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Childhood memories, family relationship

My name is Elliot Hunt (17, he/him) and I am interviewing my great uncle Steve Hunt (70, he/him) about his life and our family. *apologies about the background noise, it’s hard to find a quiet place in a house of...

My Grandpa, Fred Bucoy is 83 and almost 84. We talked about his past in terms of growing up and previous jobs. We also talked about lessons he learned as well as religion and his memories of my family.

Lauren and Rich talk about the moments that stand out in his life and what he learned from them.

Christopher’s mom talks about her childhood experience to her adulthood as a mom of her two kids. In this interview, she shares the importance of one’s connection with others and the world around her.

This is me interviewing my mom about the way she grew up and how it affected how she raised me and my sister.

Nancy Herzog describes her life as a mother, raising four children all with different biological fathers. She talks about the hardships of raising a child with a disability.

Michelle Monterrosa(26), conducted an interview with her grandmother Dolores Lopez who is (101), and my Tia Blanca Monterrosa. Dolores shared her experiences from growing up in El Salvador and coming to San Francisco in the 1980s.

My grandpa talked about his life in China when he was little and showed photos of his family, ranging from the 1940s to early 2000s (there was a lot).

Merideth Wieland (54) talked with her Auntie June (Anita Jeung) (96) about June's childhood and family (Chong), including Merideth's father Wilbur Chong. June takes them out at the end with a song.

Thu shared her story and Journey from Vietnam to the united States with her village. Thu discussed how their strong faith and love of their family kept them strong.

Sally’s life.

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) Lesher have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. This interview covers 1968.

I talked with my grandmother about my mother as a child, how her childhood was like as a first generation immigrant from Greece in San Francisco, and he first impressions of my father.

I interviewed my mom Fiona, and she revealed some interesting (and maybe even disturbing) facts about my family, her step father who will always be her hero, and what she wants for me in the future.

The interviewer, Chase Dunn (15), interviewed Frank Drugge (19), they are cousins. Topics such as family, religion, and life lessons were discussed.

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our third StoryCorps conversation is between San Francisco Village Executive Director Kate Hoepke and Board member Dr. Wayne Pan. Kate and Wayne shared personal stories that led them to be where they are today. They...

George is a 4th generation lawyer who even raised 2 children who became lawyers. He shares his love story, tales of how he, his wife and their 6 kids lived in Europe for 24 years, and how proud he is...

This is a conversation between Freeman and his father John, recorded in Los Angeles on a visit from San Francisco.

I learned that Shelley has come from a hard time. When I think of her now, I know she has suffered a lot, but she has pulled through and is an amazing person to be with.

I, Emiliano Jimenez Minor, interviewed my dad, Jose Alberto Jimenez Ramirez, who's 50 years old about his experience growing up in Mexico City, el DF with my grandma, my uncles, my aunts, my dad's cousins. We talked about how my...

oral interview

We talked and learned more about and from my Father, Thomas Swei.

Barbara Abbott is 82 years old and is 14 year-old Mary Coleman’s grandmother. Although she now lives in Mill Valley, Abbott grew up in San Francisco with her eight siblings, mother, and father. Eventually, her family moved to Tiburon, but...

I, Laura Estela Gonzalez (21), interview my mom, Ana Laura Malagon (44). This interview is in Spanish and I ask my mom about her life story. It contains her childhood in Mexico, then her teenage years, and her adult life...