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Heather shares stories of growing up in the historic Philadelphia neighborhood, Tacony, and shares stories of her childhood and upbringing and then her eventual opening of her business in Mt. Airy, Philaelphia. Recorded as part of an artist residency with...

An interview with Ryan and Bill about pop culture in China.

Claudia Blackburn (65) interviews community leader and activist, Mary Miaisha Simmons Mitchell (75) about growing up in a close-knit community of extended family torn apart by urban renewal. Her early experiences sparked a thirst for equity, justice and steered her...

I had a great chance to interview my relative Claude Durand at t home of Carole and Olivier Durand in Bordeaux France. Oct 27 2019

We discuss the Idea of gender being represented in clothing and how that effects society's norms and expectations.

Sewing has always been a big an important part of Ruths life. In this interview, she describes why it is meaningful to her and some big projects she's been able to participate in.

In this interview, Nathan talked to Lisa (his mom) about her life in California and growing up. This was conducted on November 25, 2017. Lisa shares stories about her family good and bad that affected her life. She talks about...

This interview is about Sean Dagdag and Jared Reyes' story about their own clothing brand, Puzzles Fit, they go into how they came up with their name, what they are going to do in the future, and many other exclusive...

I interviewed my maternal grandmother, Rosh Dia Mostafa. She was born in Cairo, Egypt on October 28, 1930. She came to the United States in 1968 with my mother and grandfather. She got her masters degree in fashion design at...

Janet Hogue Thompson (77) talks with her daughter Michelle Thompson (51) about the life of her mother Mary Maxine McAninch Hogue (1920-1993) in rural Casey County, Kentucky.

I interviewed my grandmother about the experience when she first came to America. She explained that there were many assumptions about America that weren’t necessarily true. She said the style of fashion at the time was very curious and differed...

An interview with my grandmother about her life growing up.

I learned a lot about my grandmother's youth, and enjoyed every bit of knowledge I got

In this interview, Brooklyn Giles talks with James Denney and Sheree Giles about their childhood and their siblings and what was popular at the time. Some of these popular activities include mostly playing outside which differs a lot from today’s...

Kiwimbi International summer interns Claire (21) and Katherine (20) interview Florence (25), a former student and current assistant instructor at Kiwimbi’s tailoring vocational program. She shares her life story, educational struggles, and work at Kiwimbi. Recorded on 6/15/23.

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about living in Japan during the U.S. occupation after World War II. She discusses learning to drive there, boarding a military transport ship by herself to go back...

Jenny Rask: 2020-12-16 02:49:27 Jenny Rask interviews Gene Rask about his life and growing up in Portland, Oregon. We start off talking about the Covid vaccine and if we will be able to see each this Christmas Eve for our...

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Scott Coffey about how he came to Provincetown, Massachusetts and opened his men's clothing store Coffey Men, selling his own designs.

I spoke with my mom about her time working in London and her work life in general.

This interview investigates many historical events from the unique perspective of my mother who grew up in Austria in the late 1900s and moved to the USA in 1996 (a decision she goes into detail on). We discuss the influence...

This interview was done to look back on the past and get a perspective of how different the lives of some of our relatives were.

This interview is about Sean Dagdag and Jared Reyes’ story about their own clothing brand, Puzzles Fit, they go into how they came up with the name, what they are going to do in the future, and many other exclusive...

Me asking my grandma the interview question

Cynthia Haslem (79) talks about her childhood experiences growing up in a strict household in the 50’s and 60’s. Cindy lived in Dearborn Michigan her whole life, having dreams of becoming a veterinarian, but her elders would not allow her...

A conversation about how we were raised, careers and ours views on daily life