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Michael Chad St. John (28) and Andrew Freemire (68) talk about their relationship as artists and their collaborative art practice.

Ricardo Alberto Mazariegos (57) shares a conversation with his daughter, Ryo Mazariegos (23), about how their family first came from Guatemala to arrive in the United States.

A different perspective on 9/11.

Kay Caraher (84) speaks to her granddaughter, Emily Alexander (28) about different moments in her life.

Veronica [No Name Given] (22) talks to friend and staff member at La Casa Norte Monica Rauch (22) about her experience as a survivor of sex trafficking and the people who have helped her change her life.

The 1960s interview with my grandma

This interview is about my mother’s life and experiences throughout.

Ella answers the question “why do we strike today” as hundreds come to march against climate change, missing school to participate.

Oliver (17) and Grandma (79) Tall about life.

son asking mom some questions

Elizabeth Pontikes (40) speaks to George Pontikes (80) about his childhood experience and his work as a lawyer.

This interview talks about things I never knew before about my family. I learn how my mom almost got married to someone else and how my family became who we are today.

Grandma MJ tells a few stories about the past

Julia Mayer (56) speaks with colleague Peter Vega (34) about their journeys to being Executive Directors of two non-profit arts organizations.

Nash Christian (age 20) interviews his friend Don Millar (89) about Washington Island, WI and how important an education is.

story of immigration form Cuba.

About what happened in someone life

Richard "Rich" Robertson (64) is interviewed by his daughter Shauna Robertson (27) about his life, growing up in Italy, and his career in the consumer products industry.

Sara Fay Saltzman (85) talks to her grandsons, Zack Saltzman (21) and his brother Jake Saltzman (25) about growing up in Chicago, her husband's business on Maxwell Street, her career as a teacher, and motherhood.

In this interview on November 29th, 2020 in Tijeras, New Mexico, Julianna McDonald (17) interviews her grandma, Elaine West (74) as she reflects about her childhood and breaking through her own barriers later in her life through her inspiring interracial...

Junior Correa (33) talks to his friend Orlando Clemons (42) about his childhood, and his determination to overcome obstacles to pursue his goals. He talks about starting a candy business as a kid, and the positives and negatives of that...

Pidgeon Pagonis (34) and their friend and cofounder of the Intersex Justice Project, Sean Saifa Wall (42), reflect on the cost and the gains of their activism, their fight against the medical establishment at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago to...

Donald Davis (46) talks to Paula Murphy (72) about Paula's life and their time together as teachers in CPS.

Amy Sheffield (63) talks to her new acquaintance, Karen Morris (45), about shame and silence in her family history, her earliest memories of feeling different, the moment when she crossed paths with her beloved for the first time when she...

Michelle Leff (60) talks with her mother, Claire Kim (88), about Claire’s upbringing in Seoul, her love of reading, her decision to come to the United States, her career, and her family.