Interview With My Dad

My dad and I discussed the history of our family and their escape to America from Vietnam. We also talked about his experiences throughout life while being an immigrant. The last part of the interview is his perspective of the...

Gab and Dad!

We talked about our immediate family and also so of our extended family. Basically just me asking him what I couldn’t growing up.

Hailani Chan-Williams Talks About His Life

In this interview, conducted November 2018 in San Diego, California, Lumina Chan-Williams (16) interviews her dad Hylanie Chan-Williams (48) about his life and what he’s learned from it. Hylanie talks about how he’s grown up, who affected his life, and...

Interview with my dad

This is an interview with my dad about his marriage. He describes how his relationship with my mom came to be.

Interview with Chris Lavertu

This interview with my stepdad brought up many thoughts about his childhood and his transition through life as a parent. He often times referred to his father, my grandfather, as a important role model in his life and one of...

Working in Another Language

Despite being in Japan for the earthquake in 2011, Gerald Hirshberg doesn't tell that story, because stories of interacting with the place and the people are far more earthshattering. In November of 2017, Kate Hirshberg interviewed her grandfather, Gerald 'Jerry'...

Some Heroes Wear Capes, Others Wear Fatigues

Most people can't imagine enduring the hardships of war, especially at the age of 18. On November 28, 2017, 14 year-old Olivia Reiner interviewed her great-grandfather, Richard Crum, about his experience in the US Marine Corps during World War II....