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When she was 14, Isabella’s mom, Laura, moved here with her family and started high school in Iowa — and she didn’t know any English. In this interview, Laura tells Isabella about growing up in Taiwan, moving to Iowa, and...

Owen Hodges, age 14, and Peter Hodges, age 44, talk about Peter as a child.

Louise, a college scholar, woman, also my older cousin. She talks about her personality was different from now to she as a child, that was because of during her life till now. The experiences before and after she came to...

I ask my mom about her past and everything leading up to who she is today.

My mom and I talked about her past and how it has changed her.

In this interview, conducted November 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ella Liu (16) interviews her Grandmother Tina Liu (76 born in 1942). Ella asks her NaiNai about her childhood so she can recall memories from China and coming to the United...

In this interview we focused on my dads childhood and what influenced him to be who he is today.

This is a interview of my mom and her life.

I had an interview with my lovely mother on October 7, 2018. We discussed what it is like to be a parent, her favorite memories of me, and more. We discussed snippets of her childhood and other parts of her...

I interviewed Helen Simon about her childhood in China and under communist control.

My cousin Yi Lin’s life as a child in China and her experiment coming to the United States.

My great grandma talks about how she used grit and perseverance through her life as a refugee from the Chinese civil war and her life when she was a child

Lexi and her mom discuss growing up, what working hard means, and what legacies they'll leave behind.

In this interview conducted over the phone (in Greenville, SC and Charleston, SC) on November 27th, 2017, Emilie Moore (13) interviews her grandfather about his life and the early life of her father. Mr. Moore shares stories about his work...

I had a fun interview with my grandma. She spoke mandarin chinese during the interview, and I learned a lot about her childhood, her life goals, and some interesting facts about her. It was really fun and thank you storycorps...

November 29, 2017. Papa’s living room in Greenville, SC. We talk about childhood, my grandmother, and regrets.

In this interview, conducted in Greenville, South Carolina, Jake Baumhofer (14) interviews his mom, Lisa Baumhofer (45), about how moving around had an effect on her. Lisa talks about how she grew up in a military family and therefore moved...

In this interview, conducted in 2017 in Greenville, SC, Mitchell Esbenshade interviews Andris Bibelneiks about his experiences growing up. Mr. Bibelneiks shares what it was like being forced to move out of Latvia, and to Germany. He also talks about...

Since I visited friends instead of family this Thanksgiving, I decided to interview my 15-year-old sister, Sydney, at our house. Before I got into the main questions, I had her tell the listners a little bit about herself. Then, I...

I sat down with my dad to talk about his life and how he grew up. He started from basically nothing and took advice from those of a greater intelligence and applied it to his life and has become very...

CeCe Henry asks Betsy Henry what it was like to grow up in Texas, and how she dealt with change throughout her life.

Jillian Witbeck (13) talks to her grandmother Marsha Witbeck (70) about her life. Marsha shares how it was different to be a military kid and what her life was like. She discusses meeting the most important person in her life,...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Simpsonville, South Carolina, Emily Yi interviews her father, Bing Yi, about his childhood in the Chinese city of Dalian. Dr. Yi talks about his parents, extended family, and the people who have...

In this interview, conducted in November 26, 2017 in Corona, New York. En Yang has been one of the top students in school, thinking he would be a police officer. We were also talking about parential advice, what was I...

My name is Kelly Ta. I am 15 years old. Today is November 26, 2017. I am recording this interview in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. I am speaking with Vince Ta, who is my father.