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Interviewing my mom over Thanksgiving holiday on the importance of literacy, education, and languages as a bridge to cultures.

My parents and I discussed their educational background along with their opinions on the requirements to find success in America. Additionally, they provided context to how their culture influenced their success in the jobs.

During this interview, Melissa Zinnecker explains how her reading life has changed from her childhood until now. Through her family influences, schooling, and career, Melissa has found reading as a very valuable thing in her life to maintain. Reading has...

This is an interview with my mother and her experience growing up with disadvantages.

June Chilcutt Foss (70), Howard Chilcutt (78?), June Rosslyn Chilcutt (79?), and Lindsey Foss (39). They reminisce about entrepreneurship, leading companies, and growing up in St. Louis, MO.

In this interview conducted in December 2017 in Plano, Texas, Jennifer Xia interviews her dad Tianbing Xia and mom Cindy Qi about what is was like growing up in China, especially school life. Tianbing Xia shares insight on what day...

David Hicks (84) talks about the beginning of his life and early school years in Wales and all the way through his career and recent retirement with his granddaughter, Clara (13). Professor Hicks discusses what sparked his interest in the...

Aayam Bastola interviews his mother Anjoo Pokharel, a former journalist, about the differences in news from Nepal to that in America. She delves into topics like revolts, western culture, and thirst for knowledge as she describes her point of view...

An interview with Amy Bosco about her experiences as a blind person in education, family, dating, and more.

My grandfather tells me about his childhood in 1940s New Jersey, and how his family helped him to be the man he is today.

Rashmi Kapse (18) talks with her mother, Mukta Kapse (44) about her transition from living a well-to-do life in India to moving to the United States as a result of marriage. The conversation then transitions into discussing her experiences after...

We talked about life’s journey and the people who influenced us, as well as messages for future generations and past generations that we learned from.

In this recording Evan and Esha discuss What Vonnegut is trying to portray through slaughterhouse-five

In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2017 in Deerfield, Illinois, Zach Fine (16) interviews his mother Karen Fine (48) about her childhood in Brooklyn. Karen shares experiences from her time in Brooklyn as well as her life in college....

In this recording, mother and daughter discuss the characters and important symbols in the novel “The Sun Also Rises.”

Childhood

Sandy and Mark have been professional colleagues for many years and share stories of our powerful experiences as teachers in the rules we’ve played in development of young peoples lives. This was a chance for us to think about how...

Talked about the first day of school

Our first StoryCorps interview! We talk with Mom/Grandma about her childhood and education.

Maeve Sheehan (age 15) talks to her father’s mother, Patricia Connors (age 77) about growing up in Hoboken, New Jersey in the 1950s and Nan’s experiences with family, Catholic girls’ school, and college.

I sat down with a teacher who had a profound impact on me in high school, our interview is about education and teaching journalism.

Ms. Sumi and I discussed her past with recollections of the Korean War, dictatorship, immigration, and education. This expirience allowed me to learn more about the personal life of someone who I spend a lot of time with throughout the...

Grace McNeeley, a current student studying education at the University of Akron, and Bambi Berger, the school counselor at Akron Early College High School, discuss mental health supports and the changing prevalence of mental health awareness in education.

Sean (21) discusses with Elena what can be learned from older generation and how this knowledge and education needs to be used to halt the spread of nationalism in the United States.

A professor shares how she felt about her job.