9/11 Through My Father’s Eyes

The experience of 9/11 through a non-native born man who used to live in New York.

Journey to America

I interview my mom about her experience and journey coming to the United States and how her life was changed when she got here.

Melisa Weeden talks about living during 9/11

Melisa Weeden describes her years with her husband, her teenage years growing up, and how 9/11 affected her.

Experiences can Shaped Your Identity

Louise, a college scholar, woman, also my older cousin. She talks about her personality was different from now to she as a child, that was because of during her life till now. The experiences before and after she came to...

Interviewing my grandmother about her life

In this interview, conducted in November 2018, Mackenzie Cashman interviews her grandmother, Linda Cashman, about her life. Linda shares how she grew up with her family owning a boat yard, and how it affected her. She also talks about the...

Difficult Children

My name is Songyi Park. I am 14 years old. Today is Thanksgiving and I am speaking to Jinju Kim, who is my mother. We are recording this interview in Bayside, New York. We both discuss about her childhood, where...

Jeffery’s Life Story: Childhood to Now

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Queens, New York, I did an interview with Jeffrey Wu (aka Jeff) about his life story from his childhood to now. He shares one of his cherished memories that is his father's...

Mom’s Journey of Life

In this interview, conducted in November 26, 2017 in Fresh Meadows, New York, Barnabas Ban (15) interviews his mother Sohee Cho (48) about her most vivid memories of her life. Mrs. Cho talks about how life was for her. She...

Uncle Gary Lazzara: From the Past to the Future

After over 10 years of pancake-filled breakfasts and festive holidays with him, Felicity finally decided it was time to give back. For the first time in a long time coming, she decided to put her Uncle Gary in the spotlight....

NYC Medal of Honor

My name is Samantha Colombi and this is an interview with my dad, John Colombi. His firefighter days have always been a touchy subject, therefore, I have never asked about them in any extreme detail. Today my curiosity took over...

Growing up on an Island

In this interview conducted on Thursday, November 23 in Astoria, New York. I Shannon Grech (15) interviewed my father, George Grech (56), about what his childhood was like living on small island and how its shaped him into the man...