Learning About My Father – George Sabeh

My father tells me about how working hard and being flexible to different cultures and lifestyles is valuable in life, how he wants me to find happiness and be happy, and recounts his experiences. Immigrating from Venezuela to Syria to...

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True Wolff and Issa Aldabaan

Friends Issa Aldabaan (36) and True Wolff (74) share memories of their friendship since Issa arrived to the United States from Syria.

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Allison Arwady and Isaac Ghinai

Allison Arwady (44) tells her friend and colleague Isaac Ghinai (32) about her career with the CDC and her current role as the Public Health Commissioner for the City of Chicago.

Abier Najm shares stories, and wisdom from her childhood for listeners in the future.

Abier Najm(46) speaks to her son, Omar Abdalla(15), about her childhood life. She speaks about the struggles she went through living in an oppressive society in fear of the government and how she pushed through it. Both funny and sad,...

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Jeremy Harvey and Jarrett Knox

Jarret Knox (30) talks with Jeremy Harvey (33) about growing up in foster care in Illinois. He talks about moving around a lot and losing control of himself when he went to college. He talks about working for a legal...

interview with mother

my name is Roxaime Salgado the person who I interviewed is my mother, Jenny Mena. My mother is 35 years old and I am 17 years old. We discussed about my Mother’s childhood memories. About her religion , the things...

Mom’s interview

Marisol who is my mom talks about her life growing up in Chicago. She talks about her family and how it has made her into the person she is today.

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Ruth Moss-Katsnelson and Julie Katsnelson

Julie Katsnelson (22) and her mother Ruth Moss-Katsnelson (65) talk about their genealogy and how their family came to Chicago. They also give advice to future generations of their family.

Great Thanksgiving Listen interview with tamika

The things that happen in chicago and what Tamika thinks should happen in the future and changes she wants to be made.

Karam interviews his dad Wayel about his past, present, and distant future.

Karam (15) interviews his father Wayel (56) about his past adventures and his family. Wayel describes his experiences traveling around the world to secure a better life for his family back in Syria. Then, he talks about his current life...

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Rosa Lee Rothblatt and Janet Lawrence

Janet Lawrence (60) interviews her mother, Rosa Lee Rothblatt (85) about her work as a speech therapist, her time as a Toastmistress, and the women in her family who have influenced her.

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Ameer Baroudi and Ahmed Flex Omar

Ameer Baroudi [no age given] is interviewed by his friend Ahmed "Flex" Omar [no age given] about his journey moving from Syria to the United States to pursue his higher education in dental medicine, the challenges he faced as an...

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James McKeown , Micah Zaker, and Joshua Zaker

Jim McKeown (85) speaks to Micah Zaker (21) and Joshua Zaker (15) about his childhood experience and moments in his life that have impacted him.

relative cultural questions

In this interview we talk about my moms life back in Armenia!

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Ronald Gibbs and Diane Shaw

Ronald Gibbs (62) speaks with old co-worker Diane Shaw (58) about how they got into law enforcement, what they think it means to be an officer, and how trainings from the Holocaust Museum have shaped how they see the work...

Leia Lin Story Corps Activity

Leia Lin and her mother, Monica Lin discuss her mothers childhood and life leading up to where she is now

American Parents

Life experience shared between the Heroffs and Chans. A cross cultural relationship developed between people of separate generations in US. This interview was recorded in memory of Lloyd Heroff.

Growing up

My aunt was telling me about her parents and how she went through many problems in life but she went through it.she also told me you can go through anything in life as long as you have what you need.