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Ximena Murillo Islas (15) interviews grandfather Wilfrido Alejandro Murillo Garcia (77) on January 10th, 2023, about his childhood and school experiences, and how it led to him becoming a teacher. The interview is in Spanish, as they are both from...

Juana Martinez (17) interviews her dad, Miguel Martinez (40), about his life and how it was growing up in Mexico and having to assimilate in the US.

Marina Monsisvais (45) entrevista a sus padres, Sylvia Monsisvais (71) y Mauro Monsisvais (71), sobre su inmigración a los Estados Unidos desde Ciudad Juárez, México. Los dos emigraron sin saber inglés pero tenían un fuerte deseo de lograr sus metas...

Sarah Justus (24) interviews her grandmother Rosa Benedicto (77) about Rosa's immigration from Ciuadad Juarez, Mexico to Chicago, Illinois. Rosa would eventually settle in El Paso, Texas. The pair also discuss Rosa's marriage and love story with her late husband.

Calista Scheetz, age 14, interviewed her Papa, Robert Burke, age 69. They discussed his early life and what it was like growing up in Chicago.

Katherina De Leon (15) talks with her father, Jorge De Leon (49) about his childhood and life as an immigrant in the U.S.

This interview is about Alicia Garcias (age 51) thoughts and how life was for her.

Roberto was born in Jalisco Mexico.

I (Sheyla Solis) was assigned a research paper for my history class on my topic that I think has changed overtime or that relates to me. I decided to interview Luis Solis ,my dad, the man that had an American...

Rebecca Amador, 35, and she is my mom. in this interview we discussed how her childhood was like when she was younger and her relations with her family.

During this interview I talked with Norma Mendoza Robles she is 75 years old and she is my Grandmother. She lived in Agua prieta Mexico. Norma talked about her mom and dad and she talked about how she played the...

This interview is with Christopher Diaz 16 years old and Emiliano Pantoja 17 years old. We are both friends from school. I discussed about Emiliano’s life, Family, and how it was growing up.

Jesus Blanco(15) talks with his mom, Maria (49), about her life and their family history.

Juan Dennis(17) is interviewing his mother, Victoria Dennis (53) about the stages of her life. In this interview, Victoria explains the challenges that she has faced in life and the good memories that she remembers.

Loyola University Chicago MSW student Kate Dawson talks with her best friend of many years, Chloe Kilano, about growing up with two immigrant parents from Iran. The two reflect on Chloe's experience of being a first-generation college student while challenging...

talk with cousin(Elena)

In the interview it stated my grandfathers name which is Ruben and age which is 87, he’s early life, and middle life, how he wants to be remembered.

Henry Vilcins interviews his grandfather, Ivar.

Deniz talks about growing up in Turkey in a small town called Mersen. He then moves to Istanbul for 4 years. After that he moves to Chicago. He also talks about his family and what he does for a living.

Twin sisters Rhonda Winters (47) and Rebecca "Becki" Kuchenberg (47) share memories of small town life.

Monique Claudio (41) talks with her aunt Harriet Rosenberg [no age given] about the importance of family and knowing you are loved.

Marc Paprzyca (69) and spouse Sylvia Paprzyca (67) talk about life in Chicago and retiring to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. They talked about leaving the hustle and bustle of the city life and returning to a resort town.

Athena Miller, 8th grade, interviews her grandfather, Tom Zemrowski ("Pops"), about how he met her late grandmother ("Gramzie") at Purdue University in 1965. Other interesting glimpses of his past are revealed as well. Recorded during Thanksgiving 2021.

Talking with my dad about what his life was like growing up and how he learned from it. Also includes some key pieces of life-inspiration from him.

Michael talks about his experiences growing up as a child living in Columbus, Ohio.