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Conversation with my dad on January 4, 2018. Discussed his 69 years of life.

Mia Quezada (14) talks with her mom, Guadalupe Elizalde (45), about them living in Mexico and the way she felt before and after the event. Mia asks about family life, childhood life, and life away from Mexico; where Guadalupe found...

life review: childhood, young adulthood, loss of hearing, marriage & raising children

Charles Coons lived in New York and worked in the financial district during the 9/11 terror attacks. He recounts his life prior and during his experienc during this event.

The immigration story of an immigrant from Honduras.

During my interview we talked about a lot of things including his childhood, school, his wife, his parents and etc. He told me a lot of things that I didn’t know about him and it was very interesting.

I interviewed my dad,Angel, he is 44 and I am Camila and I am 15. We talked about his life outside of Puerto Rico after high school and how hard that was for him. We also talked about his childhood...

A Thanksgiving weekend interview with my father.

West African oral tradition often used proverbs to teach people different lessons. “Proverbs use images from everyday life to express ideas or give advice and reveal a great deal about the wisdom and values of West Africans.” Here is a...

A reflection of 9/11 as a flight attendant

Sarita Daftary: 2020-12-30 22:54:15

I talk to my father about the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001.

I interviewed Sarah Wang, my 21 year old cousin who lives in Mineola, Long Island. I learned a lot about her in these 5 minutes. This made me really appreciate this project because it actually brought us so much closer

Alice Lorraine Palmer Mathews (daughter) interviews her mother Alice Beatrice Carlos Palmer (mother) in 1985. Note that Alice Beatrice gets confused at times thinking the interviewer (her daughter) is her grand-daughter. Note also that Cheryl Mathews is the StoryCorps account...

My aunt Janeth Lopez shares her memory of the events of 9/11.

Virachart Pokpoonpipat (74) shares a conversation with his friend, Wichiit Kanchanawong (78), about the origins of the Little Thailand community. They talk about the history of Virachart's former restaurant, Jaiya-Thai, as well as of the local temples. They also discuss...

We discussed some of the ways of life that are different from today and how some thing’s are taken for granted. today.

A grandson interviews his two loving grandparents about everything from growing up in New York in the 1940s to Jewish cuisine and everything in between.

We discussed Eileen's early life in Queens, New York, her marriage to Henry Clark, and how they moved to Long Island to raise a family.

Henry McCoy (59) sits down with his mother-in-law, Margaret Black (85), to ask about her and her sisters' adventures in "show biz."

Steve Desroches (47) talks to Mike Albo (53) about his life as a writer and performer.

Henri Serverius (18) talks with his father Philippe Serverius (50) about his childhood growing up in Belgium, the implications of the roots of his African mother, his decision to leave Europe behind and move to NYC, and the first hand...

Estelle "Nicki" Tanner [no age given] interviews friend and colleague Burton Lehman (81) about his experiences and relationship to Hebrew Union College (HUC) and Central Synagogue.

Bertha Rubis talks about immigrating from Greece to America, and about her love for her family.

Sean Singh, 43, interviewed by his wife Lizz (Elizabeth) Singh, 38. Sean and Lizz talk about their childhoods, meeting in New York City, and their two kids, Amy and Erin.