great Man

We talked about how he immigrated to the US from Pakistan alone when he was 16 years old and has learned many important life lessons. He powered through the hard times in life and has become an amazing, kind, and...

Jordy Basabe and his mother Yolanda Silva talk about experiences in Mexico as a child and experiences now in the U.S.

In this interview, conducted June 6th, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Jordy Basabe (17) interviews his mother Yolanda Silva (41) about her childhood in Mexico and her experiences here in the U.S. in Spanish. Ms. Silva shares stories about the experiences...

Tom Zemrowski and Athena Miller: How I Met Your Grandmother

Athena Miller, 8th grade, interviews her grandfather, Tom Zemrowski ("Pops"), about how he met her late grandmother ("Gramzie") at Purdue University in 1965. Other interesting glimpses of his past are revealed as well. Recorded during Thanksgiving 2021.

Interview with Oma

My grandmother’s experience growing up in Germany during the end of World War 2, and her journey to the United States.