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This was interview with my mom. I interviewed her on questions based on lessons she has learned and different things in life that has happened to her.

Sharing about family, health, work, childhood and new countries with my father-in-law

Interview with grandma and her sister from Ethiopia

Hanan shares stories about her “weird” family life.

My experience going to Ethiopia and visiting my uncles clinic.

Siblings Ereka Craig (59) and Gary Tinsley (77) share memories of their late mother, a figure who was deeply involved in the Africatown community.

Sharon Ross (45) has a conversation with her father Larry Lee Duncan, Sr. (80) and her great aunt Sarah Petty Smith Mitchell (89) about their family and some of its history in Georgia.

We talked about tourism in Ethiopia the opening of Mad Vervet, Addis Ababa’s newest hostel.

Asking Moges about interesting questions throughout his lifetime.

My name is Samantha, I am 37 years old and I interviewed Amreen, 35, for my communications class. We just met today for the first time, she is one of my mother's work colleagues. We discussed what it is like...

My mom talked about her immigration and struggles she faced to come into America.

Bill Beagle (71) talks with his friend Mark Maloney (87) about the role running has played in their lives and Mark's accident that left him as a quadriplegic.

Susan Broitman (76) and her husband Marshall Broitman (76) talk with their son Jed Broitman (45) about how they met while training in the PeaceCorps before being stationed in Ethiopia together.

Seforah Teferi (17) and her grandfather, Berhane Tewolde (80) talk about why he left a succesful life in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with his wife and five kids, to start all over in America

My mom has been through a lot in her lifetime, from immigrating to America to becoming a mother of three. She has been able to be the best mom and the hardest working woman I know although she has faced...

John Holland 62 and Cyanna Holland 23 father and daughter

All about his life in Africa and Illinois

Talked about my mother’s upbringing and what she is accomplished and what she is proud of.

my dad and i talk about what his life was like at my age(17) and about his experience in prison

My name is Nahome and I was talking was my dad about what his most cherished possessions and items were. Also we talked about why they were significant to my dad who is Tilahun. I learned more then I thought...

Friends Queen Keskessa (51) and Antonio Quinn Edwards (58) speak about their first impressions of each other, Antonio’s identity as an artist, and Queen’s experience coming to the United States and her Ethiopian identity.

Estifanos and Henrique are two international students who came to America to complete their studies at a university. This interview discusses their experiences with the change, what they plan to do after college, and their overall perspective on coming to...

The Red Terror was the Ethiopian version of Stalin’s purges - and Berihu was right in the middle of it.

Ezra Teshome (62) tells his daughter, Selomé Teshome (32), about growing up in Ethiopia, moving to Seattle to go to school, and his work in insurance.

Cody Keenan (35) is interviewed by his friend and colleague, Yohannes Abraham (30), about his experiences working as a speech writer for President Barack Obama.