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Interview with my grandma Kathleen (Holden). Part I. Air raids in England; social clubs before and after WWII; regrets, grief, strength of mothers.

[Recorded Monday, July 17, 2023] David (26) and Chess (34) have a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville. David is from Ghana and is a human rights activist advocating for youth empowerment and LGBTQIA+ rights across the African continent. Chess...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Meshack (16), the recipient of a Kiwimbi scholarship for secondary school. Meshack tells us about his struggles through primary school with neighbors who practiced witchcraft and his experience in secondary...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Brighton (13), the recipient of a Kiwimbi scholarship to secondary school. Brighton shares a traditional Teso folktale about the hyena and hare—a folktale that was told to him by his...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Melissa (15), the recipient of a Kiwimbi scholarship to secondary school. Melissa shares about her childhood swimming and gathering water from the river that runs between Amagoro and Kocholia and...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Ruth (16), the recipient of a Kiwimbi scholarship to secondary school (high school). Ruth discusses the difficulties of moving between her grandmother in Uganda and her father in Kenya while...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Maureen (17), the recipient of a Kiwimbi scholarship for secondary school (high school). Maureen shares about being raised by absent grandparents and Kiwimbi’s role in getting her to a competitive...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Nick (15), the recipient of a Kiwimbi scholarship to secondary school (high school). Nick shares about his childhood being raised by a single mother and grandmother, and his inspiring educational...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Zack Akwara, an elder in the Teso community—an ethnic group in Kenya. Zack shares about traditional tools and practices in Teso culture and why it is important to preserve them...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Johnson Omungá, an elder in the Teso community—an ethnic group in Kenya. Johnson shares about life in Kenya before and after liberation from the British in the ‘60s, the annual...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Ivy (25), the assistant manager and vocational coordinator for Kiwimbi Kenya. Ivy talks about growing up in Uganda, moving to Kenya, and social/cultural differences she’s noticed over the years in...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Cathy Malalah, the general manager for Kiwimbi Kenya. Cathy shares her story of moving from Kenya to the US in 1993 and her difficult decision to move back in 2012.

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Florence (25), a former student and current assistant instructor at Kiwimbi’s tailoring vocational program. She shares her life story, educational struggles, and work at Kiwimbi. Recorded on 6/15/23.

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Robert Ikedi (33), a manager at Kiwimbi. Robert discusses the general work that Kiwimbi does and its immense impact on Busia county in Kenya. Recorded on June 15th, 2023.

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Humphrey (23), the head instructor for Kiwimbi’s carpentry program. He opens up about his educational struggles and his experience as a student and instructor at Kiwimbi. Recorded on June 15th,...

Ustat Nihal Singh (14) asks Mandeep Singh Rai (43) about his early childhood. He also asks about sacrifices that we’re made for him and how that shaped him as a person.

I interviewed my grandad, Colin Powton, who is 75 years old. We discussed what it was like growing up in England in the 1950s like going to school and being in the military, the Falklands, and the Fire Service.

In December of 2022, Anthony (15) interviews his grandmother, Sandy (67), who was born in England in 1955, about her life in England and adjusting to life in Canada, and then the United States. One of the main differences was...

While growing up in New Port, England Daniel Ireland(40) decide at about 8 years old that he wanted to immigrate to the U.S.A, but before that, he wanted to travel the world and complete his college education. In this interview,...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Jim Batchelder, with thirteen generations in Massachusetts, recollects his life growing up in Andover. After becoming a beloved art teacher for many years, and working closely with the Andover Center for History and Culture to...

This is an interview with my grandma on my dads side who was a child during World War Two. During the interview we mostly talk about her child hood but also her memories from life in general.

In Port Jefferson, New York on November 25, 2022, Avery Eisaman (13) interviews her grandmother, Carol Gavin, (71) about what it was like growing up in England and her childhood there. They also talked about what it was like to...

this is about my grandads life growing up in England the UK. He now lives in the United States with my grandma and all of our family.

family relatives, meeting Dad, coming to america, songs

I talked with my grandma, Nanny (Jenny Stuebbe), about her childhood in England and the differences between England and the United States. Nanny also gave this as more background information: I'm Grace Hubbard's Nanny, Nana for short. I was born...