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This was my interview (Addison St. Pierre, 16) with my grandma (Donna St. Pierre, 70). We talked about her childhood, marriage, and religious experiences.

Sonya Hollins (55) interviews her mother Elvira Bernard [no age given] about Elvira’s decision to go back to school as single mother of four children in order to become a nurse. They also discuss hurdles Elvira faced in the nursing...

Bethany Broom-Dombrowski (35) and her daughter, Tessa Masengale (15), trade memories and ask each other about their lives.

Kathy Purnell (54) interviews colleague Buddy Hannah (74) about his life and work in the arts, particularly his approach to building and celebrating community through this work.

Ashley Choker (38) interviews her colleague, Melody Woods (43), about her upbringing, her experience as a troubled teen struggling with substance abuse and the law, and her eventual recovery. Note: This recording has in-depth descriptions of substance abuse and domestic...

Elizabeth Liska (25) interviews John Drury (80) about his childhood and military experiences.

I (Olivia McClain) interview my grandpa, Mike McClain asking questions about his life and experiences.

Ayush interviews Mitul in Canton, Michigan, on January 13, 2023, by asking him questions about his life, education, and positive memories in India. Mitul gives thoughtful responses to these questions. He shares his opinion on skills learned in education and...

Faiez Mahmood(16) interviews Shazia Sarwar(mom), talk about Shazia’s childhood and her experience coming to America that impacted her life in so many ways. This interview was conducted on January 9, 2023 in Canton Michigan.

In this interview, conducted on January 5, 2023, in Canton Michigan, Aditi Iyer interviews her grandmother Shantha Dhandapani (70) about her childhood in India and her work life. She talks about the different jobs she worked in and how it...

This interview is done by Ava Pulver (17) towards my dad Eric Pulver (50). We discussed my fathers childhood relationships as well as his life after. We talked about how he met my mom and how he feels about being...

Having a conversation with my Great Grandmother about her life in the south. Talk about childhood, wife life, having children, raising her children as a wife. Learning about how different our lives were and how much she been through during...

Linda Mcclung, my grandma, who is 66 years old, discussed with me a multitude of topics. This including her inspiring Great Aunt, very old and so,e what newer traditions, her life growing up, and her past dreams of her future!

Today I interviewed Daryl Terry about his childhood. For COM110

Aarna Patel shares some of her most important memories and lessons she has learned in life. She elaborates on her family and why they are so important to her with interviewer Halle Heineman.

How mom escaped the crop fields in 1938 and met my dad.

An interview my my great-uncle Greg from Michigan.

Interview with Lyda Stillwell who spent her life working in theatre primarily as a theatre director and professor. Lyda resides in Friendship Village Kalamazoo as of fall 2021 during the time of the interview.

We talked about my moms life and what she’s learned in life.

Meg has funny stories about her childhood

My mom has her own life, her own experiences and wisdom and in this interview I asked her about her life’s accomplishments and wise words she wanted to tell the future generations. In this interview my mom gives advice that...

I interviewed my Grandma about her life for my I Great Thanksgiving Listen.

Growing up in a toxic environment, while very hard, allowed my mom to grow and prosper in the real world.

Elias (68) talks to his daughter Patricia (40) about reasons why he moved to the U.S. He spoke about what he misses about Mexico, and he spoke of his experiences living in Michigan.

Lorenzo "Larry" Lopez (no age given) and Carmen Benavides (82) talk about growing up together in Michigan and their Mexican and Mexican-American heritage.