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How life was in the past present and future.

Life story

I interview my mom about what she thinks about the government and her views about immigrants

Me and my dad talked a lot about my grandpa. Some funny stories and also some life lesson stories. We also talked about my grandma and my uncles, and my dad gave insight on his life growing up.

In this part of the interview, Mrs. Janakiraman talks about her views on w government in India. She also explains some of the changes she would make if she had the power to fix the government issues.

We talked about he Great Recession and how it impacted if so and how life was like for my mom around that time

In this interview, recorded on November 22, 2018 in Sarver, Pennsylvania, Summer Arner (17) interviews her Great Grandmother Helen Arner (97) about her life growing up in the early 1900s. Helen shares stories about her family as a child and...

Edward Schuman (16) talks with his mother, Pam Schuman (51) on November 29th, 2021. He asks about her childhood with her parents, growing up, and getting the job she always wanted. Mrs. Schuman shares stories involving her charitable parents and...

My grandmother explains how the city of Memphis has changed since she was young.

Talking about family heritage and history with our Great Aunt Celia O'Malley. Our Aunt Celia was 98 years young at the time of the interview. She passed away on December 4, 2018.

My interviewee was my mother, Zara Pakroo. She is 51 years old. I interviewed her about the Covid-19 pandemic, more specifically the government’s handling of it and how she has felt with precautions and safety measures.

Family and jobs

I interview my great, great aunts, Ernestine DiLaureto and Henrietta Gardocki. They were born in the 1910’s and the 1920’s. We discuss their childhood, events that occurred in their lifetimes, and social norms of their time period.

An interview with my grandfather about his childhood and time in the Marines

Growing up through the depression, divorce in the 60's, catholic immigrant parents

I talked to my great-grandmother about her growing up in the Great Depression

she has a good family and she is happy of this

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

Talked about a little bit of everything. The government was mentioned if you’re interested.

An interview with my grandpa about his experience growing up in the Great Depression and his Marine service during World War II.

global arizona interview

Robert Menchaca, a financial consultant for the US government, unveils his experience with the 2012-2013 audit for the US Army Reserves. He describes his role and involvement with the government and the audit itself, as well as the implications it...

Dad interview about his life, first job, childhood, hard situations, etc.

Tom Holcomb recounts tales of growing up during the great depression and serving in the Navy in World War II.

A family interview/discussion