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Growing up Claudio always had questions to ask about his father, he ask questions he never knew about. Claudio’s father tell Claudio to look at life and don’t worry about what others say. That’s his side of his Hispanic story

I interviewed my grandmother who is of Polish descent and has lived in Chicago her whole life. She talked about her life when she was younger and some people who have influenced her life.

My Grandma’s life

Maggie Kane, 16 years old, interviews her grandma, Joyce Regan. She talks about her childhood and family.

The life of a woman who worked hard all her life.

Thad Murphy discusses his timeline from working as a minor in order to help his family to working at his education and law school. He discusses law school as he experienced it: difficult and stressful, yet fulfilling and gratifying. Additionally,...

Ana has worked with many first and second generation immigrants. She has seen how immigration status impacts individual and family well being as well as access to basic goods and services.

Ms.Shelton personal life

Mexican-American family speaks on their experience with family separation and many of the struggles they’ve faced going through this.

In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. I, Karen Salgado(17) interview my old friend and peer, Geovanni Celaya(18) about his plans for his future tomorrow. He talks about what mark he would like to leave when he...

Maureen interviews Fr. Jim in Orlando during Sheila’s 70th birthday celebration weekend. Lots of GREAT stories from Fr. Jim!!!

We talked about Ms.Shelton life as a whole

My mother talked about her life and her childhood. After asking her personal questions about her past, she began to shed tears remembering what she lived through to give us everything. Towards the end of the interview, Both of my...

Covering topics from family to teaching at a CPS school.

Mr. James Smith Jr. is 103 years old. He is being interviewed by his granddaughter, Mrs. Tamara Pryor. Tamara is 48 years old. In this interview, they are taking a brief walk through Mr. James Smith Jr.'s life.

This 8 question interview was about the ups and downs of my mother’s life so far.

Daughter sits down with mom to talk about life before coming to the U.S.

What makes people happy throughout a long life. What are some good morals to have.

Talks about family

Today, I interviewed my father. He spoke about all the challenges in his early life and the things that he finds himself most grateful for now.

One Small Step partners Annette Bergins (86) and Jim Chojnacki [no age given] discuss how formative experiences with their families and the neighborhoods they grew up in influence their political views.

After an enjoyable dinner with my friend Sullivan Clisham, I asked him pressing questions about his life and legacy. We discussed childhood memories, regrets, and what the future holds as young adults. We are 17 years old preparing for college...

Over the weekend, I asked my family members a couple questions in order to get to know them better. I am grateful to have them in my life and I’m glad I had the chance to learn more about their...

Just getting to know my dad more whether I knew the story or not just delving into a different part of his life.

Sarah Justus (24) interviews her grandmother Rosa Benedicto (77) about Rosa's immigration from Ciuadad Juarez, Mexico to Chicago, Illinois. Rosa would eventually settle in El Paso, Texas. The pair also discuss Rosa's marriage and love story with her late husband.