Search Interviews

My 100-year-old grandfather’s reflections on his education and career in chemical engineering—before and after WWII.

Jennifer Reed (54) interviews her father, Edward "Ed" Wood III (80), about his childhood, the information he has found about their family history through his interest in genealogy, and the Christian mission work their family does together.

Thanksgiving day without me.

Sat down with my grandma, who is suffering with memory loss, to talk about her childhood and her current life.

This is my assignment for EH204A. I interviewed my fraternity brother, Mark Miller. I ask him questions to get to know the real Mark.

Talked about my moms historical events and life.

Jodi Wilkof (51) interviews her friend, Rosanne Wood (69), about her family, her career as an educator, and her current work as a member of the school board.

Andrew Costa is 25 years old and was previously in several homeless shelters until he found a permanent home at Menlo Family Housing. He was adopted in Germany by Italian parents and lived most of his life in Long Island....

I decided to speak with my dad about his life and get to know him a little better.

My interview with my mother about family and her perspective on family.

me and my dad

This is an interview with my grandpa, Eduardo, where he talks about his childhood, lessons he’s learned, and obstacles in his life.

In early 1953, during the Korean War, Chuck Trezza began writing letters to Arline Gaeta. This love letter affair turned into 62 years of marriage.

We talk about my moms early childhood in Japan

Overall, I learned a lot about my mom, when she grew up and entering her new life which was parenting. And what she went though in the beginning years of becoming a mother.

My grandma, Betty Mims, told me about her life growing up in Florida. Her family a constant and her love for servicing her community were both staples in her life.

We talked about what Lexi's life was like growing up and how that's shaped her now.

Samantha and I discuss questions.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Amariah Thurston (16) interviews her mother and friend Leslie Thurston (47) about her experience of watching Hurricane Katrina unfold. She reflects particularly on the government response to the disaster...

Life lessons learned from growing up in Florida, establishing a strong work ethic, and appreciating health and happiness.

Spouses, Trinh Jones (59) and Tim Jones (58), talk about their contrasting childhoods in Saigon, Vietnam and Troy, Missouri, as well as the shared values that bring them together. They also reminisce about their early relationship, raising their two sons,...

Brothers, Doug Alderson (64) and David Alderson (66), together recount the story of a canoe trip they went on as teenagers that went awry.

Rhoda Justice Garcia (72) talks with her friend Candyce Bennett (68) about childhood memories of growing up during the time of the NASA space program, living at Cocoa Beach, near Patrick's Airforce Base, and Satelite Beach.

“It was very loud, greasy, noisy, and something you wanted to get away from” (0:17-0:27). On January 2nd, 2019 in Valley Village, California, Ari (15) and her grandfather, Artie Ripp, sat down to discuss his circumstances growing up and his...

n this interview, conducted on November 25 2018 in Santa Monica, California, Ariana Mousavi (13) interviews her grandma, Lourdes (Lula) Badkoubei about her childhood and growing up in Arequipa, Peru. She had hobbies like hanging out with siblings, camping and...