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Bertha Rubis talks about immigrating from Greece to America, and about her love for her family.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Phil Spletzer (56) about his career as a musician, playing the violin in symphony orchestras and in the pit of many Broadway shows.

“I had to tell them that it wasn’t their dad, it was only his car.” On January 8th, 2019 Jack Wilcox wanted to interview his father . He was in New York at the time, only a ¼ mile away...

I did an interview with my Dad about his childhood, special memories, and life lessons he’s learned along the way.

Two long time friends reminisce about growing up together in Manhattan.

Sunny Wong (40) and Justin (32) discuss their backgrounds, families, jobs, and living situations. Sunny recently moved from Hong Kong to New York, where he works in archives, while Justin lives in Atlanta with his wife, daughter, and foster dogs.

Mom and Dad used to eat in this Manhattan restaurant weekly for many years and have many fond memories.

Interview with my mother Barbara Kline, 82. Memories of first generation childhood, the 50s and 60s, a career in modern dance, and life as a rabbi's spouse.

Pedro Damasceno (17) speaks to Lou Berger (95). Interview hosted by Pine Crest’s Photography Club at the Willowood Brookdale resident center on August 9th, 2017. Lou shares the story of his life; New York, the army, love, and education. c/o...

My grandma, Ann Bikales (Gammie), age 80, discusses what her life was like as a child, as well as her goals in life and when and how she reached them.

Siblings David Wu (18) and William Wu (15) talk about movies, their world views in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their relationship with one another.

NY Daily News editor Janie Ho was hit by a car in pedestrian hit-and-run that changed her life. 4 broken bones, 1 month in the hospital, a year of recovery and an unlikely life in the spotlight to fight for...

Steve discusses his journey from his youth on New York’s Lower East Side to owning a popular store with his partner in Cherry Grove on Fire Island. Steve reflects back on all that impacted his life, loves and important friendships.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Freehold New Jersey, Hassan Choudhry (14) interviews his father Shafiq Choudhry, a lawyer, (47) about his experiences and his memorable moments as a child. Shafiq shares his thoughts about school and explains...

Barbra Foster talks about her frightening, yet wonderful experiences in the Big Apple around the 1940’s.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to former New York Times reporter David Dunlap (70) about his massive documentation projects of the built environments of New York City and Provincetown, Massachusetts.

A personal story that defines Litzy’s identity

Question: tell us about growing up in the Bronx in the 1950s?

In this interview between Maria Kesisoglou (age 15) and community leader Candace Souweine (age 71) on discovering one’s path in life, they discuss generational differences in education and the journey that led Ms. Souweine to business and community leadership. Ms....

Aden interviews her grandma about growing up in Manhattan

This is an interview I did for my history class about the events of 9/11. I interviewed my mom on it because she had family and people she knew that were closely involved.

Grandpa talked about when he was a child and the most difficult times in his life

Racial and gender discrimination in the United States through the experience of a classically trained French Horn player who grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1930s.

Pedro Damasceno (17) speaks to Olga Giordano (96). Interview hosted by Pine Crest’s Photography Club at the Willowood Brookdale resident center in Fort lauderdale, Florida. c/o Pedro Damasceno

My mom talks about working in Manhattan during 9/11.