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An interview with a Chinese grandparent on his perspective on Chinese historical events that he lived through.

A casual conversation with my mother about growing up in Su Zhou, moving to America, facing discrimination, memories of 9/11, and her current present life.

Mary talks to her son Bruce about her life’s purpose to be a mother and to spread the message of honoring the divine feminine.

This interview was conducted on April 27th, 2018 in Northville, Michigan. Valerie Yang interviewed her father, Xiaoguang Yang, about his life leading up to where he is now. The subject of immigration is heavily focused on, but the topics of...

Grace Gao, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, LHIT-HP, is an ANCC certified Informatics Nurse and public health nurse. She earned her PhD in Nursing and DNP in Nursing Informatics and Integrative Health from the University of Minnesota. Grace is currently an associate...

This is an on the phone interview with my grandmother. She was a child when the second world war ravaged china and her hometown.

Toby and Bettina talk about their trip to China together to see Toby’s family, and then Bettina talks about her travels around the world as a young child.

Jonathan Hsia and his sister Sarah Hsia interview their father John Hsia about their family in China and how he met their mother.

Amy was raised in a mountain community of southern China surrounded by nature. Her introduction to Waldorf philosophy was in 2006 while attending college. Her passion and strong desire to work with children in education led her to a job...

I interviewed my grandmother, Mariana Lee, about her life in China and America. At times my mother, Annie, chimes in to help facilitate the interview. We talked about her childhood, her children, and what she has been doing in her...

Alice Hagan tells stories about her life, family and travels to her daughter Catherine “Kitty” Hagan Aylor.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Zhi Qing Chen, born in Wuhan, China, talks about his life growing up amidst the violence of the Second Sino-Japanese War. He moved to America over a decade ago to care for his grandchild, and...

Melli (54) talks with colleague Scott Acord (59) about her journey into healthcare and the discrimination her bi-racial daughter faces from the community and her family.

John tells his children about immigrating to the USA from China in the early 1940’s, adapting to American life, and becoming an American citizen.

Andover Stories of American Identity: Alex Wu sits down to interview his exceptional math tutor, Tao Tu, about his childhood as a math prodigy in China, immigrating to the United States, and raising his family, including his two daughters.

Heather Sher (40) interviews her grandmother, Rheba Sher (89) about growing up above the family bar in Baltimore, adopting two sons, and retiring at 85. Heather and Rheba now live together.

E: What’s your name? Chen Eileen. X: Fu Xinghua. E: How old are you? I’m 16. X: 50… no, 55. E: What’s today’s date? The 25th. X: November 25. E: 2018. X: Yeah, 2018. E: Who are you currently married...

Jinghua Tang, who is also my Dad, was born in China following Mao Zedong's death. Growing up in a time of increased openness in China, we discuss what this time was like.

[Recorded Thursday, November 11, 2021] Meg (54) and Yijing (21) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. They discuss cross-cultural perspectives on American democracy, parent-child relationships, and their shared interest in traveling to other countries.

Karen Levy and Peter Lee talk about their first years of Marriage and their time teaching in China.

Serena and her friend Cathy are talking about studying abroad. What problems does she concern and how she will face it? What expectations do she have?

Tiffany interviews her grandmother, Sadie, about her world travels.

Minghui: Have you ever experienced a trough of life? How did you get through it? Dad: Ever since I was about 5 or 6 years old, I’ve always been baffled by a question: why are we alive? What is the...

Father tells his daughter about growing up in Milwaukee, his travels and his work.

Background information on Ralph Kayler before the war and why he joined. A discussion of his time in boot camp and various types of training he received. Information about his time in Germany before going to the Korean Penninsula. A...