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Continuation of my grandmother's life story

Velma’s childhood in Oakland being the first Chinese and only girl in her school. Going back and forth to China just after war times, & starting the Orange County symphony.

Sam David and Diana David talk about life as siblings, heritage and the journey onward. For the 50450 Project: 50 interviews for Diana's 50th birthday 2021-07-09 04:15:08

Greta Reed (83) interviews her friend, George Fong (84), about his escape from Communist China to Hong Kong where he eventually landed in Brazil and then the United States. George and Greta remember George's wife, Wilma.

This about my mother's unique life based on her childhood and the things she did how she was able to make it best of her life even though she had a rough childhood. But with the things she learnes from...

In this interview, my mother discusses her family life, immigration to the US, and the experiences that led to where she is today.

In this interview, conducted in January 19 2022 in Burlingame, California, Clayton Ma interviews his father Calvin Ma about his past life in Hong Kong. Calvin shares about his childhood, who shaped his views and ideals, the traditions that have...

Everyone Alex Head meets wonders about his British accent, it's the first thing they notice. Yet who would have thought a British born, American citizen with two kids would end up spending a large portion of his life in Asia?...

Talked about life and Hong Kong

In this interview, we talked about how our families migrated to the UAE.

Diana David and Sophia McLane in a 50450 Interview series about life at 50: 2021-08-28 00:20:14

One Small Step partners Jason Sears (51) and Joyce Chu (30) share their reflections on the Hong Kong protests in 2019, the George Floyd protests in 2020, and their experiences with racism. Joyce also shares her experience of being excommunicated...

Tony Liu (79) talks with his son, Nick Liu (44) about about his childhood friends, adventures, and dreams in Hong Kong.

Jay Foreman (57) talks with his mentee, Ashley Mady (36), about his company, Basic Fun!, how he entered the toy industry, and his family.

Desmond [no name given] (27) and George [no name given] (22), boyfriends, talk about life as gay Asian men in Hong Kong and the U.S. and their activism with the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement and the LGBTQ community.

While attending the University of Hawaii, Bobby was not very interested in school, and frequently missed class to go surfing. One day when he did go to class, he heard his teacher tell the class that their paper on euthanasia...

This is an insightful story of African American woman who faced many challenges throughout life but still came out with a happy ending. Dr. Renita Clark is praised OB/GYN who has a story full of laughs, sorrow, and happiness. This...

My grandmother's life story

Daphne Ip is the granddaughter of Hong Kong’s renown martial artist, Ip Man. She contrasts her poor life in the city of Hong Kong with the stable family she has built in Irvine. She also gives insight inti the family...

Scott Zimmerman, a Junior at Egg Harbor Township, interviewed his Grandfather over the Thanksgiving break from school. Over the course of the recording they discuss his grandfathers early life from birth up until about his early thirties. They discuss how...

Janet Wolinetz (74) talks to her son, Louis Wolinetz (41), about her childhood, her marriage, her life in Hong Kong as a young bride, and what she's learned about herself.

Ilene Levy being interviewed by Diana Wu David for the 50450 series for her 50th year in Hong Kong

We spoke about his life and his greatest achievements.

Meredith and Sky discuss growing up in Helena Montana in the 1990's

Loren (age 94) and Veneta (age 90) Lesher have been married 71 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their marriage which took place in 1953. This interview covers the year 1993.