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Karen Schnur (55) interviews her aunt Renate Benjamins (90) about Renate's early life as a child during World War II in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), and Renate's eventual immigration to the United States in the 1950s.

Riley-Paige Belisle: 2020-12-17 16:19:40

James Papoulias: 2020-12-15 00:31:48 James talks with his grandpa about life, and about covid-19

Loyola University Chicago MSW student Leanna Gruhn discusses issues in immigration with Brenda Rodriguez, a Compañera from the Taller De José agency located in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. In this clip, Brenda discusses what she wishes people would know about...

Valentina Marin (16) interviews her uncle, Leonardo Villa (54) about his childhood in Colombia and about working at the Twin Towers.

Johann Bauer grew up in WWII Hungary and moved to America in 1955 with his young daughter Maria. On October 28, 2020, over a year after his passing, his daughter Maria Monaco (67) sits down with one of his great-grandchildren...

Sonaya Vazquez-Wright (16) interviews Alicia Vazquez (71), her grandmother, about her life stories and memories. They talk about Alicia's childhood in Mexico, her immigration to the US, and about their shared family history.

Iris Holway-Price (93), matriarch of the family, is interviewed by her nephew, Gary Kendall (83), about their family history for future generations to come.

Honest vulnerability made Shyla and I fast friends when we met in Southeast Asia, far from our Southern roots. I also became a fan of her writing (under the pseudonym S.M. Holland) and took this opportunity to discuss "Get In...

James Connolly interviews his grandfather, Ernest Mathewson. Ernest describes his experiences with luck and fate. Ernest started as a somewhat troubled middle school student. During high school he was sent to a military school where his grades drastically improved and...

Talking to my Japanese mother about her life growing up and how moving influenced her childhood and later life decisions.

Danette talks about the social and cultural changes of America from 1960 to 2019

I interviewed my grandmother from my mother's side. I asked her some questions about her life, why she immigrated to the United States in 1988, and what she was thankful for Thanksgiving.

My grandmother, Marie Lourdes Jean-Jacques, 66 years old, talks about the people in her life; those I know and those who I never met. She also talks about how she spends her time from Haiti and France to America. She...

Sarah Berks (22) interviews her mother Pia Berks (57) about Pia's decision to immigrate to America in 1990-1991 and her life here since then.

Sameer and his mother Mahmoodah have a conversation about Mahmoodah's journey from Pakistan to American and becoming a doctor and raising a family along the way.

Dave Holmes tells his story about building a top secret military aircraft and how it felt to keep a huge secret from his family.

I talked to my Aunt who gave insight with her optimistic thoughts. Includes both English and Cantonese. Partial translation included.

We talked about how my uncle has struggled in his life and his goals career and his family issues

He told me about what his life was like when the War started.

An Interview with a Kamer T. Kamer, born In Canada to a Turkish family, left Canada to Turkey at age 5 to 27, then decided to become an American citizen. This is her story.

From Siberia to America story. Tartar ethnic background. Diversity and cultural openness is key.