From farm school to India: the making of an art historian

A conversation with my father about how he became a world-renowned historian of Indian Art, after a childhood in Chicago suburbs and never leaving the country before college.

My thanksgiving interview

So this was an interview for thanksgiving, but since thanksgiving is such a big deal in my family with my relatives there wasn’t much time to interview someone and record them. Adding to the fact that for some of my...

Growing up on an Air Force base and being surrounded by culture from all over the country
November 27, 2018 App Interview

In this interview, (Thanksgiving 2018 in Vestavia, Al) Jyoti (42) tells Divyanshi (15) about her life as a daughter of a soldier. The picture is of Jyoti's father when he was a soldier. She spent a large portion of her...

Interview with my Nani, Dinesh Verma

Dinesh Verma talks about leaving Pakistan during Partition and, later in life, moving to the United States.

Gubble is a Bubble

Mainly, we focused on the lessons in childhood and the effects that they have on you in life.

Immigration to America

This interview is about my dad’s immigration from India to America.

A journey through time,

Hello, my name is Khalida Qasmi, and I am 15 years old. I'm here with Majeedullah Hakeemzai who is 35 years old, and we are cousins, connected through a phone call. Majeed and I talked about his journey from primary...

Interview with my Father about the 1994 Surat Plague

Rachana talks to her father about fleeing a city infected with a deadly disease and what he did, felt, and took away from the experience

Prabhjot Singh Khandooja & Sr. Lorraine Delaney

Prabhjot shares with Sr. Lorrain about his Sikh faith and what it means to him. He talks about its history, faith traditions, message of devotion to God, truthful living, and equality for all.

My Dad’s Story

I interviewed my dad. We talked about his life growing up and I learned a few new things that he though about me :)

John Friedrich interviews Bob Alpern, Part 3

John Friedrich (55) interviews Bob Alpern (92) about his anti-Vietnam War activism, including a meeting with then Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and protesting with Dick Gregory, Candice Bergen, Benjamin Spock, and Carl Hess. Bob talks about visiting India, where...

optional Thanksgiving assignment Alina Keshwani

The questions asked were about my mom and her life before she had me. She talked about her parents and memorable events that have happened to her

Dad 11/19/18

We talked about Santanu’s life pre marriage and kids and his journey from India to the US.

Anna Koshy and Tushar Shetty

Interview between my grandmother and myself, where she talked about her childhood, friends, motherhood, regrets, and lessons for her future generations

The Great Thanksgiving Listen – Haniya Parakkavetty

In this interview, conducted on December 8th, 2019 in Dallas, Texas, Haniya Parakkavetty (16) interviews her mother, Shabana Hameed (40) about her childhood abroad and her experiences while moving to the United States. Mrs.Hameed shares her stories about her childhood...

Family migration interview

This is a short snippet of my family migration history!

Mukta Bhat My 87-year old grandmother

The life of my 87-year old grandmother who lived through the struggle for Indian Independence during her childhood.