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We discuss, in English and Japanese, of her life and mine. What would she change, what she believes, and what Miyachan has enjoyed in her life so far.

Michael R. Liapis (72) speaks with his daughters Kari Erickson (47) and Stacey Liapis-Fuchsgruber (45) about their life journey as Curling athletes and how it led them to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.

Chuck Niswonger (who I am named after) recalls his life growing up in the 30's and inlisting in the Navy for World War 2. He met my great grandmother when he was 26 and she was 19. They are 7...

We discussed how mom's life in Japan.

Some stories about my mom’s childhood and future goals.

When Olivia was 3 , I almost died after being trapped on a snowy mountain for several days. When I was about to give up after 6 nights, she appeared before me and said, “Daddy, don’t give up. Go up...

Sono Begert (née Nishimura) travelled from Japan to Europe in 1939, just as World War II began.

My grandmother told her story of living in a military family as a child.

Michaela Shafer (68) interviews her husband Gary Shafer [no age given] about his time in the Air Force, what is was like serving during Hurricane Katrina, and what he would like his children to know about his time in the...

I talked to my mom and learned a lot about her childhood and family.

My grandpa, 91 years old, begins by telling about his childhood when his mother passed as a result of the Great Depression. Thus, papa’s older sister, Helen, decided to take on a heavy role of raising him and his brothers....

My dad talked about his father, my grandfather, from his point of view. He explained what his childhood was like and other impactful moments.

He grew up in Little Rock Arkansas and in his childhood he played football and climbed trees and many more exciting activities. He met his wife Mrs.Dorcas whenever he was asked by one of her friends to bring Mrs. Dorcas...

Doug Martin (42) shares with his conversation partner Hazel Diaz (36) his memories from childhood in New Jersey, his career in the Navy as a Torpedoman, and his ten years of sobriety.

One Small Step partners Tom Compton (80) and Liv MacKenzie (50) talk about their differing beliefs on gun control, their shared interests, and their shared belief that politicians should focus more on understanding one another.

A wife turns the tables on her journalist husband, interviewing him about his earliest impulses to write, how he decided to relocate at age 18 from the East Coast to the Pacific Northwest and how their intertwined lives evolved into...

Yoshio Murakawa (76) talks with his daughter Dina Pecceu (46) about his family history and experience during Japanese Internment during WWII. Yoshio shares about where this grandparents and parents are from in Japan and how they immigrated to the US...

Lillian Govus (33) interviews her father Steve Govus (66) about being a pilot, about how he managed after his spinal cord was severed in a car accident, and about his service during the Vietnam War.

Grant Erickson, who celebrated his 95th birthday the month before this interview, shares his experiences in the navy during World War II.

Patricia Barbee [no age given] tells her conversation partner Justin Cummins (32) about her childhood and how she met her husband, Sgt. John Wesley Barbee. They remember Sgt. Barbee, their relationship, his time at war, and his passing while fighting...

Micah Bennett: 2020-08-18 22:30:03

My grandpa and I talked about our family history! We really talked a lot about his parents, my great-grandparents, and how their struggles to be accepting in a time period that was not very accepting.

One Small Step partners Doug Lyon (58) and David Burke (52) discuss the merits of liberal and conservative approaches to different issues and share stories of how their backgrounds have shaped their beliefs.

Allan "AJ" Anderson (31) shares a conversation with his grandfather John Waters (80) about fishing, Chicago, aging, and death.

The Villages of San Mateo County hosted an intergenerational story telling event on December 10, 2022. This is a story from Elizabeth Winfield about her early life in Japan around World War II.