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In this interview, conducted on New Year’s Day of 2020, Ellie Mahlis (14) interviews her father, Emmanuel Mahlis (59), about being a Greek immigrant and coming to America to start a new life. Dr. Mahlis shares experiences and stories he...

Donna talks about her relationship with her parents and how it had influenced her as a person. Later, she tells a story about a trip she took in 2014 to discover her grandmother's life in Germany prior to making a...

Jameson O'Neal talks with his mother, Tricia O'Neal, about her mother, Lena Teinila, as well as several other family members. Jameson and Tricia discuss rejection, reconciliation, and how those life lessons come full circle. Lena Teinila's homicide is the only...

Sophie Haward interviewed her mum Linda Haward about family history in New Hope, PA. They discuss both sides of our family and their origins. One, in Eastern Europe, who journeyed to England in the Victorian era after religious discrimination. They...

My name is Prudence Wachira (18), and I am interviewing my beautiful Mother, Nelly Wachira (52). For context, my mom immigrated to America from Kenya when she was 35 years old. In this interview, created on November 26th, 2023, in...

Mike Suba Sr (82) describes his paternal lineage to his son Mike Suba Jr (62).

My father was recently diagnosed with symptoms presenting as Lewy body dementia or Parkinson’s disease. My family hosted him for a week in our home outside of Philadelphia, PA where he grew up as a kid. He now lives in...

Edgar and I talk about how it's like to live in America

[Recorded: Friday, February 17, 2023] Mary (70) and Collinn (18) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mary is a liberal Catholic and a mother of three from Massachusetts while Collinn is a first-generation student at the University...

Damellys Sacriste (50) le entrevista a su madre, Lida Hawkins [edad retenida] sobre su infancia y familia, su esposo y como se fueron conociendo, y sobre la situación política en Venezuela cuando vivía allí. [Damellys Sacriste (50) interviews her mother,...

Anwita (15) interviews Sandhya Somavarpu her mother.

Elentary school president, barac Obama, laziness and the pot has melted and nobody liked it. Boomers and bigots.

My dads life growing up.

Amy MacDonald (50) interviews her father William MacDonald (72) about death of two of their ancestors during the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, and how the grief of losing two young children was woven through the fabric of 4 generations. As...

Mutale Bingley (40) speaks with her mother, Margaret Chisanga (72), about their lives. Mutale had a dream of being an American at age 12 in Zambia. Today she and her mom are both American citizens.

I asked my mother questions about her parents lives.

My name is Blaine Dinh, and my friend’s name is Nhi Ledo. We are both 18 years old. We were talking about her childhood and the instance of her moving to the US and adjusting to the environment. We also...

My father, who is an immigrant in America, confessed to me about how he struggled to settle his and his family's life in America also revealed his hopes for his children in a better country

Ray Campeau recalls the Serbian celebration of Mesopust, the coming of the interstate, his family's heritage, and the round-the-clock hardworking miners in Butte.

Jaylyn asks Julie about her experience her in America after immigrating from the UK. Julie first came to America for business trips then she got the opportunity to start a marketing group in California. The reputation of California alone gave...

Mushca aka Maschell Hamilton aka Da Jamaican Killer, gives his life story as an immigrant in this personal recording between loving family members.

Luis Herrera, a young Guatemalan immigrant, tells an inspirational story about what the American Dream means to him and how anyone can achieve it.

I asked questions regarding my grandmother's life all throughout the 20th century