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We talk about where she lived, her first memories of my dad, her memories of WWII

Today I interviewed Mrs. Hornstra. She is my schools front office person, she has always been so sweet to me and I remember always coming to ask her for help with something and she’d be there to help me. She...

Two hotel union organizers talk about what they’re learned from organizing

I got the chance to interview a very good friend of mine, and got to learn more about her family

A small and warm family discussion on Thanksgiving Day. I interviewed my mother, grandmother, and stepdad.

Loyola University Chicago MSW student Kate Dawson talks with her best friend of many years, Chloe Kilano, about growing up with two immigrant parents from Iran. The two reflect on Chloe's experience of being a first-generation college student while challenging...

this interview is about my mom and her life story. this interview shows how she became the person she is today.

A tribute to my grandmothers history. She tells us a tail out her upbringing

Henry Vilcins interviews his grandfather, Ivar.

Photography, perspectives, love, relationships and marriage.

Chicago Full Moon Jam founder Liz Breen Campanella and former FMJ organizer and board member Michi Trota talk about their love of art and fire, nurturing a vibrant community of performers, musicians, and volunteers, and the evolution of the FMJ...

I got the chance to sit down with my dad and talk about his memories and stories.

Asking questions about her life.

Daniel’s childhood experiences, values, and thoughts

Grandpa

Discussion with my grandfather about growing up in Colombia and the story of the journey to America and starting a new life

Dan Coyne (61) and his friend, Karen Kring (57) reflect on the last ten years of Dan's life experiences and his perceived takeaways. He talks about donating a kidney to a woman who works at his local Evanston grocery store,...

Charles Kuner (77) talks about being a white anti-racist educator in a Chicago high school during the civil rights movement.

Curtis Young (81) and his son, Mike Strautmanis (50), talk about their relationship, which had been distant earlier in Mike's life but came to develop and deepen decades later.

A little bit about what life was like growing up for Marlene

My mother discusses about what she loves about nature and gardening.The interview consists of questions for her to explain why she enjoys it.

Yomari shares her story about employment, housing, and food insecurity. She reminisces how vacations back home in Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic are temporary escapes from the hardships of poverty. Through her work with La Casa Norte she has...

Michelle Bear is a project manager at an architecture firm in Saint Louis. She also works out of offices in Chicago and Toronto and has spent much of her career traveling to places like Pakistan, Mexico, Italy, France, and many...

Bry Lee (21) and Sihun Lee (58) sparks more intimate conversations about life and culture in the US and South Korea. Chit chats here and there and in between.

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