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I am interviewing my GMom Lenora Antoinette Handy, who I’m named after.

My mom Sheila and I (Yanira) talk about how she met my dad and what life means in our family.

My father was recently diagnosed with symptoms presenting as Lewy body dementia or Parkinson’s disease. My family hosted him for a week in our home outside of Philadelphia, PA where he grew up as a kid. He now lives in...

A brief interview of my husband about his life.

Carol Ann Sweeney aged 49. She discusses making Christmas cookies with her mom and what that means to her family.

We talked about Christina's life and her accomplishments. To learn more read our memoir, The Story of Christina and I https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B091CL5MML/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1616991723&sr=1-1

I interviewed my 75 year old grandmother, and asked her about what life was like when she was a little girl. What she wished for me and my children, and what she was proud of in her own life.

This interview is with my grandparents, also known as Nana & Grandad. It was recorded on December 2,2017 in my living room. We talked about our ancestors/family,the first time they met, and heart felt life lessons. They also told me...

Interview with my uncle

One Small Step conversation partners Jerlena Griffin-Desta (61) and Franceen Levy (76) talked about how coming to the Bay Area influenced their perspectives and how complex and confining political labels and descriptions can be.

Gavin Wagner (19) talks to his Grandfather, Louis Furlan (81), about childhood, family life, and fond memories.

In this recording I, Laren Barrett, sit down in my kitchen in Egg Harbor Township, NJ on November 26, 2018 with my mom and dad as they talk about the careers they’ve had growing up and what they remember about...

Fishtown Beer Runner and native Philadelphian, Keith Tomaselli inspires us with stories of the inception of the beer runner community that has started in Philadelphia and has grown into a small but important charitable organization across the world. Keith tells...

Bry Lee (21) and Sihun Lee (58) sparks more intimate conversations about life and culture in the US and South Korea. Chit chats here and there and in between.

Rafaela is a long time resident of North East Philadelphia and frequently attends art classes at Mural Arts Philadelphia Tacony. Rafaela speaks about her experiences being born in Philadelphia and partially being raised in South Korea and Philadelphia and then...

Karen Kiefer (53), Juliet "Ebiere" Cole (75), and Femi Cole (52) discuss building community in Green Bay, WI, culture shock, diversity, and cross-cultural interactions.

I spoke about where i see myself in the future and some things I wish to be doing by then.

Carol Ann Sweeney discusses baking Christmas cookies with her mom, grandmother, and children.

I talked with my grandmother about her life growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with 6 siblings. She reflected on her life as a child and teen, remembering her family’s love of music, storytelling, and funny sayings, that she described as...

It's our first interview, for me and my Mom, and we get to talking all about growing up in South Philadelphia in a row home on 11th and Porter. My Mom shares how her father was killed in World War...

This is an interview with my grandmother, on my mom's side of the family. Flora Cruz is a mother of seven children, now all grown with their own families. Every year the whole family tries to get together on special...

Interview about Mom Mom's childhood, new life in Philly, and raising her children.

Elizabeth Guaracao (67) speaks with her daughter, Anna Guaracao (23), about her immigration story from Colombia to the United States and her first couple of years living in Philadelphia with her oldest daughter, Gabriela. She shares a reflection on what...

Beyanka Vong, born in Vietnam, talks about the struggles she had faced throughout her childhood and her many different experiences. She constantly traveled around at a young age due to her parents' divorce and eventually led to her journey with...

Laura speaks about some pivotal moments in her life and the support she receives from her parents.