Veterans' Life Stories

Interviewed by Peter Ma My dad was in the Air Force, so my entire life all I’ve known was to move every two or three years. However, this...

Interviewed by James Porter Edited by Ivy Liu I knew that leaving the military could mean putting on a few pounds, but gaining the...

Interviewed by Matthew Fouts and Andrew Hu Okay, so I was born in 1974 in Reading, Pennsylvania. My childhood was basically…not great. I...

Interviewed by Luke Coleman and Sumant Shringari Where to start? In 1993, I was born in Richmond, then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. I...

Interviewed by Matt Fouts and Neena Anthony The struggle is real. During my lifetime, I had the chance to experience a wonderful group of...

Interviewed by Peter Ma I was born and raised in New York to a small Puerto Rican family. I’m the only boy and I have two sisters. I was...

Interviewed by Jeffrey Jiang My name is William. Born in 1942, I’m a native of New York. My father passed away before I turned three,...

Interviewed by Rachel Wu I was in a foster home for 10 years. Most of it was alright, but the last couple of years were bad. People, the...

Interviewed by Rachel Wu Edited by Lou I was born in Pennsylvania, near where Rocky ran through the Italian market. My Mom used to take...

Interviewed by Jessica Abene I’ll give you a quickie. I was born in Delaware. One of six children, adopted. Two here two there. One...

Interviewed by Andrew Hu & Serena Tam I grew up in South Carolina. My childhood was pretty good. With three brothers and three sisters,...

Interviewed by Rachel Wu and Elyse Decker I’m from Pennsylvania. I’m a Vietnam era veteran which means I didn’t step on Vietnam soil. My...

Interviewed by Alexa Pisciotti and Sonia Radu I think I’m most excited about my book. That’s right, I have a book coming out sometime...

Interviewed by Jeffrey Jiang I come from a military family. Both my grandfather and father served in the Navy. My grandfather,...