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Interview with mom for history project.

I talked with my mom about her life, specifically her childhood in Russia and how she adjusted to life in America.

The authors of “I, Too, Sing America: The African American Book of Days” reflect on images from Library of Congress and propose a new project

living history project: lauren and brandy isaac. daughter inteviews mom about uprbringing in southern Illinois in the 70s and 80s.

A discussion of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Joe Homoki talks about his family, how they came to New Brunswick, NJ from Hungary after WWII, and about life in New Brunswick.

I sit down with my grandfather, an immigrant from the Soviet Union, to discuss his journey and prevalent issues facing the United States and the world.

I interviewed my grandma about life in the Soviet Union, and talked about how the government that claimed progress and greatness, had some of the most downfalls.

Interview conducted on November 26 2015 in Sacramento, California. Jesse Lazarev interviews his grandfather Flor Kuzminskiy about his life starting from childhood to his old age. He shares his first hand experiences of living in the Soviet Union as a...

We talked about the Cold War and how it changed his life and how the times were during that time

Me and my mom talked about her life and how her adulthood was way different than expected. Also, she talked about what she wishes for me.

My mom sat down with me to talk about her child hood in the soviet union.

Favorite Waterford Fair memories after 31 years in the Samuel Hough House (c1819) in the Waterford National Historic Landmark

Within this interview I asked Larisa Lelashvili about her experience living in Georgia during the Soviet Union. She talked about the benefits of living under the Soviet Union and how life changed after Georgia and many other countries received their...

In this interview, I discuss with my father his immigration experience from the Soviet Union to the United States. As a jew living in the Soviet Union, he saw limited opportunities and knew he needed to get out. He describes...

Colleagues Mary Virginia McCormick Pittman [no age given] and Dr. Charles Gentry (48) share a conversation about Mary Virginia's history with the military, her travels, and her passion for conservation. Mary Virginia also discusses her family's accomplishments and the importance...

Growing up before WWII and falling in love were the easiest parts of Vera's life, but she encountered more hurdles along her way. On November 21, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA, Vera Volfson shares her story with her great-granddaughter Dara...

Christine Urman (43) talks with her daughter’s best friend about growing up in the Soviet Union and in Boston, her time at college, and what it was like raising a kid in residency.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Yuliana Shneer talks about growing up in Ukraine as Jewish girl to immigrating to the United States and becoming a beloved math teacher and finding community in Andover.

Richard De George (88) talks with his grandson, Nathaniel Mueller (17), about his experiences in the Soviet Union and his time teaching about Marxist philosophy at Kansas University.

An interview of life in the Soviet Union and immigration to the United States. The interview was conducted with a grandparent who lived in the Soviet Union.

Interviewing my step-father about America in his lifetime for Apush extra credit

New acquaintances and "name brothers" Daniel "Dan" Horowitz (85) and Daniel Horowitz Garcia (53) have a conversation about their shared name and their career path as historians.

Friends and colleagues, Stephen Watson (43) and Daniel Horowitz Garcia (50), talk about teaching history - specifically the pros and cons of being a part time educator at Kennesaw State University.

Yefim Ostrozhansky (75) and Vicki Ostrozhansky (74) speak of the ways antisemitism affected their life in the Soviet Union.