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We mainly talked about her life growing up in Germany and how different it was back then. It was interesting to see how her parents met and how their life was

In the interview i talked with my grandma, Oma, and she explained some of her happiest memories and what her childhood was like. She explained where her family came from and who her parents were, she also explained how they...

My Grandpas life during the Vietnam War

For Thanksgiving 2022, Oliver Wasson (17) sits down with his mother Anja Wasson (57) to discuss the concept of family. Anja, who immigrated from Germany by herself, speaks making the transition between German and American traditions.

Esther Freeman (18) and her dad Ronnie Freeman (49) talk about their experience living in Germany and how his childhood influenced his parenting. He also tells her what hairstyle would look good on her.

I stopped to reminisce about the games. Phil played at school and as a boy this is only part one because I had to do it in two parts mostly about marbles yo-yo’s tops things like that.

My mother, Linda, and I discussed her up upbringing in Berlin for the majority of the time. We also covered her family’s history and the effect of it.

My mom tells me a little bit about her early life, current life, and experiences.

Erna Kochendorfer childhood memories during World War II in Oberspelach, Germany

In this interview, I talked with my grandmother about her experiences growing up, traveling experiences, the importance of education, and life after loss.

My grandfather is from Germany before moving to North Dakota. He's been a farmer, a trucker, a father, and a grandfather.

On Friday, February 22, 2019, Dr. Lilien Vogl, Chair of the Optometric Historical Society, sat down with Dr. Donald E. Jarnagin, past-president of the American Optometric Association (1995-1996) to talk about his life, his work and developments in the profession...

Interview with Arushay Awan about her journey from Islamabad to Bradley University in Peoria, IL

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (40) about her life from 1957 to present day, including her family being posted in Germany after the occupation ended and raising children while moving around the country for...

How my mom’s family got to the U.S.

The story of how I learned to love my name.

Ariane Sullivan left Germany and found work and love in the United States.

Within this interview, conducted January 2018 in Boulder Creek, California, Samuel English (17) discusses life and the effects of immigrating to the United States as an independent German citizen with his mother, Andrea Rosa English (49). Mrs. English recollects some...

Brenda spoke about her time living in Germany for three years as a young girl.

In March of 1945 Remagen was the last bridge standing across the Rhine, all the others having been destroyed by German forces. A pivotal World War II event, the battle to protect the bridge from destruction by German forces allowed...

I ask my mother about my grandmother and her experiences living in other countries.

Varun Gopinath (29) interviews his father-in-law, Brian Sullivan (56), who speaks about his own life and the lessons he learned along the way.

Adam Kliszewski WWII

Donna talks about her relationship with her parents and how it had influenced her as a person. Later, she tells a story about a trip she took in 2014 to discover her grandmother's life in Germany prior to making a...

Sarah Petersen (41) interviews her father, Thomas Bernhardt (87), who talks about a lifetime of changes from attending a one room country school house and living on a farm, to lessons learned in the army in the '50s, to living...