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Teaching Artist Rich Garr expounds on the roots of his practice

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Jen Waldman (Manhattan) on May 12, 2021. They discuss early dance recitals, teenage enterprising, getting messy with Musical Theater, YoungArts, and adapting the Jen Waldman Studio to a thriving virtual community.

This is an interview with my mother and her experience growing up with disadvantages.

Friends Audrey Zucker (82) and Carolyn Breidenbach (93) talk about their experiences with Sisterhood at Central Synagogue from the 1970's to the late 90s and early 2000s.

Monica Whatley (32) interviews her friend, Bandele [no name given] (73), about his incarceration in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Bandele reflects on what he learned during the 33 years during which he was detained, his relationship...

I interviewed my dad. We talked about his childhood growing up on a ranch and the work that was put in there, then we talked about his experience in boarding school. After that, we talked about his college and grad...

This is a summary of Jan’s life to be used as part of our family tree project on Ancestry.

I talk with my oldest brother, Nick about his upbringing and influences on him to pursue a career as a first grade teacher. We talk about the role of a teacher, and the advice he would give to others doing...

My mom and I talk about her college experience in Ukraine and how it shaped her into the person that she is today.

I interviewed my father and we talked about his early childhood in Germany, his education, career, his travels through the world, and the places he lived in. I chose to interview my dad because I find his story very interesting.

In this interview that took place in Fresh Meadows, New York, me and Winnie Lai, who is my mother, talk about her experiences and how it has shaped her overall. We discussed about how she changed her path from an...

Ro Kearney and her son Jack talk about what their lives are like with his Tourette Syndrome diagnosis.

This interview was done on December 1st, 2019 in my family's living room. In this interview, my dad, Nitin Panchal mentioned that he had to overcome many obstacles in his life. These barriers made it more difficult for him to...

I talk to my grandmother about her life growing up in New York, getting married and moving to Florida, raising 4 kids and working a full time job.

In this father-son discussion, 14 year old Arnav Gunwani interviews his father Manoj Gunwani about making the shift to the United States in 1992 to pursue a masters degree at Syracuse University. Mr. Gunwani talks about his expectations for a...

We talked about my dads life in India. He described various things in India like how his brother viewed him as or why he chose the career he chose. He also showed me the hardhips/challenges of his transition to America....

This interview takes a dive into the life of my mom, a hard-working English teacher who has had quite the life. You'll learn about someone who has had a ton of turns in her life, moved all over the place,...

We discussed the current election, his military service, religion, family, and more!

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Me and my grandfather sat down to talk about his past and how he grew up. We talked about his education and how he met my grandmother, and how the conversation ended was how he would like to be remembered.

A discussion amongst family members about their experiences related to education and how they were impacted by the pandemic. Erin (25, They/Them) was furloughed from their job at the start of the pandemic, and then chose to resume college courses...

The life and career of Jane Newman, the founder of the discipline of account planning in America and founding partner in ad agency, Merkley Newman Herty in NYC. Jane also founded the Thorntree Project in Kenya which successfully educates Nomadic...

En esta entrevista, yo tuve la oportunidad de escuchar la historía de inmigración de Kristina Feliciano, mi compañera de SPN119. Su historía de sus abuelos me inspiró y también compartimos muchas similares juntas con la historía de inmigración de mi...

Life well lived

Victoria "Vicky" Swerdloff (54) shares a conversation with her daughter Alex Swerdloff (22) about life after college, memories of growing up, experiences in Boise, Idaho, perspectives, and their relationship.