Search Interviews

Maaike talks with her mom Natalie about imagining being in 2030, and looking back at how their neighborhood in California responded to the climate crisis.

Vince Ambrosia is a Senior Research Scientist at NASA Ames, Adjunct Faculty Member in the Department of Applied Environmental Sciences, College of Science, California State University – Monterey Bay, and also serves as the NASA Applied Science Program, Associate Program...

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

Questions for project on California

In this interview, which was conducted on April 19, 2020, in Orange, California, Breanna Espinoza (21) interviews her aunt Angelica Avalos (37), about her life and the events and emotions involved. Angelica shares (family) stories and memories that Breanna may...

In William’s Interview with Bruce Miller his grandfather on November 26th, discussing similarities and differences growing up in different generations and what it was like joining the war, leaving family behind. Joining the military is definitely a great challenge and...

Alessandra Fakhoury: Alessandra Fakhoury talks with her aunt Lori Ajloni about her childhood, family, and more.

I have a conversation with my grandfather about his life experiences and relationships with my family.

Ms. Davis details her experience of meeting Andy Warhol and starting a life in California.

My nanas name is Patricia and she is 83 years old. She is the mom of my dad, she moved here from Wisconsin with my Papi, and they eventually built a house in Hillsborough where she has lived for about...

I got the opportunity to sit down and talk with my grandparents who I’ve been lucky enough to spend a lot of my time with growing up.

How special Adela Rojas is, and why she should be remembered in history.

Fabiola Bair (31) talks with primo-hermano Joseph Hernandez (28) about family origins, structure, traditions, social networks, accomplishments and life in general. Trail-blazers at heart and descendientes de familia Oaxaqueña, Fabiola and Joseph share their experiences growing up as 1st Generation,...

Listen how I interview my grandma about her at the age of 17, moving to California and give advice based on her relationship experiences.

Traveling, songwriting, astrology

“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...

Ann Garrett, from Clovis, California, in her junior year of USC, 1992, was put into the middle of the Rodney King riots. It is a firsthand story of someone stuck in a violent protest. Interviewed by Luke Garrett, 14, her...

An interview about my experience with COVID-19.

Aaron Nguyen (13) talks about how he handles his life during the pandemic.

That morning I wished that I could meet with the famous band and network with them. That night I was on stage singing with them! A miracle in Monterrey and in my life as an artist.

Women Reaching Beyond Cultural Expectations

A quick sit down with my mom, her childhood in Nicaragua, migrating to the US and her “thank you” to her cancer diagnosis.

Shirley shares stories about aging, about her passions of kids, dance, and reading. She grew up in California as the daughter of a cowboy and has lived in San Francisco for over 40 years. She is 93 and hates the...

Baleria Barrera interviews Yajaira Valdez, best friend of nearly 9 years and they revisit Yaya's childhood, family ties, and dreams. Yajaira shares vulnerability in the most beautiful way through deep stories about her parents, career, and aspirations.

In this recorder my friend Daniel Morales who I known for almost 10 years shares his perspective point of you in life. Daniel talks about his dad had a big influence in his life. One lesson his dad taught him...