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Enrique Alvarez and Vanessa Alvarez

Vanessa (36) brought in her father, Enrique (69) to talk about how emigrating to the United States and how his life in America is different.

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35:43
Valerie Whiteside and India Tougne

India Tougne (47) interviews her mother Valerie Whiteside (74) about growing up in the north suburbs of Chicago. Valerie was born one of 5 girls to Alfred and Margret Chernals.

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42:17
Linda Platt and Anastasia Platt

Linda(63) speaks to her daughter Anastasia (36) about her childhood, genealogy and about being a child with family members on both sides of World War II.

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39:09
Mariana Rockwell and Hiedi Rockwell

Heidi (44) brought in her daughter, Mariana (20), to interview her about how Heidi's decision to move the family to the Czech Republic for a Fulbright fellowship impacted her.

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40:18
Barbara Kujanpa Saniie and Matthew Saniie

Barbara Kujanpa Saniie (70) tells her son Matthew Saniie (31) the story of her ancestors in the United States starting with her great great grandfather who came from Germany in the 1800s up until meeting Matthew's father in Florida.

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38:57
Rosemary Farley, Jesse Farley, and Jennifer Farley

Jenny Farley (33) interviews her mother, Rosemary Farley (66), and her father, Jesse Farley (68), about their lives. Rosemary grew-up in a farming town in Wisconsin, and Jesse grew-up in the Chatham neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. Jesse...

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41:09
Phyllis Ruth and Jenny Okrasinski

Jennifer (47) interviews her mother Phyllis (70) about what it was like growing up in Chicago during the 1950's. Phyllis, the family story teller, talks about growing up in the era of peace, prosperity, and picket fences. She describes how...

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37:57
Paul Kovich and André Pérez

Paul came in as a walk in and wanted to recount his life.

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35:26
Yale Fillingham and Emily Fillingham

Emily (28) speaks with her husband Yale (29) about how the met, their engagement, wedding, and their honeymoon. Yale and Emily express their love for each other through sharing all the different things they appreciate about one another.