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Ben Porter (43) talks to his father, William "Bill" Porter (68), about growing up in rural Iowa, his love of fishing, and his career as a professor of wildlife sciences.

Talking to my good friend, Brandon, about his Thanksgiving traditions

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...

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

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

Arthur Chika (68) and his friend Michelle Keenan (41) talk about his parents from Albania.

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,...

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

Living the American dream

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

Turkey

Eric, 35, interviews Ruth, 69, about her career as an archaeologist and her more recent involvement with The Presidio.

Mitzi (84) and Elliott Faye (83) talk to their granddaughter Poppy Gordon (29) about their family background. They then tell stories about their times living in Europe.

Life story of a 92-year-old violinist from Istanbul

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.

Early memory of Thanksgiving

I am interviewed by my older brother for thanksgiving.

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.

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

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.

Peter, 82, talks with his wife Samuela, 62, about his parents and their lengthy journey from Armenia to the United States.

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.

This is a bilingual(Turkish-English) interview with my father, who served in the Turkish military due to the draft.

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.

[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...