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Dan Shellenbarger interviews his mother, Sue, about her activist work.

Roz interviews her parents for their 50th wedding anniversary and tells them things the family has said about them.

Pat Tierney talks with his friend Eric about the good memories of his mother Bettie Tierney who recently passed at Easter Time.

Kevin Green (63) speaks with his daughter, Hannah Green (23), about growing up in the 1960s in Westfield, Mass. He reflects on a childhood spent in the outdoors and how his relationship to nature continues to this day.

Ethyl tells of her experience growing up in California and staying under surveillance in Japan during WWII.

This was an interview about the memories of Gudmund Iversen during his time as child in Trondheim, Norway, during the German occupation. Although just a young lad, he shares vivid memories of that tumultuous time.

A three-generation chat.

Sharon Wakamoto, an OC resident for almost 60 years, but born in Los Angeles spent a few years as a young child, during WW2 in the Japanese internment camp or War Relocation Center as it was called, at Gila Bend,...

Gary interviews his grandmother Irene about her life.

Jean Crawley, 75, tells her daughter, Barbara Pann, 49, about growing up and working in Cynthiana, Kentucky, losing her first husband, and being a single mother.

Mary Anne and Bill Wade share the immigration stories of each of their families and stories from their trips back to the homeland.

Scott interviews his mother about growing up, living with her grandparents when her father left for world war two, and having/adoption children.

Thomas tells daughter about meeting her mother and about how he came to Chicago from Ireland.

Oscar Elgert (92) tells friend Lorie Swearingen (53) about his family immigrating from Germany to Poland in the 1800s and then how he and his family immigrated from Poland in the 1920 when he was 7. He also talks about...

Liane “Lee” Russell (87) talks to her friend Cindy Kendrick (53) about her life and scientific accomplishments.

An interview with Frank Paca, age 92. Our interview covers pivotal moments in his life, his wife Meg Paca, his hobbies and his life in retirement.

My Great Uncle Joe: "I've had a gorgeous life." After the interview, he kept going. Looking at a 60" TV, he said the first TV he bought his father-in-law was a console with a 7" screen that received a single...

WW2 and his dad

Evelyn Loven Ochs talks about her long friendship with Junko Itosi Kline. Evelyn and Junko "met" as pen pals after World War II. Junko is a native of Japan, but has lived many years now in the United Kingdom. Evelyn...

Japanese interment camp interview

My father, Shigeru Ochi, was raised in poverty. He focused on working hard and saving to send his kids through college and med school.

Interview with my grandparents

A conversation with my Lola about life during WWII and her life in the Philippines