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Michael Tanimura (63) and Michael Takada (61) engage in a conversation about their experiences growing up in Chicago as third (and 2.5) generation Japanese Americans. Anna Takada (25) facilitates their conversation as the oral history studio manager at Alphawood Gallery.

Ryan Johnson (39) interviews his parents, Berta Johnson (65) and Michael Johnson (67), about their courtship and marriage.

From Siberia to America story. Tartar ethnic background. Diversity and cultural openness is key.

This is an interview with my Grandma, Yolanda Costa, on her 96th birthday. She grew up in Greenpoint, New York. She was one of 11 children in a large Catholic family. She was married to her husband, Joseph Costa for...

Interview with Angela Puzzelento (90 years old), my grandmother. We talked about her childhood and her family.

I interview my 94 year old grandmother about her life and family history. She moved to the U.S. in the late 1920's from Czechoslovakia and raised a family in rural Ohio.

Abbie Porto interviews her grandmother, Sharon Stickle, about stories of ancestors and the importance of family.

Discussion on recent events of our lives

Stories of how our family came to be

Jocelyn Bessett Gorlin (56) is interviewed by her friend Liz McDonough (64) about her childhood in Connecticut, her relationship with her parents and four siblings and how she decided to become a nurse. She also discusses how she met her...