Interview with my mother

I take some time to interview my mother about her immigration story from Lithuania, and what living in the Soviet Union was like.

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Mona Sand and Claire Sand

Mona Sand (97) talks with her daughter Claire Sand (55) about growing up in Manasquan, NJ, and living in Miami, FL for most of her life. She talks about her late husband, Norman, and becoming a mother and a grandmother...

Alice Ventura (Gram)

I spoke with gram while visiting in fall of 2018. We were at her retirement community in Whitewater, WI.

Novel Wisdom: Rachel DB and Sara Villanueva discuss historical fiction and the novel Between Shades of Gray.

In this recording, students Rachel D-B and Sara Villanueva discussed why to read and love historical fiction novels, the importance of perseverance, and remembering the stories of people whose stories often get forgotten.

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Lisa Graham, Lucy Cordes, and Genevieve Welch

Lisa Graham (47) reflects with her students Lucy Cordes (21) and Genevieve Welch (20) on how the pandemic has affected Wellesley's choir.

Daniela Barragan talks to her dad Manuel Barragan about growing up and 9/11 in Whitewater, Wisconsin

In the recording interview, Daniela Barragan (15) talks to Manuel Barragan (44) about his childhood in Mexico. They also discussed about what he did when 9/11 happened and how it impacted him.

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Harold Yudelson and Ben Rosenberg

Ben Greenberg (31) interviews his grandfather Harold Yudelson (90) about their family's immigration from Lithuania, Harold's life in Atlanta, GA, and the family business, "Saul's."

Interview with mom

Mom talks about her highschool experiance

Savanna interviewing my Mom Maria Nisen

We mainly talked about her childhood.her family.How she was close to her family.What her house was like.

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Algis Kalvaitis, Ramunas Kalvaitis, and Irene Kalvaitis

Algis Kalvaitis (45) interviews his parents Irene Kalvaitis (85) and Ramunas Kalvaitis (82) about their experiences fleeing Lithuania as children during WWII, and their lives in various countries before eventually coming to the United States.

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Theodora Lottig-Kasch, Patricia Solheim, and Dana Lottig

Theodora "Teddie" Lottig-Kasch (100) reminisces about her life with her friend and neighbor, Patricia Solheim (70), and her daughter, Dana Lottig (71). She also offers advice to future generations.

Marc Jones interviewing Jennifer Fredriksen (his mother)

In this interview, Marc asks his mother, Jennifer, about his birth, her childhood and her work experiences. She talks about how he was a day overdue and how her worst memory is not being let in to see him. Quite...

Thanksgiving Bonus Activity

Me and grandfather talked about his life and how my family came to this country.

Audrey Mayer questions her father, Christopher Mayer, about what his childhood was like.

In this interview, conducted on November 25, 2018 in Whitewater, Wisconsin, Audrey Mayer (14) interviews her father Christopher (47) about what it was like growing up in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Mr. Mayer shares his favorite memory of his wife, Karen. He...

Natalie Amos interviews Margie Amos

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in whitewater, WI, Margie Amos. We talked about her life (childhood mostly) and one historical event.