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David and Timm talk about their artistic mentorship and friendship.

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

One Small Step conversation partners Tosca Hieftje (65) and Carin Mayo (52) discuss womanhood, pets and finding what diversity means.

One Small Step conversation partners Patty (40) and Justin (32) have a conversation about their recent weddings, dogs, and families. They bond over both getting married recently and having connections to Chicago. Justin describes his large wedding in Savannah, while...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Sandis Wright was born in a rural Swedish community in northern Maine, where he always dreamed of living in the big city. After moving to both Chicago and Atlanta, and getting married, he decided to...

David Anderson (72) and Stef Leinwohl (73) discuss going to design school at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.

Lee Littlewood talks to Ann Littlewood about his mother, with their son Daniel facilitating the interview.

The story of my grandfather Richard Carlson.

Harper Schaberg(16) talks with Norma Schaberg(92) about her parents and how she was raised. She talks about what she wish she did different, how unsupervised life was, and growing up in the West side of Chicago.

Erica Hymen (29) and her husband Adam Arenstein (28) talk about their relationship, how they met and what the future holds.

Gloria sits down with a member of EZRA's Social Action Team to discuss Chicago's South Side and Uptown neighborhoods, being white passing, and systemic racism.

Wife and husband, Sura Alhilali (25) and Mustafa Aljanabi (31) discuss their journeys to the United States, how they met, and the cultural differences between the United States and the Middle East.

Chad Haatvedt interviews his father Albin Dahlgren about the chronology of his life.

Lynette D. Bates (47) talks with her brother Larnell Bates, Jr. (51) about family, parenting and good teachers.

Joni Garcia (67)and Beverly Rowls (72) share stories from their lives as educators and business owners. The two discuss a wide range of topics including individual political transformations.

Adele, a long-time client of EZRA's, discusses her experience with Uptown's political arena and emphasizes the need for widespread, community education.

Karen Levy and Peter Lee talk about their first years of Marriage and their time teaching in China.

Me and my dad talked about some of his childhood memories and relation with his parents.

Nan and Jack Dorsey tell about their life to their grandson Graham Edson.

Loyola University Chicago MSW student Leanna Gruhn discusses issues in immigration with Brenda Rodriguez, a Compañera from the Taller De José agency located in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. In this clip, Brenda discusses what she wishes people would know about...

Robert J. Baumann (70) talks with wife, Judith Baumann (68) about his career in child neurology and his work in the rural communities of Eastern Kentucky.

As a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...

82 year old man talks to his daughter about becoming an architect after WWII

Nathan Shapiro (93) is interviewed by his daughter Roberta Shapiro (57) and granddaughter Anya Glandon (19) about his childhood, his time in the army, and his life now.