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Her parents being treated differently gave her a new outlook on life and hopes that we can further forward to a day without racism.

Asked my dear grandma questions about her childhood, her family, how she and my grandpa met, and who's made an impact on her life. Transcript (Translated into English, some parts paraphrased): Joanne: Hi, my name is Joanne Chua. I am...

Strangers and One Small Step partners, Wally Derleth (64) and Erin Pyles Smith (34) talk about their differing political views, the loss of a parent, and how their speech teachers were influential people in their lives. They find parallels in...

Aoi Kondo (13) talk with her grandfather, Takahiko Kondo (76) about memories of his life, and things he appreciates and is thankful for.

One Small Step Conversation partners Dina Wood (66) and Bailey Shepard (34) discuss experiences in college, major influences in their life, personal values, and political points view.

Ernie Millner (70) interviews his mother-in-law Neva Bowman (93) about her upbringing and experiences in Yuma.

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

My dad and I discuss his childhood experiences of family life and academics in China, and how they differed from mine in America. We reflect on his career pursuits as a police officer, tour guide, and sushi chef due to...

Jack Herbert Blodgett (90) was interviewed by his daughter, Connie Beam (56), about his adoption and growing up and living in Fort Atkinson.

Skip told Wilson about his memories of Smithville and about how it was when he grew up compared to today.

Keigo Matsumura talks about this most proud memory which was earning his certification for certified public accountant. Keigo also talks about him as a child wanting to be a professional baseball player. He was in a non professional baseball team...

Hailey Yoshida (16) talks with her great-grandmother, Marye Kimoto (97) about her experience in Japanese internment camps and her life afterward. Marye also talks about what it was like to live during World War II.

Stanley talks about his time in the navy during World War II.

November 25th 2018, I interviewed my grandma. Even though she didn’t want to do it, she allowed me!

“After every air raid we would have to count heads to make sure everyone was okay”. On January 1, 2019, 14 year-old Taylor Huie interviewed her grandmother, Sylvia Huie, about her experience escaping the Japanese-Chinese War in the 1930s when...

Kibo interviews his parent, Hiroyuki and Maria, about having the same birthday, their first date, and being a multiracial couple.

In this recording, Alexis Finch at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada records an audio file for the 2018 Great Thanksgiving Listen. Alexis Finch is in 11th grade in English 11 Honors.

Originally a celebration of Black History Month, February 2018, Middlebury College's Davis Family Library has initiated a series of oral interviews, "In Your Own Words." In them, Literatures & Cultures Librarian Katrina Spencer engages members of the community who trace...

Julie, a Japanese-American woman, talks about her first time facing discrimination as a kindergartner and the effects it had on her life.

Yuto Yamada(20) interviewed by Maya Bolling (20) about growing up in Japan, and how his personality changed after experiencing foreign culture, and how he is handling being abroad during the pandemic. The two met when Yuto returned from America while...

Danielle interviews her father, Ted, about his time in the Dutch army in WWII, stationed in New Guinea

Elaine H. (grandmother of Lauren M.) shares valuable lessons that has shaped her through her memories and upbringing. From growing up on the plantations of Maui to internment camps, Elaine shares her fond memories of her past to shine light...

Jack Smith’s best friend was kidnapped by the government, and he never saw him again. On January 5, 2020, Ayden Lord interviewed her grandpa, Jack Smith, in Studio City about his best friend Yoshi who was taken to a Japanese...

Staci and her stepmom Joann honor her father, Douglas Iwamoto, who recently passed away

My first recording session with my grandparents, Bob and Sally Klein, discussing their childhoods, their youths, and what their lives were like growing up.