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I sat down with my mother to ask her some questions about her life.

“My childhood was actually great!” In November of 2018, ninth grade student, Olivia Foxman interviewed her grandmother, Shelly Foxman. Olivia learns about Shelly’s admirable  childhood post World War ll. Shelly’s story starts in 1951 in Chicago, but her family's story originates...

My mom talks about her life growing up in rural New Hampshire, her experience in a Christian college in Chicago, and searching for meaning in life.

Siblings Ambar Rizwan (36) and Daanish Rizwan [no age given] discuss their childhoods, going to a predominately white High School, and expectations from their parents. Daanish describes his UX work and his efforts to bring about representation and inclusion. Ambar...

In this interview that took place in Chicago,Illinois. Pilsen (mon Nov 27,2017). Johnny Gaytan (16) interviews his dad Dario Gaytan about his childhood and teenage years and how they affected his life now and what he would have done differently...

Calista Scheetz, age 14, interviewed her Papa, Robert Burke, age 69. They discussed his early life and what it was like growing up in Chicago.

Michael is a 31 year old Male who grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. In this interview we discuss his upbringing in Lagos, his move to the US, and his experiences and views on abuse, specifically domestic abuse.

We mainly talked about life growing up and how life was when my grandmas mother was alive.

86 year old remembers the trials of escaping Austria during the nazi occupation. A lesson in acceptance and understanding.

Random Questions to ask my mom, pretty fun if you ask me!

Talking with my dad about what his life was like growing up and how he learned from it. Also includes some key pieces of life-inspiration from him.

This interview between my mom and I states what her life was like during her childhood, why she chose her present day job, and how she found her husband today.

My grandmothers childhood.

A partial interview with my mom, Carriebelle Anderson, cut off when a call came through.

My Grandpa talks about his child hood, wife, and message to future generations.

Me talking to my father about him and his life.

In this interview, my grandma and I talked about everything from her childhood, her accomplishments, COVID-19, and even gave me a heart-to-heart pep talk.

This was a 8 question interview talked about his life the ups and downs he had.

In this interview, I sat down and chatted with my grandfather who is on my fathers side. In addition to that, we talked about how he grew up as a child in North Carolina and Chicago, his time in the...

We talked about my grandfathers childhood and his life up to now, including his teenage years and how he met my grandma

An interview with my dad about his childhood, life and things he has learned

In this interview, I asked my grandmother, Dianne Taylor, questions about her husband, childhood, jobs, and her family.

Interviewing my boyfriend on his life growing up and events that shaped him into being a great person. What it was like living in Chicago’s suburbs. How childhood can shape a person.

In this recording, Jerry Barton (46) is interviewed by his daughter, Gabriela Barton (15). Jerry Barton speaks on jobs he had as a teenager in the Czech Republic before coming to America. He also expresses the amount of impact his...

My mother shares the story if fishing at Belmont Harbor in Chicago for dinner during the Great Depression.