Book Talk: Ian Drury & Allegra Dugan discuss literature, benefits of reading, and timeless novels.

Drury and Dugan discuss the challenges of finding one’s path in the world, blooming in the face of darkness, and influencial people and events. Also mentioning various books that have stuck with them and hopes for the future.

Interview with an Immigrant Child

From the context of the interview I had with Leslie, a child of undocumented immigrants, I have become more aware of the challenges faced by such children. A recurring theme I noticed from the answers to my questions regarding their...

Immigrating to the United States

Rosa Ortega describes her experience immigrating to the United States. One of her main reasons to move to the United States was for the low-income situation in Mexico. She describes her difficulties when she first comes to the United States,...

A Journey Through the Mind of Mr. Quincy

During Mr. Quincy's 20 years of experience in the military, we can see some of the life lessons that benefited him, including self discipline, life management, reading for leisure and the importance of traveling the world. This is a glimpse...

Mina Dillard-Gits’ takes on literature and her suggestions of books for high school students.

My mother and I discussed various pieces of literature that she enjoyed throughout her life. She also made some recommendations for high school graduates on what books to read.

Joy

I weave my life into the greater story of 1934 to the present, the Great Depression, rural America, the child games we played, while man I would marry fire bombed Tokyo,the second world war, repression of the 1950s,west coast jitters...

Interview with my Grandma: The Early-Life Crisis

In this interview you will find me interviewing my grandmother about her early life and how she dealt with the struggles that followed. Such includes the communist party taking over her country, her immigration to America, and much more. Listen...

“A Journey Of A Thousand Steps Starts With One Step”

A father, a husband and a son talks about his childhood, his family and traditions that have shaped him into the man he is today. Mustansar Nasir talks about his experiences and memories combined into adversities that he has encountered...

The Great Thanksgiving Letter

The interviewee, Mei Chun Lin, has been through what many others have experienced when she first came to the United States. This has shaped her identity in many ways because her community and the people around her changed as she...

A Immigrant’s Obstacles through Life

Jagjit Singh talks about his experiences and the obstacles he faced as an immigrant to a foreign country. He touches on many topics such as family relationships, his childhood in his mother country of India, the barriers he faced as...

“I was brought up to be resilient to different environments”

Everyone has an "origin story" of how and where they began. I interviewed my mother, Pamela Leung about her early life and the experiences that influenced her to become the loving and caring mother she is today. This interview chronicles...

Overcoming Adversity (TMC: Platoon Leadership Summit 2017)
September 26, 2017 App Interview

Marcus Meyer, Army Veteran, sharing his personal account of over coming adversity from childhood, military service, and on to civilian life with Veteran lead organizations that were instrumental in saving his life and opening his heart to the service of...

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Ozella Stroupe Buchanan and Kathleen Buchanan

Ozella Buchanan (78) tells her daughter, Kathleen Buchanan (44), about growing up in a small mountain town in Virginia and attending a small school that closed down during WWII. She talks about her education and becoming a nurse.