"The thing I learned about Garyites, very clannish… they're there for each other."

Documenting the stories of the Graduates from Gary District High School (GDHS), a segregated school in the coal mining town of Gary, WV. The school closed in 1965. The graduates began to have reunions in 1966, inviting all alums. These...

Robert Bell and Michael Cooper

Robert Bell: 2024-04-08 21:32:59 Robert Bell (16) talks with his grandfather, Michael Cooper (73) about growing up and life throughout the 1960s.

Albert and Kathryn Schmidt remember the Great Depression of the 1930s and offer wisdom for 2020; interview conducted by Christine Schmidt

Albert Schmidt (94) and Kathryn Schmidt (91), share childhood memories of the Great Depression, the hardships, and resilience of their families in Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. They offer advice for us at this time of global health and economic...

Equitable Dinners Stories! Niya Randall

Niya Randall is an unapologetically Black mother who continues to disrupt inequities while working in social justice and education during these uncertain times. She’s one of our valued facilitators at Equitable Dinners. Here she talks about becoming aware of racism...

Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life. Growing up with his family.

Jenny Rask: 2020-11-16 00:25:40 Jenny Rask Interviews dad Gene Rask about his life. Growing up with his family. Starting off talking about the 2020 elections and Biden/Harris winning the election, turning the republican dominated senate democratic. He remember the life...

Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask about his life. His experience in the service in the 1957-9 at Edwards Airforce base.

Jenny Rask: 2020-10-18 00:11:00 Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask about his experience in the service in the late 1950's. He was restationed to Edwards Airforce base instead of Iceland after his father's sudden passing. His engagement to Nurse Joyce...

Interview with my mom, Marie: Battling the Cold and Leaving to Get the Fortune (Extended Version)

I, Nikki Malazarte, interviewed my mom, Marie Malazarte, who has immigrated to the U.S. from the Philippines since 1990. My mom has stayed in the US for 30 years now. Through this interview, I hoped to provide my mom the...

Eric Ibarra and Julia Heaslip

Eric Ibarra (18) talks with his aunt, Julia Heaslip (58), about her childhood in Chile during a military coup and her experience growing up in Argentina and the United States.

Interview with Das Satanur

Dhruv Satanur (18) talks to his father, Das Satanur about his childhood, growing up, and immigrating to America.

Yancy Welch, “I Remember…”: Louisiana Reflections and Stories of the Past
November 30, 2021 App Interview

A crabber, alligator hunter, and family man of southwest Louisiana, Yancy Welch, born in 1965 in Lake Charles, describes his conflicts with gators and hurricanes as he shows great respect for distinctive ecosystem that surrounds him. *Disclaimer: This interview was...

Equitable Dinners Stories! George Braucht

George Braucht is from Macon, GA, with 40+ years in behavioral health and criminal (un)justice fields, applying community and positive psychology to peer support services. He's a long time facilitator for Equitable Dinners. Here he talks about growing up in...

Abigail Altman, Alexandra Gallagher, Judy Meikle, and Marjorie Altman

Abigail Altman (16) and Alexandra Gallagher (17) interview Judy Meikle (72) and Marjorie Altman (80) talk about what life was like during the 1960's during their childhood and young adulthood: 2024-04-04 14:26:05

Christian Pentz and Pat McAndrews interview

Christian Pentz: 2020-12-14 interviews his Mima about growing up and about the life of being a teacher

Josh and Tony Pedretti at home the evening of Sunday, April 28th, 2024

Tony and Josh are at home the evening of Sunday, April 28th, 2024 talking about earning a gray belt at UFC, chatting with Roblox friends on Discord, watching the total solar eclipse and mapmaking in Ro-Scale Sandbox.

AP Didier and Chris Walsh

Chris Walsh (76) talks with her grandson, AP Didier (18) about her childhood in Orangeburg, South Carolina during the 1950s-1960s in the Jim Crow south, her father's experience in a German POW camp, and how her town has evolved since...

Frank Xu and Hannah Xu

Conducted on April 21st in Santa Monica, California, Frank Xu (51) discusses with Hannah Xu (16) about his immigrant experience in America. He reflects on his experiences and the expectations he held when he first came in 1999.

Jane Mathews and Edwin Mathews; Remembering Janelle

Edwin Mathews (76) talks with his granddaughter, Jane Mathews (13) about his musical life and about the passing of his young daughter, Janelle Mathews.