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14 year old, Gabriella Loyola interviews her mom Maria Dareen Loyola on growing up, love life, raising her children, names and traditions.

My interview with Bob Muir on December 12, 2023. Talking about growing up, hardships, and religion.

My mom (age 44) and I (age 15) talking about my mom’s childhood, how she met my dad, and what impacts were made in her life. My mom talks about the relationships she has with her siblings and my dad....

In this interview, Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Oksana Pasakas of Ukrainian History & Education Center of New Jersey to discuss the traditional folk customs of the Ukraine, and the importance of continued education in the traditional folk arts of...

Mentor and mentee Fr. Donal Godfrey (64) and Leandro Gonzalez (38) talk about their experiences as openly gay men in the Catholic Church. They reflect on their faith journeys, their lives in San Francisco, and their friendship.

Zach Willbanks (18) interviewing friend Micheal Mooney (19) about growing up and enjoyment of life.

Rita Bowman (58) talks to her daughter, Sam Armengolt (16), about her childhood and what she has learned throughout her life. Born into a lower class family, Rita took care of her younger siblings while growing up; at 18 she...

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One Small Step conversation partners Catherine Montalbo (60) and Linda Frost (59) talk about growing up in liberal and conservative households, changing their political beliefs, relocating to the south, and gender identity issues.

Michaelangelo growing up in a chaotic and unstable household, ending up in the foster system, and coming out of it all as a humble and successful human!

Ms. Macy and I talk about growing up, going to school, getting a job, and having a family.

Husband and wife Daniel (Dan) Ross [no age given] and Jade Sank Ross [no age given] share stories of how they became rabbis, when they first felt they were rabbis for real, how Dan transitioned from Hillel rabbi to Central...

This interview was conducted in December 2021 in Princeton, New Jersey. Emma Traylor (18) interviews her father, Vince Traylor (60) about his life course. Vince shares his story of growing up in Ohio and later moving to New Jersey. We...

I got to sit down with my dad and talk about life. As the conversation flowed, I got some insight on what it was like raising me, to law school.

Grandmom’s family came from Hungary through Ellis Island. Her father passed when she was 4, so her mother worked hard to raise 3 girls in a time period where this was not normal. Charlotte grew up and married and had...

We discussed Juan’s childhood, stevenson journey, and about his live overall

Van La & Nhu La, a teenager talked about her growing up and school experiencing as a migrant in the U.S.

My father talked about some of the things that are most important to him. Some of these things are family, work and respect.

Vaishali Kshirsagar (49) talks with her daughter, Gauri Kshirsagar (18) about her life growing up in India, her immigration to America, and raising her daughter in a new country.

My mom talks about growing up and what life was like when she was younger.

Johann Bauer grew up in WWII Hungary and moved to America in 1955 with his young daughter Maria. On October 28, 2020, over a year after his passing, his daughter Maria Monaco (67) sits down with one of his great-grandchildren...

Ever since she got her first part in a high school play, Bridget Wheelock wanted to be an actress. On January 5, 2020, Dylan Wheelock sat down with his mom, Bridget, to discuss her journey through life to land in...

Michael Moore (50) interviews his stepfather Louis "Lou" Saunders (90) about his upbringing, growing up during the Great Depression and the different roles he's occupied in his lifetime.

Brothers Andrew Munoz (51) and David Munoz (54) recall their family's tradition of camping and hiking trips in the summertime and the impact these travels had on them.

Korean American Christian girl from Orange County grows up and finds herself working in Skid Row