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Michael Tanimura (63) and Michael Takada (61) engage in a conversation about their experiences growing up in Chicago as third (and 2.5) generation Japanese Americans. Anna Takada (25) facilitates their conversation as the oral history studio manager at Alphawood Gallery.

Beth and Julie tell Karen about falling in love at Oberlin College, moving to California and later Chicago for graduate school, finding a welcoming Episcopalian church, having a ceremony, beginning their journey to have children during the AIDS epidemic, becoming...

This 8 question interview was about the ups and downs of my mother’s life so far.

We talked about Ms.Shelton life as a whole

Covering topics from family to teaching at a CPS school.

Daughter sits down with mom to talk about life before coming to the U.S.

Mary Kleyweg interview- Born during the Great Depression, raised during World War II, from farm life In Le Mars, IA to San Francisco, to Mississippi, to Chicago. The life of Christ and Family.

We talked about regrets, death, family, and much more.

52 years married in April of this year, first met at 12 years old and after 6 years apart, together ever since. "You were meant for me"

My mom explains important life lessons she learned. She expresses what being a parent and a teacher mean to her.

Ms.Shelton personal life

An interview between a granddaughter and her Greek immigrant grandmother.

Aunt Martha talks about death. She discussed her friends and relatives who have passed on and her time with them.

Over the weekend, I asked my family members a couple questions in order to get to know them better. I am grateful to have them in my life and I’m glad I had the chance to learn more about their...

Mexican-American family speaks on their experience with family separation and many of the struggles they’ve faced going through this.

Michael talks about his experiences growing up as a child living in Columbus, Ohio.

River Morgan asks his mom about her life as a journalist and a few other profound questions.

Growing up Claudio always had questions to ask about his father, he ask questions he never knew about. Claudio’s father tell Claudio to look at life and don’t worry about what others say. That’s his side of his Hispanic story

Beverly Johannes talks about how the Polio Epidemic affected her personally.

Sarah Justus (24) interviews her grandmother Rosa Benedicto (77) about Rosa's immigration from Ciuadad Juarez, Mexico to Chicago, Illinois. Rosa would eventually settle in El Paso, Texas. The pair also discuss Rosa's marriage and love story with her late husband.

Catherine Bell, a woman who grew up in the South Side of Chicago raised in a half functional, half distinctions household, shares the story of her life, some of her memories, and what she thinks is her greatest success. She...

A brief and intimate interview with my son Charlie

Today, I interviewed my father. He spoke about all the challenges in his early life and the things that he finds himself most grateful for now.

Ana has worked with many first and second generation immigrants. She has seen how immigration status impacts individual and family well being as well as access to basic goods and services.

My Grandma Pat is 81 at the time of this interview. Also heard in the interview is my mom. Grandma Pat tells her story of what she’s thankful for, how she wants to be remembered, and her story of motherhood....