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Walter Sangree (90) talks with his daughter Cora Sangree (54) and granddaughter Lissa Sangree-Calabrese (16) about his upbringing and unusual family structure, his work as an anthropologist in Africa, and what he has learned in his 90 years of life.

I interviewed my mom, who like my dad, was an immigrant to America from Nigeria. She talks about the experience of being an immigrant and also living in America for a long time. Despite the label of "immigrant", you'd also...

Alan interviews his dad Keith Donaldson about life from birth to marriage

Hellen Scholten discusses her time as a missionary in Nigeria

In this interview, recorded on November 23, 2017 in Merrit Island, Florida, Simeon Swaby (14) interviews his uncle Daniel Inyang (46) about his childhood growing up in Nigeria, and his life immigrating to the United States. He shares stories of...

Atiba Mbiwan (62) has a conversation with his son Keenan Mbiwan (37) and his grandson Quatez Mbiwan (18) about Atiba changing his last name to "Mbiwan" in honor of a close friend from Africa who was killed in a car...

Dr. Carolyn Pryor (62) interviews her friend and colleague Dr. Jovita Oruwari (55) about her career in breast cancer surgery. They talk about the importance of Black female representation in the medical field and how having a doctor who looks...

Ann Norman [no age given] speaks with her friend and mentor Norman "Norm" Jones [no age given] about their shared love of history and religious studies.

Sauleiha manages the Just Birth program for Swedish in Tacoma. She spoke with her sister, Safia about the importance for this work and how it benefits the Black, Indigenous and Asian Pacific populations of her community. She also talked about...

Ted Carey, 67, son of Donald Carey, 92, have a biographical conversation briefly covering experiences and aspects of a full and rewarding life.

Rabiu "Elijah" Omolaja (59) talks with his wife, Felisa Omolaja [no age given], about a dream he had that compelled him to leave Nigeria and start a new life in the United States. He discusses his religious beliefs, the work...

Talked about how Mother grew up in Benin, Nigeria and The U.S.

Finding out a little bit more about my mother.

Today we talked about life. My mother and I talked about the fortunate and misfortune events that have taken place in her life, as well as family, a relationship with God and her well wishes for her children.

I interview my mom

In this interview with my dad, I ask him about his college experience. He talks about his experience from college in both America and Nigeria, and advice about how he got through it.

Today we talked about life. My mother and I talked about the fortunate and misfortune events that have taken place in her life, as well as family, a relationship with God and her well wishes for her children.

Chika Offurum (48) shares with her colleague Chapin Montague (23) her experience advocating for a higher quality of education as a student and child of immigrant parents from Nigeria.

Friends Jine Uzor (20) and Michelle Ivbievbiokun (19) reflect on their time as students at McCombs business school and the work they have been a part of managing the Black Business Students Association on campus.

We talked about childhood and cultural values. We also talked about his experience being an immigrant

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.

One Small Step partners Janet [No Name Given] (37) and Betsy Haddad (55) discuss pressure to have children, the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth's behavioral health, and navigating drug use as a parent.

Samson talks with Amanda about his lifelong journey in open source, why growing a culture of sharing is so important, and how his early experiences influenced where and how he has directed his energy into re-centering the nexus of open...

Nigeria cultural appreciation

Meredeth Petrie Roberts (47) interviews her mother, Kathleen Petrie [no age given], about her childhood, her missionary work in Africa, and her memories of her late husband, Colin.