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Amy talks with her mother, Dolly, about growing up on a farm in North Dakota.

Maureen Mahoney, 70, was interviewed by her daughter, Tracey Merritt, 44, about growing up in New York City.

This interview is for the Oral History Project in HIST 190 with Dr. Sibbel. The interview is conducted by Cael Ormsby (21) with his grandmother Delores Phelps (93) about living in the US during World War II. Please note that...

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...

Michael DiSalvo, 45, eldest son of Frank DiSalvo, 73, interviews his father about fatherhood and his advice for Michael's children.

Lucia Polston [no age given] interviews her parents, Jorge Mendez (61) and Rosa Mendez (58), about when they met and about the lives they made for themselves in Friona, Texas.

At age 98, a veteran of World War II talks with his grandson about his childhood in the South, his experiences in the war, receiving the Bronze Star, and adapting to life after service

Judith interiviews her lover/soulmate about his life and philosphy.

Nephew interviews aunt about her life growing up in the Ozarks and in Nebraska as well as family stories.

Seref Baltoprak (31) talks with Jackie Neale (50) about his migration from Istanbul, Turkey to Malta. Seref has hopes to stay in Malta and then possibly move to Germany. When Seref was a master's student in visual culture in Turkey,...

Rebecca Salant, 16, and her brother Max Salant, 16, talk with their siblings, Ilana Salant, 16, and Jacob Salant, 17, about their trip to Mexico.

Larry tells Martha about his family and the impact his father and uncle had on his life.

Kevin interviews his girlfriend, Anne, about her childhood and how her parents influenced her career and sociopolitical beliefs.

Sisters Paula Bendel and Rhonda Pupella remember their grandparents, Clyde and Mabel Nancarrow (paternal) and Herbert and Sarah Phelps (maternal), and share stories of their time on the family farms.

Siegfried Buss (78) talks with daughter Frieda Nossaman (?) about being a German missionary living in Japan.

Shelia asked her husband Tom about growing up in Butte, working in the mines, and his family.

Lois Lenzi talks with her daughter Sonya about meeting her husband, giving birth to Soyna and what it was like to raise Soyna and her other two daughters.

I interviewed my dad on his childhood and his experiences throughout life, I learned a lot from this interview as background on my family as well. My dad shared different aspects of his life as some childhood experiences being left...

My great grandmother was a dental assistant in World War II and talks about her experiences and how hectic or normal things could be. She talks about the different people she knew and the different things she learned.

One Small Step conversation partners Carolyn Young [no age given] and Hawwa Youngmark [no age given] discuss navigating their different identities, dealing with tragedy, their faith, and their shared love of comic books.

Interviewing Julio DeCarvalho about his life as an immigrant from Cape Verde.

The Villages of San Mateo County hosted an intergenerational story telling event on December 10, 2022. These are Mary Rodriguez's stories about her childhood and her families immigration from Mexico.

Spouses Nancy Sills, (67) and Jim Sills (67), sit down to preserve some memories for their children and their grandchildren. They describe the strong communities they each grew up in, share their favorite stories about various family members, and reflect...

Grandma Margaret Vitale talks about the Great Depression, meeting her husband, life during and after WWII.

In this virtual interview, conducted in April of 2020, Rigo Lizardi has a conversation with an undocumeted teacher, in which he shares about their experience being undocumented student and community member. Eric Bautista, a college graduate from Cal State San...