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I talked to my grandma, Valentina, and we talked about her happiest and hardest memories, a person who she’ll always remember and what that person taught her, and what she is proudest of in her life.

Jennifer Beard talks with her colleague, Professor Rich Feeley, about his global health career. They taught together in the Department of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health for 14 years. Rich devoted his career to working...

In this interview on Sunday, November 25, Sergei Eliseev (16) interviews his dad, Roman Eliseev (48), about his life in the Soviet Union. Roman shares his experiences in Soviet schools and his daily life, along with his military service. He...

In this interview, recorded on November 27th, 2015, Kaia Neal (13) interviews her grandmother, Alice Kurtz (69) about her childhood growing up in New York. She talks about growing up during the Cold War and the Cuban Missle Crisis. Plus...

Lithuania to USA as a displaced person sponsored by a basketball player.

Iaroslav Riabinin: 2021-05-27 16:56:36

We talked about her childhood and where she’s lived. Along with this, we discussed life experiences and how they’ve impacted her life.

Interviewing my dad about life growing up, the military, and recalling fun stories.

A Little story about my mother moving to live to another country by herself at 18.

Nina shares stories of her life in Russia, from childhood memories of trips to Moscow to a summer spent by the Baltic Sea.

My grandfather’s dad came from Russia and we talk about his life and why he moved.

Colleagues Heather Hartman-Hall (50) and Daniel "Dan" Marchalik (37) reflect on their paths to their current careers, their work on well-being in health care, and the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Adventures of the CIA recruits’ efforts to interrupt the Communist festival in Finland.

We mainly talked about my family’s heritage/ occupations and my dad’s childhood, but we also talked about how he met my mom and where they spent their honeymoon.

Spencer Strellis (80) talks to his daughter, Paisley Strellis (35) about his childhood in Chicago, and his experience moving to Guam and French Morocco. He also talks about his career as a public defense attorney, his family, his children, and...

Rachel Hayimov interviews her mother Margarita Kholdarova. She learns about her moms childhood and the changes that came about in her life. It was a chance for Rachel to get to know her mom more and about her past. She...

Joshua Furman (age 9) interviews his paternal grandmother (age 69) about her immigration to the United States from Russia. Key points discussed include why she left Russia and the move to the states.

During the interview we talked about what it was like to be at a Russian school. As well as what it was like to be in America for the first time

I interviewed my grandmother about her life

John talks about his life as a journalist, soldier, and a diplomat.

We had a good talk together and laughed and talked about him as a child my dad as a child and about my opa's military life as well. Opa is German for "grandad." My dad was born in Germany when...

Loreanne Cowan (51) and One Small Step partner, Jim Brumfield (75), exchange personal experiences and how it overlaps with larger global events.

Tanya talks about the time when she was 16 and had to board a train to leave Odessa and all of her friends.

My grandmother and I talk about her past from the 1920s to present. We talk about the second world war and how that affected her life as well as how her family managed as immigrants.

Ms.Gardner, my teacher, talks about her experience in Russia and why she was there.