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Childhood in Sweden, adult life in US, family, friends, important influences on her life.

We talked about family and ancestors

My father tells me about how working hard and being flexible to different cultures and lifestyles is valuable in life, how he wants me to find happiness and be happy, and recounts his experiences. Immigrating from Venezuela to Syria to...

Mother and daughter learn more about each other.

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

Addison K. Groff, a retired minister who was born in 1919 in Rochester, NY, but spent most of his adolescence in Boonsboro, Maryland, is interviewed by his grandson, Edwin Groff on November 25, 2017. He lived through some of the...

In this interview, recorded on November 27th, 2015 in Iowa City, Iowa, Kaia Neal (13) interviews her grandpa Sheldon Kurtz (72) about his life growing up and about his hopes for the future. He shares his stories about his family,...

I Lily Kroenung interviewed my father Marc Kroenung about his career paths through his life.

I'm an Applied Food Studies Major in my junior year of my Bachelor's Degree at the Culinary Institute of America and I sit with my French teacher, Mme. Melissa Panek to discuss her family, her studies, her love of French...

I talked to my Grandma about her life growing up and what is was like to be a parent.

As an unplanned pregnancy, Rachel was in complete shock when she found out she was expecting. As a parent without an extra pair of hands, it was hard knowing, or the lack of knowing, what was ahead- perhaps this was...

We talked about important people in her life.

This Interview was a story on my Uncle’s life. He’s stories about my family are very interesting and fun to listen to.

I talk to my 5 year old brother and ask him a few questions about his big sister and about love

My mom is very oriented to her family and is passionate about being a mom. Her memories of the Vietnam War are interesting since I did not know that it was not supported by many Americans.

Nicholas Jakoulov is an immigrant from Russia who came to America for adventure and ended up staying.

Kathryn talks about her life growing up on Long Island, and her summers in Breezy Point. She shares her favorite childhood memories and remembers her favorite teachers. She also shares her experience with the events that occurred on 9/11.

My father tells me about his life story from living in Mexico to the U.S.

We talked about her growing up in the Bronx and how she got into the brand new field of programming just because she wanted to do something different.

Tracey O’Rourke discusses her experience on 9/11. She was supposed to be in New York that day, but instead watched the whole event unfold on live television.

I’m Jana and I’m 16, with my dad, Hany, that’s 49. We talk about life, family, growing up, religion and more.

In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2017 in Deerfield, Illinois, Zach Fine (16) interviews his mother Karen Fine (48) about her childhood in Brooklyn. Karen shares experiences from her time in Brooklyn as well as her life in college....

In this interview, conducted in November 24 2018 Brooklyn, New York, Kristal Lopez (13) interviews her Godmother Jasmin Castro (37) about her life and compacts in her life. She talks about her jobs, religious beliefs, and the most important to...

Earlann Wilson discusses her personal experiences with 9/11, and how it affected her life states away.

I’ve interviewed my mother and asked her about her life growing up in Ecuador. And I found more out about her life and journey to America.