Interview with Mom

I interviewed my mother, Jessica, and she discussed how she met my dad, her first reaction to seeing me for the first time as a baby, and her thoughts on parenting.

My Mom’s Family Visits

In this interview that I took with my mom, she talks about what it was like to visit her mom and dad’s side of the family and how they differed. It was interesting to hear about this because it’s the...

Stephen DeLay – Growing up, being a parent, and more

In this interview, conducted in November 2022 in Marin County, California, Tessa DeLay(15) interviews her father Stephen DeLay(54). Stephen reflects on his childhood and his experience as a parent as he gives Tessa life advice.

The San Francisco Love Story

Marian Howard(86) talks with her granddaughter, Nina Howard(15) about her marraige and relationship with Bill Howard. She shares the story of their union, the importance of their marriage, and a lesson for the youth.

Frank

The interviewer, Chase Dunn (15), interviewed Frank Drugge (19), they are cousins. Topics such as family, religion, and life lessons were discussed.

Mom Interview

I interview my mom about her life and what it was like parenting me.

Rami Safa interviewing Hussein Safa(Rami Safa’s Dad/My Dad)

This interview contains me(Rami Safa: 16 years old) interviewing Hussein Ahmed Safa(My Dad, 49 years old). This interview contains conversation with my Dad(Hussein) and also talks about his childhood, people important to him, lessons important to him, and basically how...

Grandma’s Timeline of Significant Memories

In this interview held on November 25th, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Evelyn Spiegel (15) interviews Heather Cowan (69) about how she was raised. She also touches on other topics such as who impacted her life most and how the...

American Culture Shapes My Family’s Traditions

I, Sam Lacko-Cave, interviewed my mom, Leslie Lacko, about how American Culture impacted different parts of her life and our families lives.

Yaya and Moxie Chattin it Up
November 28, 2022 App Interview

Moxie (16) asks their Yaya/ Grandma, Catherine (76) about her interests, connections, and passions. Around 1 hour and 10 minutes long, though it discusses events spanning decades.

Don Gorwky’s Journey

Today, I interviewed my 73 year old uncle, Donald Gorwky, in his home in San Francisco, California. We discussed his journey moving from Pennsylvania all the way to California and his time in the war. We also chatted about wise...

Interview With My Great Uncle Steve
November 25, 2022 App Interview

My name is Elliot Hunt (17, he/him) and I am interviewing my great uncle Steve Hunt (70, he/him) about his life and our family. *apologies about the background noise, it’s hard to find a quiet place in a house of...

The Musical Journey

Sebastian Lopez Bossi interviews Amadeus Regucera, who mentored him, about Amadeus's Musical Journey.

Brady Sih and his mother, Gerimae Sih, talking about her family history

Brady Sih (52) talks with his mom, Gerimae Sih (77), about her childhood and her parents family and siblings growing up as first generation families in America: 2022-10-29 16:24:10

Gretchen Addi and Marcia Weisbrot: Multi-generational friendships
September 27, 2022 App Interview

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our sixth and final StoryCorps conversation is between SFV Board Co-chair Gretchen Addi and Board member Marcia Weisbrot. Although they have different professions, Gretchen and Marcia share a background in creative and visual arts. They...

Mary Lanier and Joanne Low: Education, Leadership, and Family.
September 20, 2022 App Interview

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our fifth StoryCorps conversation is between SFV Board Members Joanne Low and Mary Lanier. Both now retired, had careers in leadership positions in education and healthcare. Mary and Joanne share with us stories about getting...

Barbara Kivowitz and Michelle Maalouf: An Intergenerational conversation
September 13, 2022 App Interview

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: In our fourth StoryCorps conversation, listen to an intergenerational chat between our Board members Barbara Kivowitz and Michelle Maalouf. They talked about their career paths, the importance of intergenerational relationships in their lives, and how...

Kate Hoepke and Dr. Wayne Pan: A conversation about community and belonging

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our third StoryCorps conversation is between San Francisco Village Executive Director Kate Hoepke and Board member Dr. Wayne Pan. Kate and Wayne shared personal stories that led them to be where they are today. They...

Steve Hayashi and Jason Dare: Stories from school to volunteering

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our second Storycorps conversation is between SFV Board Members Steve Hayashi (78) and Jason Dare (49). Amidst many laughs, they speak about how their paths led them to SFV, hobbies which included volunteering as a...

Bill Haskell and Liv Schaffer: An Intergenerational Conversation

Board of Directors Storytelling Project: Our first StoryCorps conversation is between SFV Board Co-chair Bill Haskell (77) and Board member Liv Schaffer (31). In this inspiring conversation, Bill and Liv talked about many things including people who have been instrumental...

Thu Pham and Liz Wessel

Thu shared her story and Journey from Vietnam to the united States with her village. Thu discussed how their strong faith and love of their family kept them strong.

Past life lessons, new opportunities

On 4/I6/22, in Los Angeles California, Julian Bao(15) interviews his mom Suzie Bao(51) who works in advertising. She talks about her experience with life lessons and how recently her career started moving faster and became a board member of a...