On March 18, 2018, I interviewed my great-grandmother, Viola Fischer, over the phone. Viola is my great-grandmother on my mother’s side. Can you describe the home you grew up in? The home I grew up in was a two-bedroom adobe house. There were eight people that lived in the house. It was my brothers, sisters, and myself. What were your favorite activities to do as a child? My friends and I would play jump rope and hopscotch. What was your family life like growing up? My life was very happy. How did our early ancestors come to live in America? Well, the only ancestors I am aware of, were born and raised in America. What kind of clothes did you wear as a child? The only things girls were aloud to wear were dresses. What were some events you remember from …show more content…
How is the world different now, from when you were growing up? When I was growing up, there were no T.V.s, IPads, Phones, or any electronic devices. Does our family have any religious traditions? Our family is Catholic. How is school now, different from when you were growing up? When I was in school, grades k-12 were in one room. Did you have a good education? I was only schooled up until 6th grade. What is your earliest childhood memory? I was five, and I got loaded on a bus, and put to sleep on a bus, then I woke up, got ice cream, and sent home. That was how I got my tonsils removed… I don’t know if this happened to anyone else, other than the group of kids that were on the bus with me. It was scary. I didn’t know where we were going, or where we had been. I was also shocked. There are questions I have about that trip still to this day. Where did we go? Did this happen to other children? Those are the questions I will never get answers to. On March 27, 2018, I interviewed my grandmother, Vicky Grinstead, over the phone. Vicky is my grandmother from my mom’s side. What is our family’s ethnicity? Well, what I know of, my side of the family is Spanish, Native American, and
Whitted, Qiana J. "Using my grandmother's life as a model." Gale Literature Resources Center. Gale, 2004. Web. 18 Jan. 2014.
I interviewed one of my best friends from high school because we grew up in similar cultures and I wanted to see how her views aligned with mine. She’s also in a nursing program so I thought that would make it interesting.
In the effort to support a growing population of diverse students, states are encouraging schools to promote family engagement and education equality. To help with this promotion schools need to have a welcoming and friendly environment for students, family, and staff members. The purpose for family engagement is to get families evolved in education to help support the academic success of their children. The most common family engagement opportunity is an open house right before school starts and parent/teacher conferences. However, family engagement events should be promoted throughout the year just not 3 times a year.
One day my grandfather was sent into an office for some business reasons and randomly met my grandmother, Theresa. He described Theresa as a tall, skinny woman with dark, brown hair that wore perfume that smell...
The older adult interviewed for the purpose of this assignment was Alice Margaret Cox, the interviewers grandmother. Alice was born on February 17th, 1932 in Brown County, Minnesota. Alice was the daughter of Rose Veldman and had three brothers and three sisters. In 1942, Hikel Veldman, after marrying Rose, legally adopted Alice and her six siblings. He brought four children of his own, making a family of 13.
My interview with Ms. Chung was of moderate duration, lasting for about half an hour. While it occurred over the phone, it felt somewhat personal. Ms. Chung certainly has a knack for connecting with those she engages. Questions largely pertained to her career but some of her life and personal story shined through in her answers. It was a very revealing and thought provoking experience for m...
I interviewed Judy Ann Meredith, my great aunt. Judy Ann was born September 11, 1951 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Florence Anna Meredith (Ritzman) and Carl Evers Meredith. Florence and Carl had to other children as well, Pamela (the eldest) and Stephen (the youngest). Judy was the middle child, and teases that Steve was “the favorite child.” Judy has lived in over five states, and attended more than 6 schools! Judy and her family traveled a lot due to her father’s occupation as as soldier in the United States Army.
I'd like to talk today about my grandmother, Ruth Smith - about who she was, what she meant to us, and what this day means.
Kaakinen, Gedaly-Duff, Coehlo & Hanson, (2010) report family is the biggest resource for managing care of individuals with chronic illness; family members are the main caregivers and provide necessary continuity of care. Therefore, it is important for health care providers to develop models of care based on an understanding what families are going through (Eggenberger, Meiers, Krumwiede, Bliesmer, & Earle, 2011). The family I chose to interview is in the middle of a transition in family dynamics. I used the family as a system approach as well as a structure-function theoretical framework to the effects of the changes in dynamic function. Additionally, the combinations of genogram, ecomap, adaptations of the Friedman Family Assessment model as well as Wright & Leahey’s 15 minute family interview were utilized.
I had the pleasure to interview my grandma, Olga Hernandez. She was born on November 8, 1951 in Cuba. She worked in a workshop making clocks. After she retired, she took care of me while my mom worked. I consider her to be my second mom because she lived with me for eight years. She taught me love, discipline, manners, etc. My grandma is: strong, beautiful, caring, and passionate. Most importantly, she is a breast cancer survivor. I chose to interview my grandma because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I couldn’t think of a better time to do this interview. I like her story because although it’s sad, it has a happy ending. It shows you that no matter how hard things get, there’s always light at the end of the tunnel.
Life story interview/ project was design for you to get to know a random stranger or a close friends. You would asked general questions about the person life, school, work and family, therefore many will open up to you but a lot of people would not. Before you did the interview you had taken a NIH certification make sure you understand how to do the interview. You had recorded it, transmitted it, coded it and then present it to the class. Once everything was done you learned something new about this person or you may look at their cultural a different way.
Family : My Grandmother Mildred truly defined the word family as I have come to learn and live it. Holidays and family gatherings were the celebrations they were because they were surrounded by Grandma’s love. I watched family such as my late uncle Reginald become the amazing family man he was because of traditions instilled by his mother. I have also seen her daughter - my aunt Milinda – raise three beautiful children by the love and traditions passed down from Grandma. I, of course, owe most of who I am from Grandma’s love passed down through my own mother Rayetta and her husband George, whom Grandma so highly regarded.
Sometimes you need to be patient to start a conversation with someone who is elder or younger than you. And I can guarantee that you would be amazed. In 2/4/2015 I conduct this interview with my grandmother and I’ve learned a lot about my grandmother since grandparents are the link to our past. Grandparents are there to teach us life lessons and offer unconditional love. I’m blessed to have such a wonderful and strong grandmother. People who still have their both grandparents alive are lucky. My grandmother Fatmah add such a great amount of joy to my life because of her warm heart. Specially, when I'm sad I just find comfort by visiting her and to me she is irreplaceable. This interview was done to explore the life of my grandmother had
By 1947, my grandfather had returned from World War II and married a French girl he had met while going to college at Emory University in Atlanta. This was my grandmother. He looks at her sometimes in their kitchen when we are down to visit and loudly claims to have known from the moment he saw her that she would be the woman he'd marry. My grandmother Geva, short for the lovely Genevieve, smiles and shakes her head and takes a coconut cake into the other room while she remembers the hot day in Georgia when she lost her French name - Bertat. Bertat, Bertat. That name - incredibly beautiful, with the little lilt at the end lifting it up. She remembers becoming "Mrs. Alexander" and then incorporating the name when they started the "ALEXANDER'S OFFICE SUPPLIES" stores in Milledgeville, Macon, and Dublin, Georgia, where they live. And she puts the coconut cake down where it goes, where it will sit to be nibbled at in times of boredom by the men she made it for, and she thinks on where she is now - fifty years she's been married to him. Their stores are all three going strong, and she is still working at the Dublin branch every day, including today, her 50th wedding anniversary. She is still as sharp as the ten thousand tacks she ordered for Macon this morning.
Everyone seems to define family differently, however, the significance of family is the same. For you, family means everything. You can always count on your parents and siblings for help and love. Family is very valuable and important to you and should never be taken for granted. No one can deny that family is the foundation of our generation. A family is where we all start our life journey and helps us grow to be successful throughout our lives.