“I Started Getting In Trouble Middle School.” Daniel Savluk interviewing his sister about her childhood. This story is important because it can give students examples of things not to do, learn, and overall be good students.
“I miss my family, but I would never move back there.” Lucas interviewed Angela Scarcella, his mother, about her childhood living in a small city in the heart of Canada. This story is important because it gives a record of a childhood below zero and talks about a scary experience.
“Oh, I Should Tell You I Have a Son”
Jacob Zeelander interviews his neighbor about the first time he saw his adopted son.
This story is important because it is passionate and tells you about how a family was made
“ You are very annoying!” Kevin Monterroso interviews his brother Christian Monterroso about family and future connections to one another. This story is important because it gives a perspective in having to be the middle brother of four siblings.
“The bottom floor is where the goats lived”
Toby E. interviews his mom about her time in Nepal and how different it
was from the United States. This story matters because it shows how
people in the U.S. take many things for granted, and how people in third
world countries are grateful for anything they get.
“Seeing the hole they had left in his head” Angel Perez interviews his sister, Yadira
Perez, about a few of her most important memories. This story is important because
shows us the significance of memories and how impactful memories can be to our lives.
" It is both beautiful and miserable and wonderful~ it’s a place of extremes,”Jennifer Faust answers Daphne, Daphne Faust interviews her mother (Jennifer Faust) what life was like living in Haiti (a country in the Caribbean sea with a small population of roughly 10,700,000). This story is important because it gives us an understanding of what life is like living in underdeveloped and poor country.
“I’ve been to about 32 countries in this world.” Toby Randois interviews his grandfather about the places he has visited. This story is important because it displays a glance at how amazing this planet can be.
“ It Was Very Different ”
Shawn Ortez interviews his father in which he talks about the good and the bad he has lived throughout his life and the differences between now and when he used to live . This story is important because it portrays how things have changed over time and shows what challenges and/or happiness people might come across in life.
“Isn’t it crazy to look at a picture and not know which one is you.” Daisy interviews her father Randy Sklar about a crazy moment with his identical twin from his childhood. This story matters because it is about discovering that despite being part of a pair, you are your own individual person.
“Dancing to save my culture” Jasmine Reyes interviews her mother Gabby Reyes about her experience being the first aztec dancer on popular magazine Vogue. This story is important because it displays how important preservation of culture is.
“I always felt lost… I never knew where I belonged.” Keya Chaudhuri interviews her mom about
growing up in the US in a traditional Indian household. This story is important because it exhibits
the significance of the integration of past traditions and the changing modern world.
“I had this idea in my head that scarobs are magic.”
Pilar Wong interviews her abuela, Marta Rangel, about her travels and fascination with scarob beetles. This story is important because it tells the tales of a woman who had an adventurous life filled with bravery and laughter.
“School is always going to be STRESSFUL!” Nayeli Zelaya interviews her sister Jessica Rodriguez about her life in college and her future goals.This story is important because it tells us about the good and bad in college and how hard you must work to receive your master degree.
Denise Barrios interviews her mother, Ana Barrios, on what it was like during her pregnancy with her brother who was born with failing lungs and kidneys. The importance of this story is that my mom and my brother went through a lot, and have grown healthy since then and brings a sense of hope to the audience.
“Walking Back the Street to the Hotel was Like Nothing I Ever Experienced Before”
Jasmine Johnson interviews her Uncle, Maury Johnson who talks about his
experience with happiness and the two types of it. This story is important because even though
life is hard and can be a pain, his outlook on life is happy and it shows others how great
happiness really is.
“Tell Us About Mauritius”
For my interview I decided to question my grandmother, Margaret Black and we
talked about her time in Mauritius with her husband, Henry Black, who served there as a doctor, who delivered the baby of an Indian sugar plantation owner’s daughter. It was very meaningful to me because many stories told about my grandfather were bad and my opinion on hi was negative. So the fact that he did an amazing deed in Mauritious changed my opinion over him in a positive way.
“Do you have any favorite stories from your childhood?” Michelle interviews mom about her childhood. This story is important because it tells what it was like to be the daughter of four children.
“When we came I was 9 years old”
Maryam Akelyan interviews her mom Armine about her experience moving to another country as a young child.
“What has changed since you were last at King?” Natalie Rivas interview her aunt Dorothy about her experience at King 10 years ago. This story is important because it shows the changes that the King has made in the past 10 years.
“And at the same time, I could gain freedom while helping others.” Michael Robles interviews his mother, Wendy Carrillo, about her jobs, how they impacted her life, and why she wanted to change her career. This story is important because it shows how change can benefit one’s life in a positive way along with others.
“One day in the future I’ll be needed or wanted for something that’s bigger than a part of myself,” Kirsten De Guzman interviews her younger sister, Kaetlene about her past experiences and how it’s dramatically changed her character, in which she finds the need to reach out to others. This story brings in a new perspective on life about loss, failure, and struggles and how being a young kid in a big world can affect you in negative and positive ways.
“I love you, I love you too!”
Stella interviews her childhood friend for almost fourteen year Milena.This story is important because it shows a everyday perspective of what it feels like to have a person that cares about you, make you laugh, and makes life a lot more VALUABLE.
“She told me in my dreams that it will be okay.” Veronica interviews her mom about her relationship with her grandma. The story is important because it displays how meaningful relationships will forever stay in one’s heart and mind.
"I tend to dwell on it," William Rotko says about rejection in the entertainment industry. The importance of this interview lies in the fact that, in our city of LA, many children and adults are striving daily to make it in Hollywood, and Rotko talks about his own experience with all of the ups and downs.
“I was in shock, because a total stranger and I had all these wonderful things in common.” Melodie Cochet interviews her mom, Amy Miller, about her experience in reconnecting with herself in a time when she felt her most stressed and detached from herself and her culture. This story is important because despite being in the midst of a busy and maddening time, she was able to slow down reconnect with who she really is.
“So, what is your illness, and when did you realize it was serious?” Grey Craven interviews his dad, Ryan Craven about his serious, lifelong illness. This story is important because it teaches others that may face a similar challenge endurance, patience, and being grateful for what they have.
“For as long as I can remember, I always knew I wanted to be a doctor.” Esther Cannesson interviews her father Maxime Cannesson, an anesthesiologist. This story is important because it offers a glimpse in the life of a French doctor immigrated to the United States.
“I witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union.” Thomas Sargsyan interviews Irina Sarkisyan about the hardest time of her life, which was the collapse of the Soviet Union. This story is important because it shows that people can survive even in hard times.
“He got that note, something like 3,000 miles away, in a train station, saw it, and showed up.” Sasha Ivanir interviews her father, Mark Ivanir who shares a story about his mother escaping World War II and splitting from her father. This story is important because it demonstrates the importance of family and how no matter how many miles apart you may be, love will bring people back together.
“We didn’t need our parents to drop us off or pick us up.” Christine interviews her mom about life in China. This story is important because it helps first-generation Chinese-Americans get an idea of the differences between life in two contrasting countries.
“We pull away from our parents in an effort to create our own individual identity.” Gavin Giammarco interviews his mother, Sheila Giammarco about how her relationship with her parents was affected by her immigration from India to the United States. This story gives the listener an understanding of how addiction can take a toll on domestic relationships and the people involved.
“That was before television” Logan interviews his grandmother about her life back in the 60s from high
school to college. This story is important because it shows what life was like back, and the changes that occur between generations.
“We are now taking her to the hospital, and I want you to stay by her side the whole time.” Henry Tyler interviews his Grandmother about life during her childhood. This story is important because it gives insight on life in the South during her time.