Angelina Martinez and her mother Donna Polniak talk about childhood and parents

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Angelina Martinez (15) interviews her mother Donna Polniak (44) about the changing of her dad. Ms.Polniak talks about how her dad wasn’t such a figure when she was younger but...

My Father the Pastor

I, Elandra Freeze, interview my father about his spiritual journey that lead him to where he is now and what he hopes to do in the future.

Compassion Blog 5

My aunt, Michelle, talked about transformative life events and how they made her into who she is today.

Childhood memories and the importance of family

In this interview, conducted in November 2021 in Greenbrae, California, Isabella Wagner (15) interviews her dad Michael Wagner (45) about his childhood and his favorite childhood memories. Michael talks about his grandma who inspired him, and how he has changed...

Elder interview

Patti tells me about her life and the changes she’s gone through

Cathy on being a single mom: “Hell yeah, I got this.”

Cathy Fox sits down with Preston Spangler to talk about her experiences with being a single mom. Although she is not a woman of many words, she shares some powerful stories about her hardships raising four kids after a divorce.

My mom and I

My mom and I talked about her immigration from Russia to Israel and then to America. She also talked about her transitions from one state to the other.

My Father: The Author

Zahra Ndirangu interviews her father, published author Ndirangu Githaiga, on his book that tells of the Kenyan experience. They delve into talks of race, literature, and representation.

An Interview with Maria, an immigrant

Maria talks about how her life in America and how it’s better now than it was before when she lived in Mexico.

Clock Hands of Time

This is a fun and loving interview with my grandmother. This includes lots of classic family stories and the life of my grandmother.

Pictures from the Past – The Life of My Grandmother

In this interview, conducted on November 25th, 2017 in Pleasanton, California, Vikrant Goel interviews his grandmother Meera Yog abou her life in both India and the United States. Meera shares stories about her childhood, memories of her parents, attending a...

David Oke Interview

Recording of David Oke and how his experience has been here in the U.S. coming from Nigeria.

Coming Home

Brian Bruess and Debbie Faase share thoughts on how friendship, family, hope, and change are key elements to coming home.

The interview

My mother talks about moving to US

Michael gentis

I ask Michael gentis my dad about how covid affected him and his business.

Why PaPa became a pastor

My grandmother Bopie telling the story of why we husband became a pastor instead of a neurosurgeon

Lesson plan interview

In this interview I ask my grandpa about how times have changed in his home of Grand Prairie, Texas.

Ursula Furi-Perry and Alex Wu

Andover Stories of American Identity: Ursula retells a poignant story of her life of “grit and grace”. She emigrated to America from Budapest, Hungary as a gifted teenager. With classic American opportunities, Ursula became an accomplished published author, lawyer, professor,...

The life of Mrs. Doyle, a wonderful librarian.

In this interview, conducted in February 2019 in Memphis, High School Student Lauren Zich interviews Mrs. Cathy Doyle about her life as a child, her career and her opinions on how the world has changed throughout her life. Mrs. Doyle...

Being a Parent

Elizabeth describes how being a parent has changed her and what it looks like to be one!

My Mom’s life

This is an interview between me, Sadhana (age 15) and my mom, Padmaja. We talked about my mom’s life when she was growing up, and how things have changed, along with what she’s proud of and how she’d like to...