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Interview with my old math teacher for interview with an elder assignment

In this interview I attempt to unearth the life of my aunt who died at age sixteen through my mother's memories and stories, further adding to the mythology which surrounds her life but also bringing it to terms with reality...

Fredy Orellana talks with daughter Marilyn Orellana, who is 17yrs old. Interview took place in Chicago, Illinois on December 6, 2017. Fredy talked about his childhood and how he was when he was young. He explains his father’s reason to...

In this interview, conducted on December 1st, 2019, Lindsey (18) and her mother, Cathy (43), talk about their favorite memories from family vacations to Disney World. Cathy shares about going to Typhoon Lagoon after dark, and the importance of family...

We talked about my grandmother growing up in Starkville, MS. We discussed work as a teacher, and lessons she has learned in life.

Dana Marotto (52) reflects on her childhood and discusses the changes childhood has undergone in the past decades with her son, Matthew Marotto (16).

This interview is about my grandmas life as she was going up, and some of the moments that shaped her to who she is today.

On August 23, 2016 Jeanine Mah (84) talks with her daughter, Susan Mah (48), about the death of Jeanine's husband/Susan's father from cancer as well as Jeanine's thoughts about her own pending death, which occurred 3 years later. They discuss...

Michael Steinert, my father, and I discuss when and how he discovered the golf ball-sized tumor near his motor cortex, the impact that discovery had on our family, and his hopes for the future.

In 1985 my mother Marianne received the news her older brother Dennis had been diagnosed with leukemia. She tells the story of how the news was broken to her, the search for a bone-marrow donor, her donation and his remission.

A short interview with my mama about childhood memories and mine and my twin sister’s weird childhood illnesses. Enjoy!

1 year after lung cancer diagnosis, mom talks to me on her birthday about her life when she arrived in the US after coming from Mexico. She visited her first dispensary too!

Talking with my Grandmother about our family, specifically her children and husband. Reflecting on the family she’s built today, and words for future generations.

An interview between my uncle and I.

Discussing life and life lessons with my 74 year old Noni

I asked my mom five questions that she answered about her experience with childhood cancer

Last interview of dying mom

I talk to my mom about her journey fighting Stage IV metastatic breast cancer.

This is Richard's story of being diagnosed and treated for leukemia, going through a blood and marrow transplant, and life afterwards. Richard was a longtime volunteer at the University of Washington Medical Center Health Information Resource Center and UWMC Inpatient...

I interviewed my grand parents about there childhood, marriage, and how they dealt with cancer

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.

Barry H. Kaplan, MD, PhD, (84) speaks with Sandy Chang, Jeanette Gonzalez and Susan Dicosola on his unusual path to the practice of medical oncology.

In this interview, conducted on November 22, 2017 in Gambrills, Maryland, Austin Harrison interviews his grandfather, Dr. Oguz Turgut, about his childhood in Turkey, adulthood in America, and his serious illness. Dr. Turgut shares stories about the adversities of growing...

An aunt and a nephew talking about how their life experiences taught them not to take anything for granted.

Interviewing my father, Dr. Timothy Fuerst, about his life as a Catholic, husband, father, friend, and Economics professor. This beautiful man died, just under 2 months later, on February 21, 2017. We miss him dearly and love him always. With...