Olga Giordano – Willowood x PC

Pedro Damasceno (17) speaks to Olga Giordano (96). Interview hosted by Pine Crest’s Photography Club at the Willowood Brookdale resident center in Fort lauderdale, Florida. c/o Pedro Damasceno

Lillian (Lee) Salomon – Willowood x PC

Pedro Damasceno (17) speaks to Lillian (Lee) Salomon. Interview hosted by Pine Crest’s Photography Club at the Willowood Brookdale resident center on August 9th, 2017. c/o Pedro Damasceno

Michael DelPercio – Willowood x PC

Pedro Damasceno (17) speaks to Michael (Mike) DelPercio (99). Interview hosted by Pine Crest’s Photography Club at the Willowood Brookdale resident center on August 9th, 2017. Mike shares the story of his life; New York, the Navy, and love. c/o...

Hagop (Jack) Hagopian Part 1 circa 1989

Oral family history. The CD I uploaded was made in 1994 when I was 22 and Uncle Jack was 67 but the recording was actually a cassette recording from 1989 when it was recorded and we were 17 and 62.

Reflecting on the past 96 years.

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...

An Interview with Mom

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...

My Amazing Grandma

My grandma is such a strong woman. When she was young, she had a huge responsibility of taking care of her younger siblings. Ever since then she continues to try and take care of everyone around her, striving to make...

My Amazing Grandma

My grandma is such a strong woman. When she was young, she had a huge responsibility of taking care of her younger siblings. Ever since then she continues to try and take care of everyone around her, striving to make...

Nonna: Reflections on Immigrating from Italy to NYC

I talked with my Nonna about her life in Italy, what is was like to immigrate to NY and raise a family here, and tried to solicite life advice from her.