My moms journey to California

I asked my mom why she made The journey to California from Texas.

Riley’s story

Riley talked about growing up in California and how he identifies ethnically

Interviewing My Mother About Her VW Convertible Bug Named Lola

My mother named Erin Caird tells me, her daughter Alana Blue, about her car she had before I was born and the story of why she had to sell it to be able to care for me and have a...

Joy

I weave my life into the greater story of 1934 to the present, the Great Depression, rural America, the child games we played, while man I would marry fire bombed Tokyo,the second world war, repression of the 1950s,west coast jitters...

California Culture

I talk with my grandma about living in California over the years

Sam and Sally

Discussion of William Henry Robison Sr

Immigration Stories: Mexico-United States An Oral History – Anonymous 15

Anonymous #15 tells us of what it is to have grown up on the border of Mexico and California, crossing over up to 4 times a week, and to have family in the United States that are impossible to see.

“Who are you?” I asked my grandma.

Nancy Turner talks about her life growing up and how she met her husband, plus having her two kids, Heidi and Michele along with her lifelong love of horses and animals.

Journey to Now with Nic Denison

Stories about Nic’s upbringing and how he goes through life now.

Life in Barcelona vs California

This interview is taken place April 2018 in Fullerton California. I am interviewing my 28 year old brother Kevin O’Connell who traveled abroad in 2016. He moved to Barcelona, Spain for a couple months to finish getting his degree. I...

Sam and Sally discuss growing up in California

Discussion of growing up in and around Berkeley California by two sisters Sally and Sam

Grandpa’s, Grenades, and God

Christmas is a day not only for unwrapping presents and eating candy canes. It’s also a time of family, and love. So on December 25, 2019, 14-year-old Beija Sayeed sat down with her great grandfather Alfonzo Jackson to talk about...

Gerry Wakida and Julie Nakagawa March 8, 2020, Fresno, CA

Two Japanese American (Sansei third generation) cousins reminiscing about life growing up in California Central valley, WWII concentration camp, and post-war life in Chicago.