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We talked mainly about my father's childhood and how he came into this country.

This is a story of the common lives. When Gulf War was happening. There were lot of people struggling for their families and their own lives.

Hello! I’m Siena (14,) and today I’m talking to my dad Joejo (47.) We mostly talk about his childhood and his love when he came to the U.S.

This interview was conducted in Voorheesville, NY and Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 2, 2019. The interviewer was Jayathri Fernando (14), and the subject was Jayanthi, her grandmother (78). Jayanthi describes her childhood in Sri Lanka as well as her...

Mayla Patterson (9) interviewed her Seeya (grandfather), Sarath Parakrama Silva (85) on Thanksgiving Day in 2023. They talked about the kindness of his parents and a childhood in Galle, Sri Lanka. They spoke of moving inland during World War II...

Shriya interviews her father about his life in India.

Spouses Paul Wilkes (83) and Tracy Wilkes (69) share a conversation about approaching their fortieth wedding anniversary, the early days of their relationship, and the adventure they have been on together ever since.

Talked about our favorite books, sang our favorite songs, talked about all our extended family / our family history and remembered what we did this year.

I interviewed Niro Rasanaygam, who immigrated to the US when she was 14 from Sri Lanka. I got to hear some of her life stories and her adjustments to the US!

Interview between my grandmother and myself, where she talked about her childhood, friends, motherhood, regrets, and lessons for her future generations

My grandfather and I discussed his experiences as an Air Force officer during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1960’s. We talked in a mix of English and Malayalam.

A father and son talk about the children’s travel book they wrote together, Backpacks & Baguettes, and the reminder it provided of what it was like to live in the world before the pandemic hit - the sights, the smells...

My mom switches between tamil and English as she describes her childhood and growing up in a rural village in kerala/tamilnadu (south india) and going from being Catholic to Hindu for her education.

I talk with my dad, who was a teen in Sri Lanka about 60 years ago, about comparing our childhoods

My dad had an aspiration to travel since he was young, and ended up in America

Priya Patterson (12) interviewed her Aachchi (grandmother) Vineetha Parakrama (77) on Thanksgiving day in 2023. they talked about joyful childhood memories in Sri Lanka, of avoiding homework, and advice for future generations. Priya then turned the interview over to her...

In this interview, conducted in December 3rd 2017 in New Jersey, Egg Harbor Township, 16 year old Gobi Thurairajah interviews his mother, Sumetha, about the hardships she had faced living in Sri Lanka and her early life living in the...

Yagulan Srikumar (19) interviews aunty Nalayini Gunanayagam (66) about what it means to be Tamil Sri Lanken, the impact of the 1983 riots on their individual families, and keeping a relationship to the motherland as part of the diaspora.