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Michelle Magalong (42) and Jennifer Magalong (46) interview their dad, Salvador Magalong (75), about his time in the U.S. Navy and what that meant for what he could offer his family.

Veterans and friends, Michaela Shafer (68) and Patricia "Pat" Davis (65) have a conversation about Michaela's time as a nurse in the Air Force.

Tina Dalcour (69) speaks to her son John Dalcour (43) about her career in the United States Army, being married to an Army husband and raising children, and memories of moving to White Sands, New Mexico.

Librarian Suzanne Malek interviews Randall Lorenz regarding his experience/memories of his time in the U.S. military.

Spoken word written during MAASU 2017.

This Nurse, Wife, Mother, and Grandmother talks about her childhood in the Philippines and her path to the US.

Michael "Mike" Callahan (60) speaks with his daughter Emily Callahan Thompson (30) about his experiences in the US Army before the fall of the Iron Curtain, and later memories with the Coast Guard on rescue missions for the 1991 Perfect...

Cousins Jennifer Swanson and Carla Swanson Gawthrop interview Jenny's uncle/Carla's dad as the extended family is gathered for a wedding. Carl Swanson Jr tells about living in Japan, being born in Brooklyn, his dad Carl Swanson Sr escaping the Yangtze...

I, Nikki Malazarte, interviewed my mom, Marie Malazarte, who has immigrated to the U.S. from the Philippines since 1990. My mom has stayed in the US for 30 years now. Through this interview, I hoped to provide my mom the...

Catherine interviews her dad, Roderick Pablo, about his life of being a first-gen child here in America. She seeks to know how life was for him and the family.

Shirley Coker-Kerr (84) shares stories of her life as a Black military spouse with her daughter, Leah Kerr (63). She recalls the positives and negatives of military life, including experiences with racist segregation in the south. Together, Shirley and Leah...

Lani Bautista Cabanilla (37) speaks with her museum colleague and friend of the board Ed Gillison (50) about their respective roles at The New Children's Museum, their first experiences visiting the museum, the impact it has for children and adults...

Paulist Father Ricky Manalo's main ministry is music. But he's also a teacher at Santa Clara University, and around the world, about liturgy and culture. He writes reflections in the devotional book "Give Us This Day." Fr. Ricky is of...

An interview for my Anthropology class at UW, Seattle.

Matthew Jauch (46) sits down with his wife Rebecca Jauch (42) to discuss their time working in various US Embassies around the world. The two reflect on their marriage together, spanning from their first meeting in an elevator in Vienna...

Timothy Parker (66) speaks with his daughter Laura Barnes (30) about his experiences in the Air Force traveling around Europe and working with nuclear weapons storage, and reflections on transitioning into civilian life.

Erika Saylor (36) interviews her mother Lorrie McNeal Saylor (59) about her 20-year career in the U.S. Navy, memories from her time onboard ships, and how these experiences have shaped her life.

Allan Bergano (70) speaks to his Auntie Dorothy Cordova (91) about their experience as members of the Filipino-American community in Seattle, Washington. Allan shares his experience with bussing during school integration in Seattle and Dorothy reflects on her work as...

In the wake of 'colorblindness' and 'all lives matter' failing to see us, to see me. This is how my frustration speaks.

For my interview, I chose to record my dad who is 57 years old, and is a retired member of the air force. My dad is originally from Biliran, a province in the Philippines, and grew up in the rural...

My grandmother told her story of living in a military family as a child.