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I decided to interview my mom for this thanksgiving listen project because although I know her now. I don’t know a lot of her past and I wanted to to know where she came from, what life was like, and...
In this interview, conducted in December 3rd 2017 in New Jersey, Egg Harbor Township, 16 year old Gobi Thurairajah interviews his mother, Sumetha, about the hardships she had faced living in Sri Lanka and her early life living in the...
My dad had an aspiration to travel since he was young, and ended up in America
Priya Patterson (12) interviewed her Aachchi (grandmother) Vineetha Parakrama (77) on Thanksgiving day in 2023. they talked about joyful childhood memories in Sri Lanka, of avoiding homework, and advice for future generations. Priya then turned the interview over to her...
A father and son talk about the children’s travel book they wrote together, Backpacks & Baguettes, and the reminder it provided of what it was like to live in the world before the pandemic hit - the sights, the smells...
I talk with my dad, who was a teen in Sri Lanka about 60 years ago, about comparing our childhoods
For my interview on story corps, I chose my dad, Tom Westgate. Growing up I have always been close with my parents. I know a lot about my mom, but I don't know much about my dads childhood. So, thanks...
Mayla Patterson (9) interviewed her Seeya (grandfather), Sarath Parakrama Silva (85) on Thanksgiving Day in 2023. They talked about the kindness of his parents and a childhood in Galle, Sri Lanka. They spoke of moving inland during World War II...
Thalil Tanvir (16) sits down with his mother and talk together about a lot. His mother tells many stories. Some of these stories include childhood memories, and immigration stories.
This interview was conducted in Voorheesville, NY and Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 2, 2019. The interviewer was Jayathri Fernando (14), and the subject was Jayanthi, her grandmother (78). Jayanthi describes her childhood in Sri Lanka as well as her...
Talked about our favorite books, sang our favorite songs, talked about all our extended family / our family history and remembered what we did this year.
I interviewed Niro Rasanaygam, who immigrated to the US when she was 14 from Sri Lanka. I got to hear some of her life stories and her adjustments to the US!