Joann Staats Nelson with Dorothy Nelson Zerbe

We talked about many aspects of Joann’s life growing up, college education, work, marriage, raising children, aging well and faith.

Transition to America

This interview encaptures the life experiences of Charlotte Good and her transformation from living in Vienna, Austria to the United States of America.

Interview with Mom

I sat down with my mom and asked her some questions.

Emmanuel Adebanjo and his dad Isaac Adebanjo talk about the process of Immigration and Change

In this interview, conducted in June 2, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Emmanuel Adebanjo (18) interviews his father Isaac Adebanjo (59) about his journey and lessons learned from Nigeria to America. My dad shares his stories about his childhood, inspirations and...

Our Love Journey (Mandy & Kevin)

This is a recap of our Love Journey together a few months before our wedding.

“Learn, the next day learn more and on the third day keep learning”

My grandparent Pascual Simpson, 82, said that education is the most important thing a person has. Also said I shouldn't admire him because he lacks one. Let me tell you why he’s wrong. He didn’t finish school, but he became...

Oral History

This was a interview I conducted with my Grandmother about her life in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a child and what it was like growing up. We also talked about my ancestry and what it was like moving to the...

Love at First Sight

Nana and I talked about her love story with her husband of 47 years.

Sociology

Her life from infantry to her life as an adult

Great Thanksgiving Listen with Grampa

Steve Pardee shares how he met his wife that he is married happily to 67 years later.

Thanksgiving Interview with Family Member

My mom and I talked about a lot of her childhood memories and how education is very important to our family. She explained one of her trips to Germany and still to this day that is her favorite. I personally...

Remembering Mom

A year after his wife’s passing a father tells his daughter about the tremendous influence his wife had on him during during their 58 years of marriage.

La Vida de mi Abuelita

Alejandra (19) took the time to learn about her grandmother Tere's past and the experiences that shaped her into the woman she is now. As a 79-year-old woman living in a small town in Michoacan, Mexico, she opened up to...

Interview with my Mom

Today I talked with my mom and we discussed various topics such as growing up, family and more!

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

We talked about her life as a child and how it was different from other children.

Mom’s interview

This is an interview with my mom, where I ask her about views on USSR, about her parents, childhood, where she works and what she studied, and immigration.