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I asked Ron Baer the questions “What was it like growing up New York City?”, “What was your favorite experience of growing up there?, and “What’s the two best stories from your childhood”.

Bob Alpern (92) talks with his friend John Friedrich (55) about growing up in the 1930s in New York City, attending art museums with his father, singing songs at Camp Moween written by Yip Harburg, Wizard of Oz lyricist and...

We talked about my grandfahter’s childhood and his family when he was younger than I am now.

This is a summary between Noa Fisher(sixteen years old) and Dani Fisher(eighteen years old). Dani and Noa Fisher are sisters and live on Long Island in New York. This interview is about the coronavirus and their experience during this pandemic.

An interview with my aunt and uncle about the history of their families growing up in Detroit and New York City....aaand lots of dogs barking (sorry!).

My grandfather is the son of Polish immigrants, and on March 19, 2016, I interviewed him during a family reunion in Seattle about his adventurous life growing up in New York City, and working in the Arctic as a geologist.

Before there was social media, the LGBTQ community found our heroes and leaders in very few places that were public. We were (and still are) a local community that cling to each other for support and family. One of those...

Evan (13) interviews his Grandmother (78) about life.

Lauren and Rich talk about the moments that stand out in his life and what he learned from them.

Interviewing my mom about September 11th of 2001 and her experience.

Today I interviewed a friend that I don’t get to see often so I could learn about his life.

I interviewed my dad about the attacks of 9/11

I interviewed my mom for this project, who lived in NYC at the time of 9/11.

I interviewed Beverly Martindale (my grandmother) age 74 about her experience as being in a government job during the attack of the twin towers. We discussed the situation that she was in as a government job and about the knowledge...

Inspiring change through conversation. In the aftermath of the brutal murder of George Floyd, at the hands of law enforcement, we are launching a new interview-based collection of stories where members can share their personal experiences in coping with such...

Emmett Murphy (14) and his grandmother Virginia Wing (83) discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2020, and various personal subjects.

Family History and her life as a child and how it was like being a child of Chinese immigrants

Talking about life and stuff.

Throughout this interview we talked about family, how life was back then, and memories.

An interview with my father who was born in Puerto Rico in 1950.

n the world from the beginning of 2020 until 2021 , society and Cristal was affected mentally because of the pandemic.

n the world from the beginning of 2020 until 2021 , society and Cristal was affected mentally because of the pandemic.

Me and my mom talk about living in a nightmare.

Today, Matthew Nunez and his mom, Carmen Nunez, come together by talking about childhood.