Elaine Chen gets to know a little more about her mother, Naoko Makise’s, life-story and the valuable lessons she’s learned from her experiences.
November 4, 2022 App Interview

In this interview, conducted on November 3rd, 2022, in Orange County, California, Elaine Chen (20) interviews her mother Naoko Makise (56) about her childhood, family, life-lessons, and spirituality all based on the rich experiences that she went through. Ms. Makise...

Apush final #1

I had a talk with my grandmother (moms side) about her life growing up as a military brat during the Vietnam war, along with her life with my now late grandfather ( Curtis Kirby)

A quick chat with Momma

In this interview I picked my moms brain and found out how she really feels about her marriage, our family, and life itself.

Interviewing my grandmother

We talked about her past and her tragic story. We talked about why she came to the U.S. We discussed her happiest and saddest moments in life. She shared some of her best advice about why one should obey parents,...

Interview with my dad

Today, January 2nd, 2022, I interviewed my dad about what his life was like back then and how it is now, and I learned a lot of new things that I have never heard before. this interview was taken in...

Interview Assignment

I was interviewing my fiancé to get to know more things about her

Grandma Linda

In this interview I talked with my grandma about where she grew up, about my grandpa and how they met, and how she wants to be remembered in life.

Bonding with my Boyfriend’s Stepmom.

Kathy Breault is my boyfriend’s stepmom. She answers questions about her childhood, her family, her experience coming to America, and more!