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Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

We talked about my mother's past and how her views in America. She talked about how things were when she was growing up and how much she struggled until she got here in America.

Despite being in Japan for the earthquake in 2011, Gerald Hirshberg doesn't tell that story, because stories of interacting with the place and the people are far more earthshattering. In November of 2017, Kate Hirshberg interviewed her grandfather, Gerald 'Jerry'...

My grandpa’s life was very hard in Taiwan and moving to America. It was also hard making money, and he did not have a lot.

Stanley Diep (18) talks with his friend, Justin Capriotti (18) about our childhood and also how things are going in the current pandemic.

This is me talking to my grandpa who was born in the early 50s. we talking about the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King, Junior, civil rights movement, and overall how life was in the 60s.

In this interview, I asked my dad about his childhood growing up in Nepal and his immigration story to America. I questioned him on various topics that could have effected him and shaped his views.

In the interview, Noriko Murakawa talks about her life after she graduated high school, and the process of finding a job in Japan before coming to America to become a preschool teacher.

My grandmothers stories from when she was little and the experiences she had gone through and learned lessons about.

My grandfather tells me the stories of his service on the Military Railroad Service in American based Japan during the Korean War. He gives personal insight into his experience as a young American man in an unfamiliar land during wartime.

Rex speaks about his childhood and joining the military, serving in Vietnam, and a teacher’s life back home.

Blanche is interviewed by her grandchild about her travels around the united states and what she learned from them.

Interview with Steven Huck about the times he grew up in

My grandpas life and his thoughts.

With the person I interviewed I talked about there past life, struggles that occurred in there life, and there life today.

Interviewer:Aston Powe Age:15 Interviewee: Angel Padilla Age:56 1st Cousin removed

In this interview, conducted in november 2021 in albuquerque, New Mexico, sway yoko(16) interviews her grandmother bernadet hall(56) about life in japan. Bernadet hall tells a story about the war and her transportation to america as an orphan.

We talked about what Baba did as a child and what she did after she came to the USA.

During the November 26th interview with Mr. Marshall, we talked about his family’s origins, growing up in a small town, his childhood life, adult life, work life, and experiences in the military. He described how his life was affected by...

My mom starts explaining about how her life has changed completely in America.

My 83 year old grandma telling me her past, her story, and her experience. From China to Vietnam due to the Japanese invasion to America, my grandma tells me of her experience. She tells me of her adaptation to the...

Interviewing my roommate from Iraq about his childhood and experiences growing up

Abigail Schneier (17) interviews her friend Rosella Scott, Jr. (84) about his experience in the military, his family, and his union career of more than 50 years.

Story of my grandfather going to japan in 1963

Junko Takamatsu (age 74) is an Japanese American woman born after WWII. She shares her story of coming from Japan to the America. Her granddaughter, Lauren Kwong (age 16) asks her questions about her life in America.