Mr Akcan

Mr Akcan was an amazing interviewer. I loved his stories about life and I got a lot of insight about morals.

Immigration Stories Malta: Seref Baltoprak, "I was a master's student in visual culture in Turkey."

Seref Baltoprak (31) talks with Jackie Neale (50) about his migration from Istanbul, Turkey to Malta. Seref has hopes to stay in Malta and then possibly move to Germany. When Seref was a master's student in visual culture in Turkey,...

Attitude of Gratitude Tamim

This interview is about my sister’s life and what she’s grateful for around Thanksgiving season.

Suna Erdim with Esim Erdim

Suna Erdim (18) speaks with her grandmother, Esim Erdim (79), about growing up in Turkey and her experience teaching American Literature and ESL.

Brooklyn and Demet Interview JOMC222
December 1, 2022 App Interview

In this interview, Brooklyn and Demet touch on Demet’s childhood and the role religion has played on her life.

Interview with my Mom
December 14, 2017 App Interview

My mom, Meili, talks about our family and her life living in China and Turkey.

Monologue Project

The subject is seeking asylum from Turkey. He is an educator and his goal is not to remain in the United States, he wants to unite people through education.

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Daniel Pincu and Elise Pincu Delfield

Daniel Pincu, 68, by his daughter, Elise Willa Pincu Delfield, 35 about his time in Turkey in the army. He took a picture at a wedding and 43 years later found the couple and gave them the picture.

Dad’s Thanksgiving
December 6, 2019 App Interview

My father came to America via boat in the 80’s. Here’s what Thanksgiving was like!

“Not once have I felt like I was not welcomed here.”: A chat about Immigration
October 25, 2017 App Interview

An Interview with a Kamer T. Kamer, born In Canada to a Turkish family, left Canada to Turkey at age 5 to 27, then decided to become an American citizen. This is her story.

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AJ Economides and Theo Economides

AJ Economides (88) talks to his son, Theo Economides (49), about playing sports when he was younger. He talks about his family's cooking, and some of his accomplishments.

Interviewing my Dad about Christmas

Valeria Rosa Lopez age 22 interviews her father Edrick Rosa about Christmas traditions and music,

Vincent Cummins and Sheyma Yenigun

[Recorded: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022] Vincent (9th Grade) and Sheyma (12th Grade) have a short One Small Step conversation. They discuss the differences in where they have grown up - Vincent in the USA and Sheyma in Turkey. Values they...

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Mary Ann VanPoelvoorde and Timur Kocak

A woman is interviewed by her son about her family history, including stories of the American frontier and horseback riding, and her relationship with a Turkish man who became his father.

2018 Art Action Day – Elif Refig “Art is essential to democracy to fight its tendencies towards fascism.”

In preparation for the 2018 Art Action Day, the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) of PEN America interviewed Elif Refig, a Turkish filmmaker from Istanbul who now resides in New York. We spoke with Elif about the role of art...