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In this interview, recorded on November 27th, 2015, Kaia Neal (13) interviews her grandmother, Alice Kurtz (69) about her childhood growing up in New York. She talks about growing up during the Cold War and the Cuban Missle Crisis. Plus...

Talking to Asian American Toby Liang, Sophomore at Lincoln Nebraska,

Olivia Stoner (19) talking to my friend Derek (19). We discussed where we came from and how that’s had an effect on our every day lives. We also discussed some of the challenges he has faced in the past while...

Don Austin is a 68 year-old man who has been my neighbor since I was born. Today we discussed his life as a veteran, student, and person.

Natalie Reed (18) interviews Cedric Esquivel (47). Cedric is Natalie’s mom’s good friend. Cedric is a black man who grew up in Lincoln, NE.

Growing up before WWII and falling in love were the easiest parts of Vera's life, but she encountered more hurdles along her way. On November 21, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA, Vera Volfson shares her story with her great-granddaughter Dara...

In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Piedmont, California, Sage Gilbert (13) interviews her paternal grandmother, Rhona Gilbert (71), sharing stories from Rhona’s life all across the world.

As Zigrid explains, a life story is a collection of events formed by experience that mold our thoughts and impressions. Her father shares his experience as a young boy running free on a farm in Latvia, escaping Latvia by ship,...

Familiar and unfamiliar stories of family. Interviewer: Liam Alexander Zimmer Interviewe: Susan McNair Cobb Payne

Mārtiņš Rubenis recounts growing up Latvian in Seattle and explains some profound connections he has with Latvia, the country his parents fled because of the Soviet Occupation during WWII.

Benita Pupurins recalls fleeing Latvia during WWII - from Latvia to Poland to Germany to America.

George, WWII Veteran, shares about his adventures riding the rails across country as a teen and finding his way home to Tacoma WA again before joining the Navy. He shares about racial conflict aboard ship and an attempted mutiny.

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

Valda Levensteins (89) talks with her friend, Marisa Howe (50), about her childhood in Latvia before and during World War II. Valda recounts her time in a Displaced Persons Camp, coming to the US and working for the Latvian Freedom...

Haley Samsel (22) talks to her grandfather, Albert Fierro (74), about his family, his involvement in Haley's life as she's grown, and experiences with loss and grief within the family.

In this interview, conducted in 2017 in Greenville, SC, Mitchell Esbenshade interviews Andris Bibelneiks about his experiences growing up. Mr. Bibelneiks shares what it was like being forced to move out of Latvia, and to Germany. He also talks about...

This interview was about my Nana. We talked about happy memories and a lot of other things.

Interview with Zainab Al-Zubiadi age 19, differences are religion and race. We met at the mill in down town Lincoln.

rural Nebraskan and avowed anti-child bachelor, marries and adopts two daughters. his daughter Kim interviews him at 81..

Marvin talks about his ancestry, their immigration to America, and his experiences in the U.S. Air Force.

Tyla Johnson (18) interviewed her friend Anna Jacobs (21). The topics discussed were family, growing up, and advice.

We talked about the Asian flue back when Linda was a teenager.

I interviewed Tamyia. She talked about her experience of growing up in Belleview and how it is different from living in Lincoln.

Trey Stevens (19) talks with friend, Tj Yates (20) about living in the states being mixed race and growing in single parent home

Interview with my great aunt and uncle Charlene and Steve. They live in Lincoln, Nebraska and I interviewed them over thanksgiving.