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An interview with my grandpa (Gary Manes)

I talk to my mom about her experience coming from another country and growing up in America. We discuss how these experiences shaped her and compare it to the modern day.

Michael Buchieri was apart of the US Air Force and was stationed out in South Korea after the USS Pueblo incident. He talks about his experiences in South Korea and how it formed his family.

My dad and I talked about our heritage and the transition to the United States.

Grace and her mom discuss the adoption process, memories of when Grace was young, and her overall childhood.

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Formal First class Sergeant of the 5th Regimental Combat Team of the U.S Infantry Bill Parker (85) describes his 13 month deployment in Korea during the Korean War (1950- 1953). When Sergeant Parker was interview by his grandson, Andrew Goetz...

My great grandfather's escape from North Korean forced conscripton.

This project gave me a chance to understand something my father went through during his deployment to a war zone

Bry Lee (21) and Sihun Lee (58) sparks more intimate conversations about life and culture in the US and South Korea. Chit chats here and there and in between.

My girlfriend, Joely Gause, speaks with me about her traveling experiences, her tips on traveling, and some of the hardships of leaving the country.

We talked about my dad’s childhood and views on life.

Justice, (14, son), talks about life’s challenges and blessings with Jin, (45, dad), and reflects about how he would want to be remembered as and what he wants his future grandkids to know.

In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Santa Clara, California, I interviewed my dad Philip Whang (55) about his childhood life in Korea and the events that happened at that time. He shared stories about what education was like...

Immigration and life in the US as a Korean

An interview with three generations of women about growing up in communist occupied Korea, the Korean War, and the Korean-American experience.

My dad shares his life story as a dentist, and his progression in academic advancement.

Talked about his past & how he adapted to America

Growing up in a suburb city like Irvine, I wanted to know how my mother grew up in her hometown of rural Paju and how she became the person who inspires me to this day.

We talked about some of her memories and then we talked about her family life and her story of moving to the U.S.

This is an interview about my family’s heritage, which stemmed from South Korea. We talk about why my family immigrated to the US and our traditions.

Traveling while black means researching more than ticket prices and exchange rates. There's a savviness to surviving racism in the United States and abroad as colorism, cultural appropriation, and xenophobia abound. Robin's faced it all as a black woman teaching...

An interview with my older sister about her experiences and advices in life so far. She talks about what she hopes her future will hold, as well as reflecting on how her past growing up has helped her grow.

An interview with my mom about her past life and what is was like moving from South Korea to the United States as a child.

My name is Sunjae Lee, and I am a 17 year old junior attending Glenbrook South High school. For my Living History Project, I interviewed my mother based on events that I researched throughout her life.