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“My grandmother didn’t want to leave, and my mother, very bravely at age 24 went back to Prague and got her mother and her younger sister Mimi out of Prague with great difficulty… on the last train before Hitler marched...

My father’s mother talks of the history that shapes our family and the values that come with it.

Lithuania to USA as a displaced person sponsored by a basketball player.

Talking with my Aunt about her interests and the people around her who inspired her to do those things.

We talk about their lives, mi madre, and their cancer experience.

This interview investigates many historical events from the unique perspective of my mother who grew up in Austria in the late 1900s and moved to the USA in 1996 (a decision she goes into detail on). We discuss the influence...

Interview with my mother about who has influenced her life, family history, and her work history and experiences.

Background conversation with my mom to get an idea of her family heritage and my dads. And just where they grew up so we have that on record.

Tony Daniels and Linda Daniels share memories of "Finding Home" with Fearrington StoryCorps volunteer, Gail Friedman on February 2, 2023 at Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC. As newlyweds, they were looking for adventure when Tony's work gave them the opportunity to...

Interview with Blanche Hodde about having parents who are immigrants, living during the Great Depression, working as a women and World War II.

Raymond L Fales, age 82, talks to his son, and his grandson about being on the U.S. Luge team in the 1964 Winter Olympics, in Innsbruck Austria.

The Nazi and Russian invasions in Austria

Daniel Breen (26) shares a conversation with his mother, Virginia Breen (74), about Virginia's upbringing in Massachusetts, her advocacy for women's rights, and her travels around the world.

From Poland to Siberia, through Europe and Israel, to the U.S.

Karen Schaefer (80) tells her daughter Jessie Hayden (58) about her childhood, her time in the Peace Corps, motherhood, and being a teacher.

Global studies

Salma Zaccack talks about her life as she rose her kids in Lebanon and Austria.

This is an interview I conducted with my mom for an assignment for school.

In this interview Maggie Tritremmel spoke with her Opa, Herb Tritremmel and what his life was like growing up, in school, and in the military service in Germany.

Talking with my dear friend Iva Kucera about her childhood and immigration from Czech Republic.

Irene Rosen defected from Czechoslovakia at 11 years old. Her family’s clever escape from the Communist regime showcases the trials and tribulations of immigrants in the 1970’s. She reflects on her experience and elaborates on her unique story.

Inge talked about her mother’s journey across Europe near the end of the war as her and her family were fleeing the Russians advance.

Josephine "Finny" Rosner (95) is interviewed by her friend Jonathan Schwartz (51) about growing up in Vienna before she and her family left the city when the "Anschluss" happened. She also talks about her love for her native city, moving...

Jitka shares her story of getting her nursing degree in communist ruled Czechoslovakia in 1985 and defecting to the U.S. two years later. In the U.S. she couldn't work as a nurse but it was all she ever wanted to...

My dad’s coming to America was not as easy as I once thought. My dad, his parents, and his grandparents all immigrated from Russia/Ukraine to Cleveland, Ohio in the year 1997 because they were exiled. I’ve never heard this story...