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This is Jeremiah story about how he encountered with the cops and how he felt

Soledad Rivas es mi abuelita que nació el 9 de Noviembre de 1936 en La Estancia Del Refugio, Mexico. Mi abuelita me cuenta unas historias de su niñez y los lugares en donde viviera. También habla sobre sus hijos, nietos,...

I, Allyson Levy, interviewed my father, Charles Levy, about his childhood and the meaningful people and experiences in his life.

I interviewed my dad on his experience of being an immigrant in U.S

Long before texts, emails, and snapchat, if you wanted to talk to someone you either had to write a letter, or use the phone, and not a cell phone. Jake Freedman interviewed his grandfather Saul Freedman about his mid-high school...

My mom said she wanted me to be successful enough to give my children a comfortable life. She would hate to have me or my children have to get up at 4 in the morning to break their back.  She...

“I would see stop signs and below the word stop it would say Iran”. On 1/6/19, in Los Angeles, Ani Adell interviewed her mom, Megan Adell, about her leaving her home in Iran and coming to America, and how being...

Today I interviewed my boyfriend about his life. He’s an extremely good and inspirational person to me and I believe he deserved a time to tell the world his story. Enjoy.

Highlights/memories of our lives including moving to the U.S., 9/11, and growing up in a multi-generational household.

Two immigrant friends talking about their 34 year old friendship

On November 27th, 2017, Charlie Ruderman interviewed his mother Catherine Smith to learn about her childhood and what it was like to lose a loved one. Throughout the interview, Catherine describes her childhood in the 1970’s San Fernando Valley. This...

The topic of deportation is something that’s talked about on the daily by many, but no one knows how it actually feels for a loved one that’s forcefully taken away from their home after having made a life for themselves...

In this interview, I interviewed my grandfather. In this interview I asked questions about my mother, his business, his life, myself, and his mentors. We had a nice interview with follow up questions and great conversations getting out great info...

This is a message to my 3 year old son, Liam. I wanted him to hear my voice and hear my thoughts on life in case something ever happened to me and I wasn’t able to have these conversations in...

A short interview of Member and activist Dolores Hernández of the Immigrants with Disabilities (IWD).

Mom interviews two precocious boys (aged 4.5 and 2.5) about school, zombies, laughter and what it means to be proud.

“You’ll be dead by the age of fifty” Jerry Sraberg was told. 14 year old Demi Weitz interviews her grandfather, Jerry Sraberg, about how being a diabetic affected him in negative and positive ways and the obstacles he overcame. In...

Reshma Gajjar, an Indian-American, describes her journey as a dancer, from performing at Luaus as a third grader to dancing on the silver screen in Hollywood.

Carlos is a 17 year old who is currently a senior at School Of Social Justice. He talks about his feelings like the love he has for his partner and how he also has love for his family and the...

Swaptatt journey

We talked about why we married in our early 20s, how we’ve changed and grown together, and what marriage is like in a time when most of our friends aren’t married.

As family comes closer, the stories we mention must be told to everyone. In this interview, held in Los Angeles, Cici Tsuo and Oliver España address their numerous moments together as well as Cici’s past, including her father, track coach,...

How I became a middle school music teacher

The eighties, a time of bright colors, classic movies,Michael Jackson, and a decade of fun for all. Colbe Thomas interviews his father Brandon Thomas, a man from New Orleans about his struggles in the 80s (5:25-6:32) and how he met...

In the interview, made on December 3, 2019, Donato Hernandez (39) talks about his childhood where he and his cousins/neighbors played sport (soccer) in the rain and they were blithe because they thought it is fun being in this weather,...