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Second part of talking to Grandpa Skip after microphone cut out

Papa and I talked about his childhood, how he became a chemist, how he met my grandmother (with my grandmother chiming into the stories). He also told me about the biggest lessons he has learned in life as well and...

My grandma shares her life as she was growing up and her life after her children and grandchildren.

I interviewed my mom and she was happy that I chose her

One Small Step partners Vanessa Schoon Smith (45) and Heather Brownlie (50) discuss the assumptions people make about them, political extremism drowning out moderatism, social media encouraging divisiveness, and their hopes for the future.

“Family is Family” these are the words of Kitzi Ball. To her, family means everything. She goes out of her way to please her family and to spend time with them. She stands up for what she believes in and...

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I interviewed my oma who was an immigrant from Yugoslavia. We talked about her struggles coming over to the new country and how she grew up.

Talked with Leigton about struggles with school and how he wants to overcome those and leave a positive impact on those around him. He has been greatly influenced by his father. It is with the push of his father that...

Everyone has stories to tell and Enid Armstrong, mother of two wonderful boys has a few short stories to listen to. A short 13 minute interview conducted by her youngest son David brings some of these stores to light! Albiet...

My dad watched me grow up, and he knows a lot about my childhood. I wanted to get to learn more about his.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Noe Rios and I have a conversation of what is like to live in the Rio Grande Valley in the United States and unable to visit family without any frequency. "Still having...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in McKinney Texas, Leah Boatman interviews her grandma Sandra Sawyer about her childhood and life experiences. Sandra shared stories about her childhood and what it was like growing up. She talked about the...

Anonymous 9 tells us about her happiest and scariest moment in her life, about growing up in a Colonia, about who she aspires to get her PHD, and how her and her husband fell in love.

I was asking her about questions of her child hood what she was like what are people that have influence her life and the good times she had of me

Rhea Karkera(16) discusses with her father(50) how his past has made an impact in his present and what it means for his future

My dad was raised in Houston, with all odds against him. He grew and matured and is now one of the most influential and kindest men I know. In this interview we discuss some of his childhood memories and pieces...

Interview 3 of 4 - Calvin Holland III devotes his life to service to others, as did many of his illustrious ancestors. Calvin had a difficult youth but always had the solid teachings and love of his grandmother and his...

In this interview I will be interviewing my dad, Tom Baker. We will talk about him growing up how family friends and people who helped him along the way. Our interview was held at home in McKinney.

This interview contains stories from Stephanie’s life and her past experiences that has helped her grown as a woman.

Interviewed my mother on her life as a child of immigrants and how that affected her and her choices. Throughout the interview I also asked her about her challenges of being a young mom and how she overcame them.

We talked about her past and her favorite moments. She told me about her summer camp and who her favorite grandchild is.

Jyotsna Kartha reflects on her life and the profound impact Hinduism has had on it from her childhood to where she is today.

I started with her child hood. When mentioning her childhood she also spoke of her parents and family. And we later moved to goals, what hurdles she had to overcome for that goal, and how she became who she is...

Interview with a family friend, Stephen about his liver surgery process.