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My mom' s memory when she was a primary school student

My mother’s experience as a person born in China through the cultural revolution and her hardships to come to America

We talk about Huanmei Wu’s early childhood and coming to the U.S.

One Small Step conversation partners Stephen Skeels (52) and Sam Usem (36) talk about the effect of the pandemic on their lives, in particular their experiences related to owning and starting businesses. They also discuss their politics, Sam being a...

Andy asks his dad (Brian) about his life story and why he made some decisions that he did.

My grandma discusses life as the daughter of an aristocrat during the Chinese Land Reform, her 60-year marriage with my grandpa, and her immigration to America in the 80s. (Part 1)

I interviewed Helen Simon about her childhood in China and under communist control.

Harry S. Scott, born January 1922 and one of the last surviving veterans of WWII, tells a story of late in the war. He was an ensign and then LTJG aboard the Y.M.S. 387 (yard minesweeper) off Okinawa in 1945,...

Richard Yang (75) talks to his daughter, Virginia Yang (42) about his escape from Communist China, his export business that led him to Wilmington, North Carolina, and the similarities between China in 1949 and the current situation in Afghanistan.

This interview is about my grandmothers memories from her past and some things she learned.

So I learned that my grandma loved to play outside and never wanted to go inside. She loved to help whenever she could, like at school she would help out the nuns by whipping the cchalk board or straitening the...

My dad and I discuss the scary step in our family history from the small village, Xiaodan, in China to the U.S.

In this my mother and I discuss our family’s roots and our future.

Hannah Jenkins has lived a life surrounded by love. We started talking about her horse Fancy and how they interacted when she was in 6th grade. From then we talked about her experience with her cross country coach at East...

In this interview conducted in December 2017 in Plano, Texas, Jennifer Xia interviews her dad Tianbing Xia and mom Cindy Qi about what is was like growing up in China, especially school life. Tianbing Xia shares insight on what day...

I had a fun interview with my grandma. She spoke mandarin chinese during the interview, and I learned a lot about her childhood, her life goals, and some interesting facts about her. It was really fun and thank you storycorps...

My grandfather’s life.

My grandpa has had a pretty memorable life, and has learned many lessons and values. He adores his wife for being there through his thick and thin times. Next, growing up, he also shared Chinese traditions with his family and...

We discussed how Tianyi's professional development is impacted by resource decent and how this change impacts his family back home in China. We also discussed how his family and home community promote mental health.

May Chan (96) and her daughter Christine Chan (65) talk with their grandson and son Kevin Longo (25) about the food traditions in their family.

Baoxia Liu was born in Beijing, China and came to the United States in 1997, and she became a US citizen with two children. The interviewer is her 16 year old son, James Huang. She talked about her childhood, lessons...

Tony Liu (79) talks with his daughter, Tana Liu-Beers (42), about leaving China on the eve of Mao's takeover.

One Small Step conversation partners Ivonne Conover (49) and David Coal (64) talk about communism, capitalism, Christianity, family values, and the influence of our parents.

Jennifer Fu(20) and her boyfriend Jeffrey Gu(20) talk about their personal lives mainly.

Greta Reed (83) interviews her friend, George Fong (84), about his escape from Communist China to Hong Kong where he eventually landed in Brazil and then the United States. George and Greta remember George's wife, Wilma.