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Levi Shaman, 13, interviewing Jeffrey Shaman, dad, 47.

My Grandmother grew up during World War II and migrated to America when she was 11. She had a very unique childhood and believes that the people of my generation should try to get good, basic education to lay a...

I interviewed my dad, Bobby Anderson. He talked very briefly about his time in the United States Army in the 1970s.

dad talks about military and younger self

Conversation partners Jaxson Brown (21) and Shira Smillie (26) discuss Jaxson’s journey coming out as transgender, navigating trauma, and being himself. Jaxson also talks about the queer community in Colorado Springs and about advocating for change.

Born in Mississippi in 30’s, Millie discusses technological changes throughout her lifetime and how they’ve impacted her personally.

Doris Rockwell (82) and Christine Rockwell-Wardlow discuss teenage dating in the 1950s in Germany.

One Small Step conversation partners Alex North (33) and Gene Lauria (34) talk about how immigration in their families shaped their beliefs and talk through Alex's dilemma of whether to send his child to public or private school.

Trudy Lovell, 98 years old, talked about her experience during the Holocaust and her time spent at a concentration camp and her life after that.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Birmingham, Alabama, Will White (17) interviews his mom Beth White (47) about her life growing up in Alabama. Mrs. White shares her experiences with the Challenger Disaster and 9/11 as well as...

My grandfather was drafted and served in the military during the Vietnam War and he speaks on his experiences in high school during the draft as well as life in the battalion.

Leandra Wilder (20) has a conversation with her mother, Dr. Beatrice Wilder (58), about growing up in Germany, studying medicine, and how she balances marriage, career and family.

Interview with RHS camper Delia

I read 3 and a half pages from chapter 50 in my IR book.

How does the child of immigrant parents become a greatly respected and successful businessman, with nothing but diligence and hard work? On November 28, 2017, Jade Mars interviews her father Michael Karlin in Beverly Hills California. He will talk about...

Paris and army pics

I talk to my friend from dance, Julia, who was adopted from Russia with her twin sister Andrea. We talk about her being an immigrant at the age of 15 months and what she remembers about Russia.

Elizabeth Liska (25) interviews her friend Roger Strege (82) about his childhood, his military service, and his time overseas.

This is an interview I did with my 86-year-old grandmother. She lived in Germany through WWII and had a very interesting life, resulting in some unusual stories. She now lives on an out-of-service farm in Pennsylvania's Amish Country. In this...

Today I spoke with my Oma, my moms mom about her life in Germany growing up, meeting my grandpa & moving to the United States and the challenges she faced along with some of her best memories of her kids...

John (66) talks to his wife Linda (62) about his parents who were survivors of Nazi concentration camps, how they migrated to the U.S. and the trauma they faced in their lives.

In this interview, recorded November 28 2022 in Denver, Colorado Ezri Peterson (15) interviews her grandmother Betty Peterson about the origins of her side of the family. Betty shares that her grandparents had come from Russia. She also says that...

Tara (34) and Amanda Hughey (26) interview their grandparents, William(87) and Jean L. Hughey (85), about growing up during the depression, memories of World War II, their courtship and marriage, and favorite life memories.

My mother’s struggles with the fall of the Soviet Union and the wars in Georgia. Then the struggles she had with immigration and language barriers. Finally how she overcame them now.

In this second interview we discussed about life in Flensburg Germany during World War ll and how she met her husband.