Brenda’s Childhood.

My aunt, Brenda grew up in Kellog Idaho with her parents and younger brother (my dad). She was born with Down Syndrome, yet has never missed an opportunity to live her life how she wanted to.

Young Adult Development

I ask my aunt about her experiences as a young adult.

The great thanksgiving listen

I interviewed my Tia Cristal. One reason why I interviewed my Tia is because she is very successful.

Interviewing my older sister

Me and my sister did a interview on current events and her perspective.

One of the most life-changing events happened on that corner. This man cared enough about a street urchin to pick him up off the street.

(This interview contains strong language and brief descriptions of sexual acts.) As a highly-attractive young gay man, Randy quickly fit into the Dallas gay bar scene, found problems with drugs, sex, and prostitution. When he prostituted in front of Dallas...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Cristina, "We want to create an infrastructure for people to grow into people we want to see.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Cristina Garza, Program Director of the Mission EDC and creator of the Expert In Residence program says part of the Mission CEED co-working space's mission is "...to create an infrastructure for people...

My interview with my grandma for my sophomore English final 2019

We mostly talked about her life and everything that happened to her and things that I didn’t know and also her kids and how proud of them she is

Hardest Moment In Your Life

In this interview, my aunt and I have a talk about the hardest moment in her life. Warning, there are tears!

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Annette

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Annette tells me about her experiences growing up in the Rio Grande Valley and working and traveling with her family as a migrant worker.

Story of My Grandma

I wanted to learn more about my grandma's past and how different the world has changed for her over her life. I wanted to know more about how she met grandpa and how it was like living with him, I...

My Christmas Interview (with my aunt KK)

Me and my aunt have a nice conversation about her life as she went through elementary and high school. We start to get into her early life and how it was for her to become who she is now!

John Babcock Part 2: “You’re not a man if you’re not scared; you’re not a man if you don’t cry”

Discussion of John's relationship with his siblings and parents. We talked about the death of his father and later on, his mother. Childhood stories and memories and how his sister affected him. His life from the streets to Brookdale. He...

Grandma & PaPa’s Love Story

I sat down to talk with my grandparents about how they met, fell in love, and got married. We hit the 45 minute cutoff point without wrapping up, but talked about how they navigated conversion to Catholicism, family tensions, and...

Mona Dunkin On Her Life On The Farm

Mona Dunkin, who grew up on a farm in the mountains of Pipestem, West Virginia, tells about her life and experiences, and how her childhood and the people surrounding her impacted her life.

Me and my mom

I talked to my mom about her childhood and how her life is different then what she imaged it to be as a child.

Mi María – Donsheri (1)

We discussed Donsheri's journey in her life. From the early difficulties she faced with her biological family to the time she found her spiritual family, her real family. The time she lost her brother to the jail system and the...

Mary Ann Shares Wisdom

Mary Ann shares stories of growing up, meeting her husband, and advice for future generations.

"quiero que sean alegre" (I want you guys to be happy)

My dad tells the story of meeting my mom and the day of their marriage. He also talks about getting in trouble in school and his journey from Mexico to the United States. Mi papa habla sobre su noviazgo con...