Oklahoma kid storytelling

My 86 yr old Dad recounts storytelling as entertainment, & our family’s oldest story plus a bit of alcohol & guns!

Podcast 1

This is an interview about someone who was born in Russia and moved to the US at a crucial age

My Mom Remembers Her Parents

In this interview, my mom reflects on her life. She also reminisces on her father.

Interview with Raul Garai

In this interview we talk about what has happend in Raul's life and what has made him the person he is. Being a parent and a husband also comes up in his life story, and he learns lessons he would...

Joking Around With Papa Jack.

Papa Jack talks about his family from Russia who immigrated to America 1920.

Interview with Almita Vamos

I interviewed my grandmother Almita Vamos about her mother’s (my great grandmother) escape from Czarist Russia. A fascinating story about the inspirational and driven Rose Hyman.

Once upon a time in Russia

For this project, I interviewed Dr. Justus Hartzok about his time in Russia working on his doctoral dissertation. During this interview, we discussed his interest in history, his host family, and various obstacles he had to adjust to.

Interview with max stingle

This was an interview with max stingle. He is from Russia

Interview With My Mom – Climbing Hills in Russia

My mom used to live in Russia, and she and her family would visit a small town during the summer. She and her cousins would get up to crazy things, which she tells me about here.

Thoughts on the Support for the War Between Russia and Ukraine in Russia

Elena, a russian who immigrated to the United States in the 1970s, discusses with Sean (21) the effect the war between Russia and Ukraine has had on her personal relationships, how she is feeling about the war, and what she...

Russia Threat and California Childhood

In cold night of November 28, 2018, my two beloved grandparents had the opportunity to tell me about their past and what not. I, Will Meadows (18), questioned Tanya Black (72) and Hollis Black (75). Both them tell their thoughts...

my mother

I have interviewed my mother who has come to the United States from the Soviet Union. She has some very interesting things I’ve never heard!

Gregory and his grandfather, Vladimir, talk about growing up in communist Russia.

Gregory learns more about Vladimir's childhood and his life in Russia. He also learns about his time in Israel and any advice he has for future generations.

Dylan Caine (16) Asks His Mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), About Her Detroit Youth, Jewish Ancestry, and Worldview

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

Getting to know Alex

Where Alex is from and what she likes about living here

Grammie Great Thanksgiving 2015

I visited my great grandmother a few days after Thanksgiving. She recently fell, broke her hip, and had to move into a rehabilitation center. She's totally committed to walking again, though the fall has taken a toll.

Yuri Ivankov: My Secret Changed Everything
February 24, 2019 App Interview

Yuri was deployed to Ukraine, being part of the Russian Military Police. After deployment his secret got out, which effected the way he was treated for the rest of the deployment.