Grandma’s Kisses

Dr. Audrey Kramen Gordon (age 88) shares with her long-time friend Anne Rooney (age 71) stories of her Grandma’s love and legacy, as demonstrated through her Friday night Sabbath meals, and especially through Grandma’s cookies made with Hershey’s kisses. Audrey...

Time Capsule: with Grandma

I interviewed my grandma who is 80 years old, with Alzheimer’s disease. The topics discussed were mainly where and how she grew up in Ireland, her journey here and how she met my Arabic grandpa.

Interview With My Mom

My name is Anett Calispa and I’m 18 years old. In this interview, I speak with my mom, Rosa Cristina Albuja about raising us in the United States. We speak about the hardships and the joys of having kids in...

Words of the wiser

I talked with my grandparents about what their childhood was like and some of the things that themselves and my mom had done.

Kate’s Interview With Her Immigrant Grandmother

My grandma is a first generation immigrant to the United States. She came to this country from Ecuador at 8 years old. She shared with me her memories as a young child living in Ecuador and growing up in Chicago.

Norman Lewak

Family experiences in Eastern Europe, the Betar, Palestine, Jewish immigration to U.S.

Coming to America

In this interview conducted in November 2021 in Skokie, Illinois, Amina Khalid (14) interviews her grandfather Syed Matloob Zaidi (74). He shares his happiest and saddest moments in his life as well as living with 9 siblings. Mr. Zaidi also...