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We talked about my mother’s childhood and adult life

Patricia Rich [no age given] and Michael Silverberg [no age given], recently married, talk about their lives and how they met through Central Synagogue and its Wise Aging program.

Speaking with my grandma about her life as a nurse and facing adversities during the war in Nicaragua.

Mi tia Minerva habla de como crecio in Monterrey y Como le cambio la vida en la pandemia de COVID-19

In this interview I ask my dad about how he found out about the events of 9/11 and why his job took him to New York in the weeks following the event.

Giuseppe Camarda describes his journey from Italy to the US and his life in the US after immigrating.

Jacob A. Johnson (67) interviews his uncle Edgar Lawrence (92) about his time in the Navy, his transition back to civilian life, and his life after the military.

Sora Frankel, born 1919, discusses her childhood in Brooklyn, her parents, & her grandparents.

A father, a husband and a son talks about his childhood, his family and traditions that have shaped him into the man he is today. Mustansar Nasir talks about his experiences and memories combined into adversities that he has encountered...

OCA-NY President Brianna Cea (26) interviews her friend, City Councilmember Shekar Krishnan (38), about his district of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Woodside in Queens, New York City. They reflect on his role in renaming Little Thailand Way and talk about...

Isabella Canning interviews her mother, Carmen Canning, about her life in Peru and the U.S.

I, Aidan Dobson, interviewed my mom, Erica Dobson, on the occurance of 9/11 and her story of how it affected her.

Interview with my mom at home about her journey to the United States

Mark Ugbomah (34) asks his father, Obiajula Ugbomah (58), about his childhood, migrating to the United States, and finding home and belonging in music and important interpersonal relationships.

My interview with my grandma Sanjala Arumugam. Interviewer: Harshini Girijeeva Interviewee: Palaniammal “Sanjala” Arumugam

In this Interview, I recorded my grandmother where she talked about her childhood in Cuba. She speaks about the hardships of later having to leave Cuba and go to the United States.

My mom would alway bring up the times she was a migrant worker.

Friends of over 30 years Erin Cornelius (44) and Belinda Rogers (43) speak about their lifetime of friendship and how it connects to the Chautauqua Institution.

Clay Stevens was a freshman in high school when he began wearing makeup as a way to express himself and feel more confident. In this interview he explains what sparked his interest, the reaction of those around him, and how...

Spouses, Jeanne Wiebenga (76) and Jane Stirniman (90), speak about how they met and their relationship to the Chautauqua Institution.

My grandmother details a brief history about herself in a short conversation while we share pastries and coffee.

Tejal First Day of school

Asking Roy Bess a few questions about his experience with 9/11

"On the evening of September 16, 2016 Ahmad Kahn Rahimi, an immigrant from Afghanistan, decided to detonate a bomb outside my window." Mary West tells the story of how a bomb exploded outside her bedroom and what ensued over the...

The experience my mom had during the 9/11 attack.