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An interview of someone’s perspective and take away from the effects of 9/11

My dad’s two brothers, my uncles John and Steve, abused drugs throughout my father’s teenage years and most of his 20s. My uncle John passed away in 2005 from a drug overdose. My uncle Steve is alive today but is...

Sara McCusker, 15 years old, interviewed her grandfather Joseph McCusker, 88, at his home in Manchester, Vermont. Sara wanted to know about his childhood, youth, and adulthood, including what he remembers about raising her father.

This is an interview about September 11th with my mom who was two blocks away from the World Trade Center.

Resons or choosing the California End of Life Option Act, and other life memories.

I asked my mom about her life lessons and her childhood.

My Mormor which is Swedish for grandma tells me about her favorite thanksgiving traditions. Including picking up her relatives from Detroit central station when it was still in business and how she loved watching the train come in.

Hennessy Garcia (23) is interviewed by friend Darwensi Clark (42) about their upbringing, family background, and experience as an organizer fighting for the liberation of Black trans and queer people. Garcia reflects on how their trajectory has changed, from signing...

a brief rap up with Michael knight about the beauty of hip hop.

Award-winning financial journalist Diana B. Henriques discusses her life, significant stories and events in her career, her books, and conditions in journalism over the years. As a staff writer for The New York Times from 1989 to 2012 and as...

This is a couple questions about my Grandfathers life and the stress he went though and the good things he made happen.

My dad's name is Edgar Perez. Today's date is November 24, 2018. I wanted to ask him about his work at New York City Transit. I wanted to learn more about how it's impacted his and our families life.

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

Hazel Gomez (36) interviews her husband, Mark Crain (33), about his racial identity, his work with Dream of Detroit, and his hopes for his children.

John Friedrich (56) talks with his friend Bob Alpern (92) about his lifelong work against nuclear weapons and nuke tests, beginning with revulsion of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and reaction to a full page New York Times...

Gloria and Beryl discuss Gloria's early life in Detroit, Michigan

A detailed summary about the drastically changed lifestyles of the American people after the tragedy of 9/11

Growing up gay post and pre Stonewall and being BiPolar

This is a story from my grandmother who speaks about the suicide and life of her second child and eldest son Jesse Junior Gardner lll

Marc Adajar recounts his frontline experience St Vincent’s hospital at NYC on 9/11

In this interview, I am heard discussing what growing up was like before social media and the Internet was as popular as it is today. Not only do we discuss what life was like growing up without the Internet, we...

Interviewing Tina Railsback about family, career, her past and more.

Buck Scott and his history of Detroit

Ana Farkhondeh (14) talking with a friend from school, Ida Murata (14) about experiencing COVID as a New York City teen. This interview has mentions of growth through the change from middle to high school during COVID, and experiences with...

Zoraida (33) and Grace (33) talk about their friendship, their artistry, their immigrant families and Zoraida's pregnancy.