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This is an interview I did with my 86-year-old grandmother. She lived in Germany through WWII and had a very interesting life, resulting in some unusual stories. She now lives on an out-of-service farm in Pennsylvania's Amish Country. In this...

In this interview, conducted on Sunday November 29th, 2020 in Tijeras, New Mexico, Julianna McDonald (17) talks with her grandpa, Jim West (74) about his life. Starting with his childhood at Bacone College, where he grew up as his parents...

My grandmother, Laura, grew up in Haiti and moved to the United States when she was 26. In this first part of our interview she discusses what it was like growing up in Haiti, why she left Haiti, and talks...

This interview is about my Polish grandmother’s relationship with my Puerto Rican grandfather in the 1960’s.

This is a conversation with John and Vivienne Ingersoll, an interracial couple that met at Spellman College in the late 1960’s and wake up every morning happy to have spent their lives together.

In the second part of our conversation, Laura talks about her brother, Ary, the former Minister of Public Health in Haiti who as murdered in 2000. She discusses if she regrets leaving Haiti, and talks about what it’s like knowing...

Jenny Rask: 2020-11-16 02:26:00 Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life. Growing up with his family. His Brother Michael Rask Part 2. His interracial relationship with his Japanese girlfriend Eku Ku, his first serious relationship during his time...

A son, born in Africa to American parents who had been in the Peace Corps, recount stories of a childhood in Africa, and life in a multiracial family.

Kate Sanchez (68) and Amol Kulkarni (66) talk about how their diverse childhoods and societal mores have influenced their 38 year old interracial marriages. They reflect on the challenges and benefits of being in an interracial marriage and its impact...

She talked about her upbringing in a blended family and her interest in environmental justice.

We discuss the cultural differences of our childhoods and how it’s had a beautiful impact on our marriage, despite the difficulty of reaching common ground.

Nell Schneider (6/18/1930-) talks with her grandson, Matthew Harrison, and her daughter (Matthew's mother), Sue Harrison, at her Glendale Wisconsin home. During this interview, Nell discusses World War II; the attack on Pearl Harbor; food and recipes; changes in technology...

On a snowy December afternoon I, Juanita Douglas, interviewed my favorite aunt Lillie Bea Douglas Calhoune in my hometown Gary, Indiana. We talked about her life farming cotton as a teenager in Tennessee before she migrated in 1945 to Gary....