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We talk about life and what we have learned.

A survivor of 9/11 (my mother) speaks on her experiences in the World Trade Center during and after the attacks.

For the Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019, Anna Deems interviews her aunt Janet Poerschke. Janet talks about her childhood growing up on a farm in Pennsylvania with a large family. She shares many stories from her youth, her favorite travel memories...

John Staley interviews his parents Carl and Julie Staley. The group talk about their careers, favorite family memories and proudest family moments.

Susan Warner, 55, and Koren Bosworth, 53, remember adventures together as wild young women.

This is an interview with Paul DuClose, a pararescue jumper in the Air Force, detailing his experiences training and working in the military.

In this interview, made 2019 in flemington, New Jersey. Christina Pastor (14) interviews her aunt. We talk about food, fears, and living in new places. She also talks about what it is like to leave her family and live far...

One Small Step conversation partners Edwin Anderson (33) and Morgan Blanchard (57) discuss their upbringings, their professions, and their political beliefs

My Friends Journey To America.

Jenna’s experience with rescuing abandoned kittens.

Charles “Lew” Tobin, 60, tells friend Sandra Medearis how he got fed up with pouring iron and headed to Alaska. He began his northern adventure by spending the winter in a remote cabin on the tundra and learning first hand...

This is an interview about my dad when he was young living in Bulgaria which was a communist country and how he escaped in short

Alex asked me about my time here at UAA and how knowing my identity has helped me. He asked me about my resiliency in my life and my time at college.

Sharing our experiences about our identities as students at UAA.

We're doing an interview for a project that's based of survival, resilience and identity. My class (writing and reading strategies) have connected with Hollis class (intercultural communication) to explore how students negotiate their identity at UAA.

A two year old girl and her parents escape from Communist Romania during World War II to Israel.

We talked about his work life and how he went into the military, then proceeded to go into law enforcement after retiring the army.

This has some parts of Thu Ta’s life in escaping Vietnam and finding her true love

Kelly Perry talks about her childhood and the difficult challenges she faced.

UAA

Walter, my grandfather, grew up in Vienna during World War II. We only really learned the full story a few years ago, and it was so fascinating to us how such an amazing tale went untold for so long.

In this interview, conducted on November 24th, 2018 in Austin, Texas, Molly Snodgrass (17) interviews her grandma Donna Hitz (66) about her life. Grandma shares stories about the Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964, and growing up in Alaska.

10th grade students interview elderly Walla Walla resident Bob Frye, father of teacher April Sorensen about his life, experiences, and advice for young people.

Battershill interviewed Brown, his grandfather, for the Great Thanksgiving Listen, 2022. Some of the topics discussed are World War 2, the work force, and various family stories.

You can’t miss Paulist Father Michael Martin in gatherings of his community. He’s known as the “tallest Paulist.” His height exceeds a standard door frame. Walking with a cane, his is a commanding yet tender figure in the line of...