Eileen talks with her mother Joan about her childhood, marriage and family during a Thanksgiving visit

Interview with my 85 year old Mom who lost her father when she was 7, grew up in Jersey City with the support of extended family and Catholic nuns, raised 5 children and has been married 64 years.

The Life of a Filipino Immigrant

A young woman who moved from the Philippines to the United Stated and the life experienced that taught her.

Interview with my dad

Today, January 2nd, 2022, I interviewed my dad about what his life was like back then and how it is now, and I learned a lot of new things that I have never heard before. this interview was taken in...

My Interview with our good family friend Ann Lacarozza

Ann is someone my family has been extremely close with and a great friend for the past 15 years. Growing up my grandparents all passed away by the time I finished elementary school. I consider Ann my third grandmother as...

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Gaiutra Bahadar and Sunita Mukhi

Gaiutra Bahadur (39) and Sunita Mukhi (54) reflect on their similar experiences as women of Indian descent and immigrants to the United States. Gaiutra grew up in Guyana and Jersey City, while Sunita grew up in the Philippines.

Vince Traylor. Husband and father, shares his story and the takeaways from his life experiences.

This interview was conducted in December 2021 in Princeton, New Jersey. Emma Traylor (18) interviews her father, Vince Traylor (60) about his life course. Vince shares his story of growing up in Ohio and later moving to New Jersey. We...

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Linda Gorham and Gwendolyn Hilary

Linda Gorham (58) tells her friend Gwendolyn Hilary (68) about being a professional storyteller. She also talks about what she learned from her grandfather who was a Pullman Porter, her passion for golf and how she learned about race in...

Thanksgiving Interview with Grandpa Joe

I talked about how my grandpa grew up and the best parts of his life.

Great thanksgiving listen interview with my Grandma

I interviewed my Grandma, Jane Louf, on December 14th, 2020 about her childhood, meeting my grandpa, and raising my mom and her sisters.

Barbie’s Influence

Azusa Sakamoto, a Japanese-born nail artist and resident of West Hollywood, describes her life as one of the most recognized fans of the Barbie doll. Within her experience, Azusa describes how she began with Barbie, her collection, her perspective on...

” I would have never smoked no marijuana I’ll tell ya that “

For my story corps project, I decided to interview my grandmother, Carolyn Hampton. She is a fully recovered drug addict and has been for at least 4 years now. Throughout the interview, she talks about her battle with drug addiction,...

Interview with grandma

Me and my grandma talked about mostly her life and how she growled up. We also talked about how my grandpa and grandma met.

Dorothy Perovich talks about growing up in New Jersey.

During this interview, preformed on December 3, 2017 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Abbie Shultz interviews her grandmother, Dorothy Perovich (70). Dorothy shares memories of her childhood and what it was like growing when things were very different than today.

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I interviewed my grandmother about her life and experiences. She told me things I can remember her for in the future.

Olga Gonzalez talking about being a parent, and love.

In this interview recorded on November 2017 in Jersey City, New Jersey, Marissa Reinoso(19) interviews her mom, Olga Gonzalez(55) about her experience on being a mother. Olga Gonzalez shares her feelings on becoming a mom, and some of her memories...