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Heidi gagnon immigrant story

We talked about her early childhood, her life in the concentration camps, and her love life.

We discussed Micky's immigration experience from Germany to the United States.

Christmas celebration memories of Germany in 1935-1940 from 85-year-old U.S. immigrant.

My dad and I talk about stuff

Dirk arrived in the US from Germany as a baby, but then went back to Germany. He returned again in 1977 as a teenager and had a different experience.

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Siegfried Buss (78) talks with daughter Frieda Nossaman (?) about being a German missionary living in Japan.

Grandmother talks about life in post-WWII Germany.

We discussed Nelson Family History and what life was like for them in Pensecola, Florida. Also, his time in the Air Force branch of the military after World War 2.

Oma’s upbringing in Germany and the struggles that she faced.

This interview describes Mom's childhood years growing up in pre-WWII Schwabmünchen, Germany.

Anna Wilberding (18) talks with my Oma(76) and Opa(82) about their lives and how they met.

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

Inge Baer Corless and Irene Baer Friendly share their memories of childhood, escaping Nazi Germany, their mother Theresia’s failing health, a stay in a Catholic orphanage, the fate of their father Ernst’s family members who could not make it out...

This is a fun interview about the Shoop family history and hopes for the future.

Sue tells her daughter all about her life, from early childhood through school, career, marriage, family, and aging.

Interview was taken in Oxford Mississippi on November 21st of 2018. Randy and Suzanne Irby (my grandparents) are a married couple with lots of stories about them. Even before they were married! The explain things such as when/where they were...

Rhoda Justice Garcia (72) talks with her friend Candyce Bennett (68) about childhood memories of growing up during the time of the NASA space program, living at Cocoa Beach, near Patrick's Airforce Base, and Satelite Beach.

Abdul (15) interviews Leonie(16) about her experiences as an exchange student from Germany. Leonie talks about some of her experiences in Germany and moving to America.

We talked about the significance of the wall coming down.

Nazi Germany isn’t the best place to establish a healthy relationship with your kids. This interview dives in depth on Justin Herz’s relationship with his dad, Frank Herz, and how that was directly affected by his grandfather’s, Kurt Herz, relationship...

Kirsten describes her journey from Germany to the u.s and also gives us a peek into her daily life.

86 and 90 year old siblings, Max and Sonja reflect on their families’ choices and character as they recall their immigration from Germany to the United States in 1937.

During this interview we talked mostly about her childhood and her siblings. They were a large part of her early life and her childhood is very interesting because she grew up in Germany during world war 2.