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Sy Barry recounts his story of how he overcame his tough childhood through his passion and love for drawing. Eventually becoming a renowned comic book and comic strip artist, he was able to find success and contentment in both his...

In this interview, conducted in November 2023 in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Evelyn Squires (17) interviews her mom, Sarah Squires (48), about living through historical events. Mrs. Squires discusses her experience and reactions to 9/11 as someone who lived in Charlottesville,...

Angie Martinez tells her story of domestic violence.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Leah Okimoto was born in upstate New York, and after having to move to several places across the country, she settled in Marlboro, Massachusetts, where she cemented her childhood. In New York City, she pursued...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Eliud Felix discusses his journey from his life growing up in Manhattan and the Bronx to working at Andover High School. He has deep family values and traditions, and hopes to see them continue through...

On November 26, 2022, I interviewed Linda Kenyon, a family friend about her childhood and dreams. As an aspiring actress, she tells about her early life in New York City.

Janet Meckley (76) and Samuel Vives (83) sat down with their granddaughter- Riley Meckley (18)- for a conversation about growing up. History of America and NY was shared, as well as life advice, and thoughts of society’s future. This intergenerational...

While spending time at home on Thanksgiving break, I had the opportunity to interview my uncle about his fire department experiences focusing on the tragedies that occurred on September 11th, 2001. He shared his experience in the fire department and...

Linda Fouche(64) describes her experience to her grandson, Marcus Dolmeiis(15) about arriving to America, and the struggles she encountered here.

My mother describes her experience during 9/11 and what it was like working in a hospital after the attack.

I interviewed my mother on her experience the day of 9/11

NY Daily News editor Janie Ho was hit by a car in pedestrian hit-and-run that changed her life. 4 broken bones, 1 month in the hospital, a year of recovery and an unlikely life in the spotlight to fight for...

In this interview, conducted in November 2021 in Flower Mound, Texas, Victoria Reddy (15) interviews her mother Oksana Reddy (44) about how Oksana came to settle in the United States and her experiences in Russia as well as New York...

Kevin Keuchler became a New York City police officer in 1989. After his arrival he faced many challenges and a huge catastrophe such as September 11th 2001.

We talked about what she thought of for 9/11

This is an interview I did for my history class about the events of 9/11. I interviewed my mom on it because she had family and people she knew that were closely involved.

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Robert MacDonald (57) talks with his son, Dylan MacDonald (23) about living in the neighborhood of the Twin Towers, witnessing them fall, and fleeing to New Jersey with a then-3-year-old Dylan.

I interviewed my mom about her experiences on 9/11 for history class.

He talks about how his day went on the day of the attacks, and what changed after.

Julia Portal (74) talks with her niece, Danielle Portal (15) about migrating to the United States from Peru

Emmett Murphy (14) and his grandmother Virginia Wing (83) discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, the year 2020, and various personal subjects.

This interview was created in Middletown Delaware on December 4th, 2020 by Madison Terzaghi and Karen Terzaghi. Karen Is my mother. During this interview we talked about 9/11 and how it impacted America. This is a emotional interview as well...

Listen to Alyssa Fermin (18) and Kenneth Fermin (20) talk about Kenneth’s goals in life, our grandfather, and being kicked by six year olds.

I'm a daughter asking my mom about how music influenced her youth and her present.

My mom was a teacher in Brooklyn during 9/11. She discusses what occurred in her school on that day and effects it had on NYC