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My grandfather's experience flying transport missions and managing Saigon International Airport during the Vietnam War

Spencer Strellis (80) talks to his daughter, Paisley Strellis (35) about his childhood in Chicago, and his experience moving to Guam and French Morocco. He also talks about his career as a public defense attorney, his family, his children, and...

Ben Weatherford (43) talks with his dad, William "Bill" Weatherford (83), about Bill's life growing up as an only child in Blackstone, Virginia. Other topics include Bill's military service, which began in high school, as well as how he got...

An interview with my mother for TheGreatListen2017.

Ann describes the beginning, in 1978, of what is now known as the US Navy’s Fleet & Family Support Center.

2017 interview with Gregorio Leon Guerrero Perez

Saturday November 16th, 2019 our family interviewed each other as a gift to Sofi

An exploration into the life of my mother, a Vietnamese-American immigrant who experienced culture shock when she and her family fled her home to an unfamiliar land.

We talked about how my mom was in the past and how she wants to be remembered

Kiet Ly, a Vietnamese-American and father of three tells his daughter a little about his life.

In this interview, conducted in November 27, 2020, Concord, California. Tram Doan (13) interviews her grandma, Diep Truong (62) about her childhood and throughout her life in our country. Mrs. Truong shares about many things about her hard life times....

reflecting on love and family

This is a short interview with George Frye, a few weeks prior to his death, regarding his life.

Aimee Do (53) and her father, Nho Do [no age given], interviews her friend Charles "Chuck" Emberger (88) about his involvement in evacuating her family from Saigon during the Vietnam War.

My mother’s transition from a life in Vietnam to America.

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In this interview, conducted in December 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas, Dai Pham (16) interviews her grandma, Van Hoang about her life in the U.S. They talk about Hoang’s life in Florida and how she raised Pham’s dad. Hoang also...

I interviewed my aunt about her life before and after the Vietnam War. She told me about the struggles she faced and the hardships she went through to get to America

Dan Crocker is a Veteran who has flown the CH 46 Sea Knight helicopters during many years of service for the Navy. This man has used his talent to help ships in the fleet. He has also flown as a...

Mr Edwin Wilson describes his life during the Vietnam war

Stories from a Vietnamese immigrant

An interview with my grandma, Anne Lee Lewis. She grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii in the early 1900s. She was one of five sibling born to a Korean father who was a contract laborer on the early sugar plantations and...

Kirk Peterson (66) is interviewed by his sister Linda [No Name Given] (64) about his experience teaching abroad.

Lisa Pineda (47) shares a conversation with her parents, Rodolfo Pineda (75) and Toni Pineda (75), about how Rodolfo and Toni first met, their family, and the events that shaped their lives.

One Small Step participants Donna Pate [no age given] and Brent Ottaway [no age given] discuss their travels, how their politics have changed over time, and how illness has affected them, their families, and their political views.