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Activist Deborah Allen talks about organizing ACT UP Shreveport as a single, working mom who also was attending college. She made a living as a hairstylist and sewing gowns for drag queens. After her friend John David was diagnosed with...

I interviewed my grandfather about his childhood and his life as a whole.

My grandma shares her life as she was growing up and her life after her children and grandchildren.

Ethan Denham, 18, interviews his 73 year old Nannie, Elaine Tatham about the most important lesson she has learned in life.

Aleta is my grandmother. She told me about her childhood and about where she was born. My grandma told me about how she was when she was younger. This was a great way to get to know her a little...

listen to my mom share her past memories and the ones she is making right now.

Jennifer and kailynn talked about Jennifer’s early childhood and her memories of her family. Kailynn learned lots about her mom and her grandparents.

Education Curator of the Historic New Orleans Collection, Sue Laudeman (born in 1937), discusses life as a girl in New Orleans and her relationship with the wetlands that surround the urban area. *Disclaimer: This interview was conducted in Coastal Louisiana...

Mammaw and I talk about her growing up, her relationship with my biological grandpa, marriage to PawPaw, and family life with her sisters.

For my final project I decided to interview my mom. This is for my intro to Anthropology class at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. I recently traveled to Carencro, Louisiana and I realized it strongly reflected what I was...

Today I interviewed Reverend Sara, an Interfaith/Interspiritual Minister without walls.

Eric Allison, born and raised New Orleans adult who worked at an ER during Covid-19 shares his experience.

Lee Loftin discusses the death of his cousin in 2016, his views on religion, and film makers who influenced his life.

I Casey who is 21 years old interviewed my Mom Sandy who is 48 years old. we discussed how might she give me future advice about my family and how she felt watching me grow up and her overall experiences...

I interviewed my mom and we talked about various parts of her life. We talked about important events that have affected her, school life, and any advice that she’d liked to give.

An interview with my grandfather, a WWII veteran.

Early life in Vietnam and what it was like to transition between countries. Learn how close and tight a family can be during tough times.

It was very fun to listen to her childhood and things I had not known already. She gets so excited when people want to know her more so I know she really appreciated this time that we had together.

Growing up at a farm in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Losing mother at 4 years old. Raised by grandparents.

I listened to my sister talk about how she was able to cope after a house fire.

She explained to me the things she had went through and what inspired her.

This conversation was between Tara Richards, 31 years old, daughter, and Phil Daniels, 65 years old, father. We talked about Phil’s childhood, how the sudden loss of his father shaped him, his hopes and dreams, raising 3 children, and so...

Part 2 of 2 (This interview contains strong language and brief descriptions of sexual acts.) From a young age, Randy Moulder was a victim of sexual abuse and exploitation by neighbors, family members, and his school principal. As a teen,...

I interviewed my mom about her hereditary heart disease for my FMSC 420 course!

On my opinion my father had a better childhood. Because they had a lot of more activity, games. Today's children will no longer have such a childhood as their parents once had.