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The story of growing up with 6 sisters in Kentucky to moving to New York and starting a family.

In this interview, conducted on Thanksgiving 2017 in Albertson, New York, Ankit Jain (16) interviews his mother Rashmi Gupta (52) about the lessons she learned while growing up in India and moving to America. Mrs. Gupta shares stories about playing...

Having a true appreciation for relaxation, Linda Pfeffer speaks with her grandson, Jake Joel, while sitting on the beach in Hawaii on Thanksgiving of 2017. Linda shares an abundance of stories, each with a golden lining, that resonates with Jake...

This interview takes a dive into the life of my mom, a hard-working English teacher who has had quite the life. You'll learn about someone who has had a ton of turns in her life, moved all over the place,...

Talking with my mother, Sherry Lucchetti, on Mother's day. We discussed family and reflected on life.

Cynthia Parvinn discusses her personal and professional life throughout this interview. We get a better glimpse of the most important things and moments in her three decades of life.

Tatev Yeghiazaryan (in Brooklyn) speaks with her mom, Karine Arshakyan (in NJ) on mother's day about Karine's life in Armenia during the Soviet era and after its collapse; her emigration and bringing of family to the U.S. and the insightful...

Elizabeth Guaracao (67) speaks with her daughter, Anna Guaracao (23), about her immigration story from Colombia to the United States and her first couple of years living in Philadelphia with her oldest daughter, Gabriela. She shares a reflection on what...

A daughter asks her mom about what it was like to go from being an adopted only child to finding her biological family later in life.

In this interview I talk to my mom about her past, our family experiences, and her role as a mother.

My Mom is Brigitta Woodward, born and raised in Kalrsruhe, Germany, and 59 years young. My parents married in Germany when my mom was 32, and she left her life there to move to upstate New York with my siblings...

We spoke about my mother’s childhood, growing up while participating heavily in Israeli rhythmic gymnastics. Then we spoke about broader events going on as my mother became an adult and her decision to leave Israel with my father.

In this interview, we discussed my mom’s experiences leaving her country of Chile to the U.S and many of the lessons she has learned along the way.

A trip taken to New York in 2005 to visit family. Loretta took her six month old daughter Alea for the weekend to New York to visit her brother and see the sites.

I sat down with my mom and she talked about her childhood in Peru and stories and experiences being in a poor family, immigrating to the United States and the struggles of the time being so close to 9/11, and...

An interesting conversation between me and my loving mother whom I love very much and got to know very well during this interview.

In this interview a daughter and her mother talk about what her mothers sees in her and how life now is so different from life before.

I interviewed my grandmother on Thanksgiving, and listened to her as she talked to me about her motherhood, faith and childhood

We spoke about my mother’s work experience, life growing up, her relationship with my father as well as me and my brother.

I interviewed my mom and we discussed her military career as well as her life experiences with me and the world

I interviewed my endeared grandmother who I call my Nana. She has lived a full and wonderful life. She is an example of a hard working woman and a loving friend and mother figure to all. I’m blessed to be...

We were talking your experience as a younger person, parent, and future self.

We discussed my grandmothers top greatest achievements in life. She talked about the person who influenced her the most in life which is her mother. Finally, she gave a piece of advice to hold onto forever.

Miriam (Mimi) Dunham is a wife, mother of 5, sister and grandmother. She reflects on her parents and childhood, proudest moments and some of her regrets. (Apologies for some spotty audio issues!)

Amy has lived her life with the intention of making the world a better place by being there for others in whatever way she can - as a gay woman, a mother, a neighbor, community member and friend.