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I interviewed my father about his childhood, his first experience in the United States, and overall how his life has been from his first wife to his first child.

Today I talked with my English 10 teacher. We discussed her childhood as well as her expectations going into this. It went really well and was very interesting.

This is the story of the amazing Mario Adiego and the love for his home country.

Renzo

Lisa Coffey [no age given] tells StoryCorps facilitator and conversation partner Lea Zikmund (23) her experience surviving Hurricane Betsy and how the lessons learned from that event relate to the COVID-19 crisis.

In the interview, made on December 3, 2019, Donato Hernandez (39) talks about his childhood where he and his cousins/neighbors played sport (soccer) in the rain and they were blithe because they thought it is fun being in this weather,...

Nicholas “Nicky” Weinstock had jumped headfirst into an entirely new civilization, with no knowledge of the language or culture. Nicky’s son, Lincoln Weinstock, interviews him about his experience in Africa. Nicky tells about his near-death malaria experience, what it was...

Lucille Wilhoit passed away on September 3, 2016. I remembered I'd recorded two interviews with her for the National Day of Listening in November of 2010. She talks in this interview about the importance of music to her, and how...

Walter Pearl Wilson, a loving grandmother and mother that goes by “Pearl” recounts growing up in rural Arkansas, growing into motherhood, and old age.

I interviewed my mom about the music industry and how it has transitioned since the 80’s as well as how it has shaped her life when she was growing up.

In this interview taken on November 30th, 2018 in Wylie, Texas, Tailene Morales (15) speaks with her maternal grandmother, Aromelia Vargas (64) about her adolescence in Panama. Mrs. Vargas shares about her high school experience. She also speaks about the...

Lee Mulvaney talks to her son Mark Mulvaney about growing up during the great depression, finding work, falling in love, family, loss, and life at 92 and beyond.

This was Dan Moreland, he is my grandfather and to me he is Grandaddy. To me I’ve always seen him as the hardest working man I’ve ever met and he will always be that man and he has shown that...

Migration for people is a hard decision,but by improving their quality of life,they adapt to the new customs and their new country.

Great interview with sekou today.

[Recorded Monday, February 26, 2024] UVA students Lauren Vaillancourt (19) from Yorktown, VA, and Anika Wadehra (19) from Loudoun County, VA, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course "Democracy and Public Service." Both students grew up...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Atoka, Oklahoma, I interviewed my grandma, Dale Payne, about positive memories and her life growing up. She told me about how her and her husband, Larry Payne, came to be. She also...

We talked about how my mom found the job she would want to do for a living, something I’m stuffing with at the moment

Spouses, Marie Dunbar (45) and Bill Dunbar (62), explain what it means to be practicing Seventh-Day Adventists Christians, discuss the role God plays in their daily lives, and share stories about their most memorable spiritual experiences.

My dad discusses the struggles he faced coming to America in order to get a better life for himself and his future children. He also discusses the government and how it has it has influenced him and his time in...

Friends, colleagues, and partners in "good trouble," Delaitre Jordan Hollinger [no age given] and Jacqueline Yvonne Perkins (64), sit down for a conversation about their family history, their current projects, and the importance of preserving African American history.

Today I talked with my grandma about her life experiences and how it has impacted her then and now. She shared her highs and her lows she experienced as she moved to a new country and had to make a...

Erin tells the tales of her traumatic childhood hair events that lead to her having such long hair, the changes her hair has under gone, and how she sees hair as a big part of her identity through her photography...

To do at school

Jane Clemmer shares about being the only girl growing up, blind dates that turn into life long marriages, and the importance of family and friends. Stories about her children and grandchild are not only meaningful, but delightful.