Family

I talked to my sister about her experience as an immigrant and child

My Grandpa, the Illustrator

My grandfather grew up all along the west coast. He was a bowling, chess playing illustrator turned engineer, now retired in Nevada.

AMERICAN DREAM

This is about me asking my Mom about the American dream and about her future.

Socialization with My Mom.

In an interview with Amethyst, my mom, we discussed topics on socialization, experiences, and relationships.

The great unknown life

We talked about his life, starting with his childhood his future and who he admires who are the great people in his life. What the future awaits and what his childhood was like.

Oral storytelling

We talked about how she’s doing in middle school. We also talked about if she’s ready for high school and what she expects.

“I’m proud of you” – Mom & I

I ask my biggest inspiration, my mom, a wide range of different questions, while learning from her responses.

Interviewing My Sister

In this interview, recorded on April 2020 in North Hills, California, my sister Monica Rodriguez (18). She talked about her childhood growing up as the oldest in a small neighborhood. She also talks about people most important to her and...

A Young Artist Gets A Miracle!

That morning I wished that I could meet with the famous band and network with them. That night I was on stage singing with them! A miracle in Monterrey and in my life as an artist.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

My uncle and I talked about family mostly, and what his life had been like and what he hopes to succeed.

Sedrick and Ruth Luke

Sedrick (22) and his sister Ruth (27) discuss First Step Communities, an organization that works with the homeless in order to find them homes in Sacramento, CA.

Thanksgiving interview

To interview Jannel for her thanksgiving holiday

The Miracle of Adoption

Before their two children, Luc Bourassa’s soon to be parents had to think of other ways to have the family they wanted. In November of 2017, 15 year-old Luc Bourassa interviewed his father, Louis Bourassa, to learn how he and...

Navy Interview

interviewee, Billy Edwards, 48, Father

Visiting Prisons in California

This interview talks about Margarita Artavia’s experiences visiting California State prisons and how it led her to her career teaching at USC.

Leonie Parrilla; A First Generation Immigrant

This is Leonie Parrilla, she is a 65 year old immigrant from the Philippines who has been living in the United States since she was 11 years old.