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Ke'Shawn Collins (22) speaks with his mother, Alena Collins (40), about his gratitude for her support through his artistic career, and Alena expresses pride in her son's work. Both discuss life lessons and values they have leaned on throughout their...

In a conversation looking at multiple meanings of open source governance and project health, Shauna Gordon-McKeon shares with Open Source Stories views of how investing in project culture can build virtuous cycles of inclusion and contribution. From reducing the number...

The interviewer’s name is Sydney Payne,age 21, the interviewee’s name is Daniel Vermillion, age 22. The relationship between the two is that they are boyfriend and girlfriend. The topic that was discussed is about siblings and the relationship the individual...

This interview is between a father (Christian Sganga 47) and his daughter (Isabella Sganga 18). They discussed the hardships of life and how to grow from them. Isa’s father, Chris, suffered from a herniated disc, moved to a completely new...

Liam and Charlie talk about life and the beauty of not defining things.

Dr. Gaspare Matteo Genna (57) interviews his colleague Dr. Zbigniew Anthony “Tony” Kruszewski [no age given] about his memories and experiences living in Warsaw, Poland during World War II. They also talk about the Warsaw Uprising and Dr. Kruszewski's involvement...

Jamison Parker(19 years old) talks with his mother, Sherry Johnston(45 years old) about life, love, and some of her crowning achievements.

tina Harris, and Heather Dudley, 27 and 45. in this interview we discussed questions about life and explained to each other how we describe or appreciate each other

Frieda was nine yrs-old when the war broke out. Her family tried to get out of Germany, but were stopped by the gestapo. Her father was sent to a camp and killed, but she and her mother and brothers escaped...

Martha and her mother managed to hide from the Nazis for a period of time in their home country of Hungry. Once they were discovered they were put in a concentration camp where they were treated like animals. They managed...

My grandma told me some great life lessons, getting teary along the way, and enlightened me about my family’s history.

Caroline, 98, sat down with Annette to share her story about surviving the Holocaust. She was 13 when Hitler came into power. Looking for a way out, she was one of 300 who were allowed to go to Palestine, because...

Life in Romania and the move to America

We talked about her move and her experience here at west.

Andrea Croley [no age given] tells her friend, Kathleen O'Dell [no age given] about her family's experience of the Bombing of Dresden, immigrating to Missouri as a child, and how her family history and personal experiences inform her condemnation of...

In the interview I was able to ask my grandpa some questions to get to know him more.I found out something’s I never knew before and it was really nice to just sit down with him

Friends and colleagues, Rita Blank (71) and Barbara Goldstein (63), reflect on how being children of Holocaust survivors has affected their lives and perspectives and discuss their work at the Holocaust Education Resource Council.

Leslie Hutchison (63) and boyfriend, Barry Ross (69), share personal stories and family memories. Barry talks about his parents during World War II. Leslie talks about growing up in Brigham City, Utah, and her affinity for art museums.

Friends Colleen [No name given] [no age given] and Wendy [No name given] (60) reflect on their once-in-a-lifetime friendship, fun memories they have made together, and their hashtag, #We'reNotRegularsHere.

Coworkers John Wroblewski (61) and Richard Opfer (71) talk about the impact they have had on each other while working together at Opfer Auction.

Rhiannon and Donna Borowski talk about anything from family traditions to what 2020 has done to them. They also touch on what life was like while Rhiannon was growing up.

Tom Bergan and Annie Bryan talk with Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Visitor Services Associate Angela Hermann about quarantine and the hope of art while standing inside the art installation "SHELTER" by Derek Fordjour.

My mom has been through a lot in her lifetime, from immigrating to America to becoming a mother of three. She has been able to be the best mom and the hardest working woman I know although she has faced...

At just 12 years old, Edith Frankie’s life was turned upside down. She went from having friends to being called an ugly jew, having rocks and mud thrown at her, and being forced to wear the yellow star on all...

In this interview, conducted in December 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, Fernanda Scharfenberger (17) interviews her grandma Lee Scharfenberger (72) about her relationship and friendship with her husband. Lee Scharfenberger shares recollections of their first meeting, and journey from dating until...