My Mormor which is Swedish for grandma tells me about her favorite thanksgiving traditions. Including picking up her relatives from Detroit central station when it was still in business and how she loved watching the train come in.

Marilyn Davidson shares stories of growing up in her low-income Italian-American family in Detroit.

In the interview, we talked about our family’s history. We also talked about his many careers, some involving politics and law.

This interview reflects on a person who used to be poor but now helps the poor. He is an accomplished environmental lawyer. He worked very hard for the job and still works hard. He fights for rights in the environment....

Referencing the wide effect of mass incarceration pertaining the Detroit riot and war on crime in the late 1960’s early 1970’s

I sat down with my step-dad today and we talked about his upbringing and how it lead up to now.

This is how my grandma grew up and lived life.

We discussed his experiences during the Vietnam War Era and what he did during that time. We also discussed the effects the war and the draft had on people.

my grandma described to me today how she grew up where she grew up and what her most important memories were to her in her life.

A short interview with my mother Daphne Bailey and having her review her accomplishments, and her life in general

An interview about ally and her life.

We discussed my heritage and my mother’s childhood. We talked about my father’s family heritage as well.

Hearing about Detroit from the 50s through the 70s from a woman who grew up on Saint Mary’s Avenue in Detroit and how things have changed since then. She also gives us a glimpse into her own personal life and...

This inverview was with my best buddy, nana! She easily means the world to me and I thought this would be a fun way to spend time with her.

Sharon’s storied life starts in Michigan, shipping off to the convent at age 13, finding herself in her 20s, then marrying a Polish bus driver in her 30s, and starting a new life chapter. Gain the wisdom of a woman...

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving, 2015 in a suburb of Cleveland, Dylan Caine (16) asks his mother, Shelly Pesick-Caine (56), about her quintessentially American upbringing in the suburbs of Detroit. Born into a caring and hardworking family of six,...

My interview summary: I interview my grandma about living in the 50’s and 60’s. She talks about her childhood, and what it was like in high school during a time of racial tension. She talks about taking a group of...

Gloria and Beryl discuss Gloria’s early life in Detroit, Michigan

A short interview addressing the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001

This is an interview with Mary Beth Seefelt, my spouse, as she reflects on her childhood.

Dorothy Beene talks about her life growing up in Tennessee, Detroit, and Virginia.

In this interview conducted on Nov. 26 in Manhattan Beach, California, Maddie Komatinsky interviews her grandmother, Anne, about her childhood and growing up. Anne shares thoughts, stories and memories of growing up in Wales, moving to he US, meeting friends...

Teresa talks about what heritage means to her.

In this interview I talk to my Uncle about his life as a child, his life serving in the special forces, and his life now. This interview shows how ones life as a child can make impacts on their beliefs...

Teresa talks about raising her children