My mom and I talked about her childhood and collage years.

His journey started back in “El salvador” Jason was 12 years old. They sold everything they had to pursue the American Dream. Was it worth it?

Recorded in Oxford, MS, on November 25, Andrew Atchley asks his grandfather, Randall Atchley, about his life in Rolling Fork, MS. He recalls growing up and the adventure he had. Randall also tells of the freedom a small community can...

Taking a deeper look into the mind of someone who is not a feminist

A 70 year old reflects back on success, money, time, and family in a conversation with her son and daughter.

We talked about our views on the government and mainly what my mothers views and opinions were.

Friends LaRome Armstrong (54) and Curtis Pierce (48) engage in conversation about LaRome’s many faces: as an artist in dance, drama, music, film, and writing, as a strong black man growing up in Texas, and as an activist in the...

This interview was talked about my grandfather and how he got to this country. My grandmother and how she got to this country and a little bit about my mom.

This interview is with my aunt Vatsana Suttlemyre from Laos. We talked about her journey to America and her life after she moved to Bountiful.

This interview was about telling my grandparents story from my Dad’s point of view.

Since 1948 so much has changed… families have grown apart and so have communities. So much anger and distance is depicted on television that people believe that is the way that life is supposed to be. I’m earlier times and...

The freedom in a person

In this interview, my dad talked about how he came to the U.S, and what life was like after he came.

My grandmothers stories from when she was little and the experiences she had gone through and learned lessons about.

When I was 9, I wanted to work in the mental hospital. My grandma used to tell me stories about it all the time, so I asked my grandma a couple questions about it. I now think that working in...

The dictionary defines a role model as a person whose behavior, example, or success is emulated by others. On that basis, Markiel Daniel, my grandfather, is my role model. When Markiel Daniel was a citizen of the former Soviet Union,...

In this interview, conducted on November 22nd 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Andrew Cook (17) interviews his great aunt, Shirley Lowe (80) about her childhood during the Great Depression and how the world has progressed. She also talks about the technological...

In this interview, I learned what it meant for my grandparents to migrate from Cuba to the United States in January 1970.

This interview is about the childhood school life of Alex which was in Eastern Europe and how he enjoyed one day of “freedom” from the strict environment of his primary school.

Tahir Vitija (51) tells his friend Adil Mohammed (58) about his experience as a refugee both in his home country of Kosovo, in Macedonia, and in the United States. He expresses gratitude for the kindness that he was shown in...

At the age of seven, Jesse Marino and his family came to America to seek asylum from communism in Cuba. On December 22nd in Toluca Lake, Mia Phillips sat down with her family friend, Jesse Marino(58 years old), to learn...

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Eureka, California, Taryn Sanborn (16) interviews her family friend Douglas Glenn (61) about his childhood and his adventure in the military. Doug shares stories about learning how to deal with getting a...

Rachel Hayimov interviews her mother Margarita Kholdarova. She learns about her moms childhood and the changes that came about in her life. It was a chance for Rachel to get to know her mom more and about her past. She...

Hong Tran is interviewed by Julie Nguyen about her Vietnam experience. Answering questions about growing up in communism and her experience in America, Ms. Tran helps us understand the experience under a strict country.

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