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Kamilah, 15 year-old girl living in Briarcliff Manor, NY interviews her mom Mariel Santana about her early life, about work, and a little about how religion effected her family growing up in the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo.

Karen Sher’s mom gifted her a challah recipe when she was 31 and starting a family. She has been using this recipe ever since. And she bakes each Challah with Love.

Sara Wall (42) interviews her father Cliff Wall [no age given] about his work in the automobile industry, Cliff discussing their family business' progression over four generations starting with his grandfather.

Dag Sandbakken (69) talks with his wife Kathryn "Kathy" Sanders (63) about his life and experiences as he approaches his 70th birthday.

I am Madison Leon, 21, interviewing my sister Sydney, 24. In this thought-provoking interview, we delve into the intricate relationship that exists between an individual and their relationship with food. Sydney opens up about her journey with food from childhood...

I am Madison Leon, 21, interviewing my sister Sydney, 24. In this thought-provoking interview, we delve into the intricate relationship that exists between an individual and their relationship with food. Sydney opens up about her journey with food from childhood...

Pueblo relatives Ari Tenorio (Kuu’Trii’Tee) (27) and LaShon Cate (KatiMeé) (34) of the Pueblo of San Felipe talk about their experiences farming as Pueblo women and reflect on how to continue engaging youth in learning to farm.

Friends and creative juice smoothie co-blenders Patrick McNameeKing (34) and Harris Newman (34) reflect on their relationship and creative practices.

This is an interview between Jasmine, age 21 and Barbara, age 52. Barbara is an old friend of Jasmine’s family, and has agreed to be interviewed about her faith and her family.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Linda Love Mesler, whose family has roots in rural Iowa for hundreds of years, talks about her global childhood, from New York to Cambodia. After becoming a technology lawyer, she settled in Andover and is...

En está entrevista estuvimos hablando sobre la historia de inmigración de Maria nova (20, Honduras) y como fue el proceso de adaptación en este nuevo país con la barrera de idioma y el cambio cultural

Hayli (18) and Kylee (KJ-20) KJ has heritage of Japanese, black, and white all combined in her. In this interview she shares some of her most prized memories that became a big part of who she is now and the...

Today, Kyla (13 years old) interviewed her grandma, Wong Fung Lee about traditions during her grandma’s generation. Her grandma is currently 65 years old.

Bailey (18) interviews Juan (19) about his life growing up, some of his family traditions, and his view on religion among other things.

interviewing my father a bit on his mother's immigration, his background, how he thinks his culture tied into his and his family's life.

Joanne Jennings, 53 Miles, 16 we talked about the influence of American culture on our family’s traditions.

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The year is 2022 and the date is November 27. I am interviewing my Nana who is 73 years old. she is currently living down in Florida. This interview was conducted via cell phone.

In this interview, conducted in November 2022 in Palos Park, Illinois, Aleksandra Kasprzak (13) interviews her grandmother Elżbieta Joniak (66) about growing up in Poland.

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Andover Stories of American Identity: A thoughtful conversation with Jon Trachenberg about his childhood in Long Island, New York, to his life as a father in Andover, Massachusetts.

Elise and I talked about her favorite places in Appalachia, her feelings of disconnection from Appalachian, her distant cousin Roy Acuff, making cornbread, and being the keeper of family history.

A discussion of my grandpa, Thomas McLaughlins life, becoming a teacher, advice to his grandchildren, and his greatest stories.

I learned a lot about who mia is and where she is from. There were a lot of deep and meaningful topics.

A Thanksgiving Listen with my mom. Alone for the first Thanksgiving in over 50 years due to COVID, my parents were happy to open up their kitchen for a chat. “The key thing is to love each other, be kind”....