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Vera Rubin (86) speaks to her daughter Laurie Blackmon (62) about her immigration story during the Holocaust and her experience in America.

Musicians and colleagues, Robert Dillon (41), and Peter Martin (41), talk about their percussion ensemble, Third Coast Percussion. They talk about their mentors over the years and the Chicago music scene.

Interviewed my mom on being Chief Immigration Judge

What was being a mother like and how it changed you as a person

Whitney Young High School Teacher, History of Mr. Tejano, Advice on Education Path, Recounts of hardships and how he overcame them

Father (Sean Sitzes, 47) and Son (Ethan Sitzes, 17) discuss their time at Whitney Young. Sean also discusses his time at UIUC, his career as a social worker, mental health, his memories of his parents, and advice for Ethan.

Interviewing my best friend

Olyvia Campbell (10) interviews her mother, Tanica Campbell (42), about her life.

This interview is based around my grandfather and his life and relationship from the past and how it has pushed him forward in life

Talking about her childhood

Jawaun Stamps (20) talks to his mentor at Lawndale Christian Legal Center, Heather Saunders (36), about his family, and growing up in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago.

Tattianna Howard (28) and her friend, Tracy Kostenbader (52), talk about community art, intergenerational art spaces, past collaborations, future project ideas, and their friendship.

Justin Kayse (35) speaks to his father Phillip L Kayse (70). Phillip reflects on his childhood and his time serving for the military. He also describes how he met his wife and his experience as a parent.

Peter Sorel (80) talks to his friend, Missy Weimer (39), about growing up in Budapest during WWII, his almost 50 year career as a still photographer in Hollywood, and his life in Chicago.

Tommy Timm (76) talks with his daughter Jennifer Timm (44) about his long career in social activism and the various movements he has been a part of both in the United States and South America.

This interview was with the first had knowledge of what the 1970s-1980s was like growing up from my grandma

Salyndrea B. Bishop Jones (26) and her friend Shakira Johnson (23) talk about growing up in public housing, their families, the schools they attended, the importance of youth programming, their jobs, and their creative interests and professional goals.

Zakaria Davis (19) talks to her new acquaintance, Nancy Zook (55), about her life, her family and friends, how she feels to be graduating from high school, and her hopes and goals for the future.

We talked about my neighbor growing up in the Chicago suburbs and how she loved school. We also talked about world war 2 and the Vietnam war.

Sandy Althomsons, 39, interviews father Philip Althomsons, 75, about how he came to live in the United States.

Disscussion of family history with a focus on agriculture and Thanksgiving, leading into a discussion of current traditions and my family's relationship to agriculture.

Carmella speaks of her Italian background, loss of her husband and explains the special connection she has to St. Jude.

In this interview, we’ve discussed about my father’s childhood, business, and his relationship with my mother.

Today I interviewed my father.He is one of the most important men in my life. We basically talked about his life and the advice he would give to different people. ;)

My Grandmother and I talked about her youth and how she met my Grandfather.