Feminist professor briefly reflects on their youth

We were talking about the past, experiences and advice

My mother, Juliet Pagdanganan, has done a wonderful job with raising me. Listen and join our journey and learn more about this amazing woman and how she helped me come to be.

I interviewed my aunt who I also see as my second mom. This allowed me to learn more about her life and past.

My papa is very smart, he is very loving and a great grandpa. He told me about my grandma Vi , and my aunts and uncles.

I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Rosh Dia Mostafa. She was born in Cairo, Egypt on October 28, 1930. She came to the United States in 1968 with my mother and grandfather. She got her masters degree in fashion design at...

I asked my mom’s 1st cousin about her early life, growing up on a farm in western Ireland and later studying, working as a nurse and raising a family in England, and how she came to be living in the...

We talked about the importance of family and the different elements to my family’s

Interviewing my Dad regarding his coming to the U.S.

These were questions about my Aunt Diana’s life and past stories.

Interview with Harald Herrmann, CEO Second Harvest Food Bank Orange County. The story of a South African emigree who grew up in Anaheim to become one of the top restaurant executives in America and is now running Orange County’s largest...

One dad’s experience in having a baby during the Thalidomide crisis.

I ask my grandpa about his life growing up, with no particular focus on one part. I did this on Thanksgiving of 2018. Kind of morbid ending, but I loved talking to him.

An intimate look into our lives.

Long Beach stories

I talk to my best friend and just take a dive into mostly his life.He seems happy to have done this. Although I know most of the things that are going on in his life and have happened, I believe...

Lisa Jordan McCarthy talks of the group effort to open Maple Village Waldorf School in Long Beach, California, halfway between established Waldorf schools in Orange County and greater Los Angeles. Lisa touches on keeping the heart of the school through...

An account of a Long Beach Marine Safety Captain’s worklife.

My grandfathers life

Kyle’s unstable childhood, how it impacted him,and remembering to enjoy the process.

Race riot in 1969

Stephen’s work, social, and school life