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Kayla and Marisa tell us about their great grandfather in WWII

I went to my local Masjid the other day trying to find a wise person that I could interview. I spot an elderly man who is always in the Masjid and praying as hard as he can, and ask to...

Have you ever had any doubts in your beleifs? What kind of beliefs were they? And were any of them political?

Discussion with two professional women who were raised in New York.

Folklorist Ann Hoog (45) interviews longtime colleague and American Folklife Center volunteer, Howard Kramer (77) about his early life, and his 16 years volunteering at the Center.

This interview was about telling my grandparents story from my Dad’s point of view.

I interviewed my father about how was growing up back then was for him. As well as how was school like. This interview was on November 26,2018 in Brooklyn,NY. He talks about his school life and more all in 4...

My mom and I discuss the human right to housing and the thoughts that we have regarding the different environments that we have experienced throughout our lifetimes.

During the interview, I realized that my mom and I have a lot of the same answers for the questions I asked. I am also looking forward to Germany!

A Christmas Day interview with my aunt Patti Kehoe

On Dec. 12, 2017, I, Parker Thompson, interviewed Paul Fischer about his life and experiences

This interview was conducted in November 2017 in College Point, NY, Maui Cate Tumanda interviews her mother, Marichu Tumanda, about her life and childhood. Mrs. Tumanda’s parents had a great impact in her life and were one of the factors...

We talked mainly about his childhood and what he remembers about my mother.

Sora Frankel, 98, discusses her work as an elementary and special education teacher in the Levittown, NY schools. Interview is cut somewhat short by technical issues.

We talked about self worth and how you can look at your downs in life and learn from them instead of dwell in them

A mother’s life

My moms happiest moments in life.

I interviewed my mother about her parents, her childhood, and one of her most favorite people—her grandmother.

About my life and experiences

We discussed growing up in Levittown, NY as a rowdy child. Then, we talked about the experience of becoming a musician and traveling around the world to perform. And finally Jeff told me about deciding to come home to build...

Reminiscing on the draft, WWII, post-war America, and the GI Bill. How a young artist journeyed out of the war and onto the bustling streets of Manhattan.

Looking back at the life of a first generation child of Holocaust survivors

Robert Mere shared his memories of growing up, the influence of education and a strong loving family on his development, and the importance of accepting other people where they are at. He used the culmination of his 79 years of...

Wilfredos briefly explains his experience from coming from El Salvador to the United States

The world and the changes within after 9/11 from the perspective of two young, artistic college students in 2001.