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Larry Eiler, a retired PR professional and widow, speaks with Elizabeth Kagan, a graduate student at University of Michigan, on his wife's unexpected passing in 2015. He shares his journey of how he's learned to manage his grief and his...

Long time friends Estevan Rael-Galvez (54) and Edward "Eddie" Joseph Chacón-Lontín (68) share a conversation about Eddie's family heritage, his mother’s practice of silence in the interest of survival, and his experience understanding and embracing his mixed identity. The two...

Sisters Betty Brown-Chappell (76) and Gail Patterson-Gladney (74) trade memories from growing up on a farm near Bangor, Michigan with six other siblings. They reflect on what it was like for their family to navigate being one of the only...

Part II of Radford Tidwell’s childhood and upbringing, time in the US Navy, marriage to Floy Mae Lovett and journey from Michigan to Alabama

Interview with Beauford Mahrle

We talk about my moms childhood and how she got to where she is now.

This interview includes topics including childhood, marriage, and life lessons learned. It took place in Plymouth, Michigan on May 9th, 2022. The interviewee is George Heineman and he elaborated on the importance of family and education.

I was interviewing my fiancé to get to know more things about her

Donovan Shaw (16) interviews his grandma Paulette Shaw (70). They discussed the struggles of being African American (5:35). Paulette talked about growing up in Alabama and moving to Michigan. The change was different for her. She discussed meeting the love...

A son, born in Africa to American parents who had been in the Peace Corps, recount stories of a childhood in Africa, and life in a multiracial family.