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May/Takako Wong, age 80, talks with granddaughter Lucy Wong, age 15, about her family's experience immigrating to America from Japan and her experiences in America thereafter with internment camp, kids, work, and family.

Jenny Rask: 2021-03-22 01:17:10 Interviews her father Gene Rask about his life. Memories of growing up with Lee and Ray Rask. First days in Portland, Oregon. A few of Gene's first jobs and his father's worry about his boys being...

Zack Chatters (17) talks with his high school mentor, Nickea Stalter (40) about her experience teaching during the pandemic, the difference between healthy and unhealthy media, and more.

Zack Chatters (17) interviews his classmate, Graham Wells (19) about his experiences with mental health, community, social media, and more during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Jenny Rask: 2021-02-08 01:38:50 interviews father Gene Rask about his life. My dad receives his first Covid vaccine. Remembering close friend Father Joe Pichoto’s life and family. Growing up with Joe Pichoto and Central Catholic friends. Treasured friendships, memories of...

Jenny Rask: 2021-01-24 03:29:00 Jenny Rask (49) interviews father Gene Rask (88) about his life. The death dates of his brothers, uncle, mother and dad. The reactions of he and his siblings when their father died at 62. Lee Rask...

Jenny Rask: 2021-01-12 01:21:21 Jenny Rask interviews Gene Rask about his life. First new interview of 2021. We talk about his brother Paul and trying to become a Doctor, Paul's Girlfriends and his great life in College. His father's health...

Jenny Rask: 2020-12-16 02:49:27 Jenny Rask interviews Gene Rask about his life and growing up in Portland, Oregon. We start off talking about the Covid vaccine and if we will be able to see each this Christmas Eve for our...

Jenny Rask: 2020-12-16 01:31:05 Jenny Rask Interviews Gene Rask about his life. Growing up in Portland Oregon. His mother Marguerite's hair cut and color preference. His sister Mary's birth. Her spunky personality and parent's pet. Gloria and Mary go to...

Jenny Rask: 2020-12-09 02:07:14 Jenny Rask interviews father Gene Rask about his life. Living in Portland, Oregon and Butte, Montana. Our current stay at home order in California. Being quarantined for Scarlett Fever as a child in Butte, Montana. Fevers,...

Jenny Rask: 2020-12-09 01:44:40 Jenny Rask Interviews father Gene Rask about his life in Portland, Oregon. The assassinations of John Lennon ( recorded on the anniversary of his death) and JFK, his family's dream candidate. Oil paintings and rose gardens...

I talked with my grandpa with 5 questions.

Jenny Rask: 2020-11-16 02:26:00 Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life. Growing up with his family. His Brother Michael Rask Part 2. His interracial relationship with his Japanese girlfriend Eku Ku, his first serious relationship during his time...

Jenny Rask: 2020-11-16 00:25:40 Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life. Growing up with his family. Starting off talking about the 2020 elections and Biden/Harris winning the election, turning the republican dominated senate democratic. He remember the life...

Jenny Rask: 2020-08-23 17:24:30 Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life.

Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his family and growing up in the 1950's. Growing up with radio and then later on a few channels of Television. Gene remembers the shows he and his family listened to and eventually...

Bennett (38) sits with his twin sister Aven (38) to talk about his coming out as transgender and the joys and consequences of all that comes with it.

Nathan talks to his mom about her history growing up in Chicago in a Polish immigrant family and her relationship with her grandmother, being witness to her death and later in life her perception of being a single mother raising...

Jenny Rask: 2020-08-23 18:09:45Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life.

Andrew Burdick and Dave West in their fourth Storycorps Connect interview. We start by talking about influential teachers and what they meant in Dave's life. Then we continue to cover Dave's various apprentice roles as well as what he studied...

This is an interview with my mom about her early life and raising me and my brother as a single parent.

Jana Dickman tells some of her essential story after returning to The United States from Indonesia in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Our conversation includes her experience teaching abroad when COVID-19 began, being evacuated from Southeast Asia in Spring...

Grandparents Worth and Barbara Caldwell reminisce on their family’s journey in Portland with their grandson Connor Langley. They talk about how their parents knew one another far before they ever met, their early dating days were problematic, and how their...