Leah Okimoto and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Leah Okimoto was born in upstate New York, and after having to move to several places across the country, she settled in Marlboro, Massachusetts, where she cemented her childhood. In New York City, she pursued...

"Gave his kids opportunities he never had."
November 24, 2015 App Interview

My father, Shigeru Ochi, was raised in poverty. He focused on working hard and saving to send his kids through college and med school.

Me and my grandpa

My grandpa tells me about his life in the navy and other places.

Soccer, by Majdi

I am new in the school and I don’t know a lot of people so I did an a interview with my new coach Nicolas so I was asking him things about soccer, and I learned a lot from him....

Homestay Interview

I interviewed my friend Yuka. I interviewed her at Tokyo Japan. In interview I asked about her homestay experience. She gave me a advice for homestay. I asked her because I want to try homestay so I want to listen...

My interview with my English teacher, by Seungjun

I talked about his childhood and then the about his job that he wants to do when he becomes adult. Also I talked about his hobby and his hobby was to read book.

Kenshin Sugimoto and Koushi Murayama(*Japanese)

Kenshin Sugimoto(13) talks with his grandfather, Koushi Murayama(78) about his childhood, and challenges he faced in life. He talks about how his family was poor, and how he came to work at a marketplace, and how he works as a...

Friendship of Evelyn Ochs and Junko Kline.

Evelyn Loven Ochs talks about her long friendship with Junko Itosi Kline. Evelyn and Junko "met" as pen pals after World War II. Junko is a native of Japan, but has lived many years now in the United Kingdom. Evelyn...

An interview with my headmaster Mr. Sell, by Rio

I interviewed the headmaster of my school Ken Sell (Aoba Japan International School). I interviewed him because we are learning in my I&S (Individuals and societies) class, ‘how can listening to stories help us better understand and appreciate the people...

My first interview with my teacher, by Julia

Her is my teacher about design and art about AJIS I ask something about art and design. I like design very much. So I interview with her. I ask something about her learning, is very fun. I hope when I...

“I got to learn more about my dad’s childhood”

In this interview, I got to know more about my dad’s childhood as well as what he did when he a small kid. I didn’t know that my dad was like because I thought I knew my dad but actually...

Betty Poe Interviewed By Weston Poe

I asked my grandmother about her life. She is 87 years old, so she had a lot to talk about, such as working on a tobacco farm, going to Japan with my grandfather for the Air Force, and her childhood...

David Barnard – Watson Fellowship

David Barnard talk about his experience receiving the Watson Fellowship and how that impacted his life.

Language Partners Interview
December 3, 2022 App Interview

I, Shiori, and Ryota asked each other about our hobbies and share our life in the US, and 3 important things in our life.

Meg Heubeck and Yijing Shen

[Recorded Thursday, November 11, 2021] Meg (54) and Yijing (21) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. They discuss cross-cultural perspectives on American democracy, parent-child relationships, and their shared interest in traveling to other countries.

“I came to Japan because I want to start a new adventure here.”

My name is Luer and I am in Grade 6 now in Aoba Japanese International school. This is an interview with my teacher Ms Lizzie at November 24th in Aoba Japanese international school. She is my performing art teacher. She...

Becoming a Teacher, by Stephen

I had interviewed Mr. ferrick. I had done it because I had thought that there would be many things I don’t know about him. He is a person I know. Although, he is a teacher with a lot of stories....

Interview, by Yo

Mr Sam and I were interviewing talking about where is Mr Sam from, how did he get a job in aoba and why does he choosed to work in aoba. We were planning to do this on Thursday 23th but...