Evaluating artistic potential with Jen Waldman

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Jen Waldman (Manhattan) on May 12, 2021. They discuss early dance recitals, teenage enterprising, getting messy with Musical Theater, YoungArts, and adapting the Jen Waldman Studio to a thriving virtual community.

Family Is Everything

“I don’t care what people think, I will do anything and everything for my children.” On December 21, 2018, Daisy Salinas talked about her experience of leaving her home in El Salvador to come to the United States. She explains...

Interview with Vidya and Vishal Bansal 10/18/20

We talked about the challenge of immigration, the adventure that is college, and the constant that is change.

David Oke Interview

Recording of David Oke and how his experience has been here in the U.S. coming from Nigeria.

Loving America

Niece interviews her Aunt about her birth country Venezuela and about “the melting pot” in Venezuela and in the US, and her gratefulness for this country (US).

History of my mother: Jessica Chue

How she came into the U.S, and what was the experience. The hardship she had to overcome and her experience in the U.S.

Immigration

I interviewed my father, Wasif Rehman, age 42, on their experience of immigration and life in a foreign land. We discussed the challenges, the pros, the differences and the opportunities this country had to offer.

Mini Stories: Immigrating into America/Meeting Grandpa/US Citizenship

Mini stories of my grandma immigrating into America, how she met her husband and how she got her first US citizenship.

Soledad Vargas’s Story

The people in this interview is Sophia Ochoa (the interviewer) who is 15 years old, Soledad Vargas (the person getting interviewed) who is 79 years old, Rene Ochoa (translator) who is 45 years old. Sophia Ochoa is the grandchild of...

A Man Born in Berlin, Germany at the Cusp of World War II
November 25, 2017 App Interview

Fred Krause talks about his childhood in Germany and moving to the United States. Recorded in Temecula, California on November 19th, 2017, Mark Nickoloff discusses with Fred about his childhood and what it was like to grow up in his...

One Perspective on Failure – 09-02-2023 23:35:44

Fadi Aoun is 52 years young. After getting some background information, we discussed failure and what it means to him. Finally, he talked through what he would do in a situation where his biggest failure would be committed.

Looking for Opportunities

My grandma, Elizabeth Ortega and her journey to America from El Salvador. Also, the challenges that built her into a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother.