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Harriet Mantzer (67) talks with her friend, Gail Greener (59) about her time as a hospice nurse, caring for cancer patients, and delivering babies. She shares about being a rancher and the death of her seventeen-year-old daughter.

My mom tells me about when my great-grandmother (who’s recently passed away) wanted to have Thanksgiving in McCall... it didn’t go well.

I this interview, my mom talks about her childhood and growing up in a large family in the middle of nowhere. She also goes in depth about lessons she learned from influences throughout her life.

This interviewed was done with the assistance of a translator. Gricelda talks about things she misses from Mexico (food!) and what types of culture events would be fun to incorporate into life in Richmond. She also talks about how she...

We all shared what we do for our family thanksgivings.

Spouses Connie Roop [no age given] and Peter Roop (72) discuss being together for fifty years, Peter being from Memphis Tennessee, his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, their travels across the seven continents, and their two children.

My name is Jack Kilcourse and I interviewed my Dad about what influenced me to want to become a chef

In this Interview taken by Aunvi on May 7th 2018 we learn about how her father lived as a child. We hear about what he did in his childhood. We also learn about how he came to the US, and...

Jason Lauritsen (51) shares a conversation with his friend George Wilder (79) about botany, herbaria, the environmental impact that humans have on the planet, studying plant anatomy and morphology, and about seeing beauty, pattern, and symmetry in nature.

In this interview conducted on November 2020 in Palm Springs California Kasey Adams age (14) interviews her father John Adams age (65). My father and I live in Alamo California but are on Thanksgiving break in Palm Springs California. John...

I am Madison Leon, 21, interviewing my sister Sydney, 24. In this thought-provoking interview, we delve into the intricate relationship that exists between an individual and their relationship with food. Sydney opens up about her journey with food from childhood...

Talking with my teacher about animals

Abigail Casales (18) has a discussion with her mother, America Amorety (49) about the significance food has played in their lives.

I'm an Applied Food Studies Major in my junior year of my Bachelor's Degree at the Culinary Institute of America and I sit with my French teacher, Mme. Melissa Panek to discuss her family, her studies, her love of French...

School assesment

My dad and I talk about food and agriculture throughout his lifetime

My aunt tells me about her thanksgiving and family life.

Recently reconnected friends Huey-Min Chuang [no age given] and Mei-Yi Chen (51) share their childhood immigration and coming-of-age stories and what home means to them. They also talk about their current projects and what they hope for in their rekindled...

Eleven-year-old Ruby Sullivan describes her love of animals.

In this interview conducted in December 2017 in Plano, Texas, Jennifer Xia interviews her dad Tianbing Xia and mom Cindy Qi about what is was like growing up in China, especially school life. Tianbing Xia shares insight on what day...

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

Steve Stiert talks about his passion for donkeys and his nonprofit mission to enrich donkeys' lives and show the value of donkeys to human communities.

There was a time where there were no Starbucks, no crazy bars, no “trendy”  places. It was in this period of time where Nicholas’s father’s Deli strived in its prime. In November of 2017, at the Hualalai Four Seasons Resort in...

We talked about her family history with agriculture and how her major ties into food science

Interview with my Mom discussing the tradition and deliciousness of the pierogie. Assignment 1 for HPEB560.