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This interview begins with the story of my father escaping Vietnam, settling down in America and finding his version of the “American Dream”. Further into the interview we discuss the differences between my generation, specifically as a first gen Asian-American,...

Pamela Sulton (60) asks her best friend Lester E. Phillips III (95) about his 30 years in the military including his early days in service, his deployment, and being the first Black solider in his unit and Black recruiter in...

Lauren Howe (29) talks with her dad, Gary Howe (70) about his childhood growing up in Western Massachusetts, his experience in the military during the Vietnam War, meeting his wife (Theresa Howe), and his naturalist and artistic tendencies throughout the...

Amber Norkett (46) has a conversation with her mother Patricia "Pat" Norkett (70) about growing up, courtship, working, raising children, and volunteering.

Allison Liu (19) talks with her dad, Jay Liu (57) about his childhood and upbringing, and he shares some wisdom and advice from his experiences thus far.

Daniel Peoples III (28) is interviewed by his friend and mentor Marc DeWitt (45) about his experience as a member of the African American Male Initiative and how his participation in the initiative has impacted his life.

This interview is between Raiven Vargas, 17, and her great grandmother, Anna Azran, 79. She recalls events from Raivens childhood and gives her feelings regarding family. They discuss how grateful they are for family, and Anna shares her wisdom. She...

Work experience

Jeff Gilderson-Duwe (59) has a conversation with colleague Thomas "Tom" J. Hennen, Jr. (73) about Tom's youth, family, and work in libraries and library systems in Wisconsin.

An interview of a 15 year old girl with alot to say

Graduation day, class of 2016, family joy, words of wisdom

Genevieve Unterseher: 2021-09-14 03:38:11 Genevieve Unterseher (16) interviews her grandmother Marsha Bohr (82). They discuss her life from being an infant in London during WWII, to growing up the daughter of African missionaries, and finally, her life lived with no...

Kenyatta Bakeer (50) interviews her father, Donald Bakeer (77), about meeting and falling in love with her mother, his work organizing for Black liberation, and his writing.

See through your average teenagers perspective and find similarities.

Kelly Davis (43) has a conversation with her mother, Kathy Ross (71), about her education and career, family, relocating to Wisconsin, and the joys of retirement.

Lois Lenzi talks with her daughter Sonya about meeting her husband, giving birth to Soyna and what it was like to raise Soyna and her other two daughters.

Stanley Diep (18) talks with his friend, Justin Capriotti (18) about our childhood and also how things are going in the current pandemic.

I ask my mother, Sunny Rhee, questions that uncover pieces of her past, important moments and figures in her life, and her words of wisdom for me.

My Grandfather answers questions about his life

Lauren M. Landau (30) speaks with her grandfather, Leonard M. Landau (99), about his childhood in the Bronx, serving in London and France during World War II, and getting by during COVID-19 compared to the Great Depression.

Peg Williams (97) recounts her life story to her daughter Rhea Bohlin (73) who wanted to have a record of the family stories she has heard all her life.

This conversation was between Tara Richards, 31 years old, daughter, and Phil Daniels, 65 years old, father. We talked about Phil’s childhood, how the sudden loss of his father shaped him, his hopes and dreams, raising 3 children, and so...

RaShauna Nicole Wright (37) talks with her husband John Henry Wright IV (36) about their "bucket lists", what they're most proud of, first meeting each other, and hopes for the future.

John Fendrich interviews Jesse Veach, a student in a class that he teaches at Common Place.

Part 2 of Generation to generation — what can we learn?