From Rags to Riches; from the poverty of a small mining town to the city-life of northern virginia.

The limitations of growing up in a coal mining town, going to college, and becoming a respected teacher in a newly developing Virginia school system.

The “outstanding beauty” of our family: moving beyond words.
November 24, 2018 App Interview

This interview is on the six month anniversary of the day Barb was first admitted to the hospital with a rare illness, HSV encephalitis, which is an acute viral infection in the brain. Overcoming the life-threatening illness was only the...

Kellyn talks speaks of her college experience with Kestyn Ellis

Kellyn summarizes what pushed her to choose her school and major. She goes on to talk about the highlights of college and the impact she hopes to have on her students

An Interview Between Eva and Norma

I conducted an interview with my high school friend Norma Pu, and we mainly talked about her personality, hobbies, travel experiences, childhood memories, career planning, and values.

Dakota and Kayla’s College Experience

A recount of Dakota and Kayla’s college life and the events surrounding it.

Stories of my Mom

My name is Angelica Berrios (29) and my mother passed away two years ago. In honor of her, I wanted to share a couple of stories about her character along with my boyfriend, Osmar Cedeno (26).

Jason and Justin talk about Justin’s life through high school and college.
November 26, 2018 App Interview

We talk about his life in college and how his morals have helped him through getting a career and being successful in life.

My Parents on Their First Year as Empty Nesters and Raising Twin Daughters

Topics discussed include: cherished family memories, the attitudes toward pursuing higher education in the Black community, and the experience of having twin daughters out-of-state in college for the first time.

"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...

Mi Papa, Jose Alberto Jimenez Ramirez

I, Emiliano Jimenez Minor, interviewed my dad, Jose Alberto Jimenez Ramirez, who's 50 years old about his experience growing up in Mexico City, el DF with my grandma, my uncles, my aunts, my dad's cousins. We talked about how my...