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I interviewed my mom

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I interiewed my dad, who witnessed the 9/11 attack.

-my father blames the forign policy and how we hold and control our relationships with certain countries.

-my father doesn't agree with the patriot that followed the 9/11 attack.

-after the attack people always would look up in fear , when a plane flew by.

--when it happened my dad felt angry and disappointed at the people who committed this crime, but then he forgave them and showed sympathy because he did not understand their religion, which then left him in confusion.

- The attack did not affect him religiously, due to the fact that my dad is more spiritual than religious.

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I interviewed my mother about her old neighborhood and how it's changed.
-She lived in a quiet part of brooklyn

-Her neighborhood has changed drastically

-There is a huge, beautiful, new, supermarket

-Moving from a quieter part of brooklyn to manhattan was a big change, and it took a while to get used to.

-The park near where she lived is much nicer now and there is a jungle gym

-The high school she went to doesn’t exist anymore, it wasn’t the safest neighborhood but she enjoyed highschool.

-her new neighborhood is still quiet and not her part, but the neighborhoods nearby have gotten much safer.

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I interviewed my mother about the covid pandemic.

Mother was struggling badly in regards to financials. She lost her job so we didn’t have an income.

My mother had to use government subsidies such as unemployment and SSA in order to have a sustainable income.

My mother had to start being more careful on hygiene and started to make me wash my hands and have good hygiene.

My mother was scared to go outside and didn’t let me go outside at all, to protect me from the virus.

My mother was also having trouble with paying for college for my sister.

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I interviewed one of my friends:

When he visited his home state of Georgia, there was a lot of leadership change.

There were two new senators elected, both of whom were Democratic.

The state itself has become increasingly blue after the 2020 election.

The former may be due to the fact that it can’t take more Trumpian behavior.

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I interviewed one of my friends.

The liveliness of her neighborhood died down

It was quieter and she noticed how the streets became cleaner

She had to deal with the sudden change of no interactions

She was 13 when the pandemic started in the US

She hopes the world moves forward from this in a responsible way

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I interviewed my grandfather who live in Dominican Republic during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.

-Trujillo made his way up the military ranks and then eventually won the election through threats and force in August 16, 1930.
-He was responsible for the Parsley massacre. In the Parsley massacre around 20,000 Hattians were killed.
-He had a secret jail where he would torture his enemies to death.
-Las Hermanas Maribal were 4 sisters who started an underground movement to end the reign of Trujillo called Las Mariposas (The Butterflies), they would get guns and ammo to fight against Trujillo's regime. Three of the sisters were assassinated and the other died of natural causes.
-Trujillo was assassinated on 30 May 1961 by a group of seven people of which only one survived.

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I interviewed my mom about the time during the covid pandemic.
- She wasn't very worried during the time of the covid pandemic, thinking it was a big but fairly manageable thing.
-- She remembers her husband stating that he believes he got infected with it and was worried about it.
- She started to take more precautions about the virus and got increasingly more worried as time passed.
- She wishes that people would take things more seriously as she was believing what the news was saying at the beginning of the pandemic.

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I interviewed my mom who grew up in Uganda. She experienced environmental change, specifically the political changes and policy changes.

-When She was growing up, life was good! Life wasn’t so hard, it was easy, multiple people worked together. Everyone showed love amongst each other. Educated people would get jobs after college. Now people don’t regard education as something essential, because of lack of jobs. This is due to the current state of leadership. Now people only care for themselves.

-When overthrowing the government, the incoming president has to take over violently. The civilians are killed by the outgoing president and his regime due to anger and defeat. Things have changed and they have gotten really violent.

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I interviewed my mother who grew up in Bangladesh. She experienced environment change and an experience with racism and people’s behavior. My mom is an immigrant from bangladesh and she came to america after marrying my father when she was around 20. It was a huge change

- she didn’t ever intend to leave bangladesh permanently, she actually wanted to become a doctor and stay there.

- it was a huge change in how society works and the culture

-adjusting/treatment was the most difficult part. She says she felt very out of place, and often still does, almost as if she wasn’t welcomed in the eyes of others.

-her thoughts at the time were that she had a role to fill and an opportunity and she took it.

-it wasn’t the same back then as it is now, people treated or saw her a lot differently than how they do today. She says she realized how much society has changed in these last years even if its slow, people are progressing slightly.

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I interviewed my dad who lived in India for a chunk of his childhood. We talked about difference between his life there than in America. Also the technological and political changes from back then to now.

Safety wasn’t much of a concern back then, and especially in that region they usually would let children roam around.

Especially economically, my father had to do much labor as a kid in the conditions he was living in

Technological advances made a huge difference societally. Using typewriters was pretty normal, even after computers were invented.

There was much more poverty in India than in America

the housing was extremely different, and usually families lived together with all their extended relatives as well

most of his friends were his cousins or relatives who he would play with most of the time

his school was not even indoors, it was always outside.

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I interviewed my mom, I asked how was the technology back then compared to society today.

The internet was underdeveloped back then

My mom explained some of the adults didn't know how to work on a phone or a certain device because it was too advanced for them. Technology developed rapidly, and she couldn't catch up.

It's easier to contact someone now because we can communicate over the phone. My mom used to write letters or meet up in person to talk with her friends.

There was black and white TVs

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I interviewed my dad, who lived through the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971.

My dad was in sixth grade at the time of this war.

Other names for this event are the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide and the Bangladesh War of Independence.

This war is what gave bangladesh independence from Pakistan.

This war had a great impact because the Pakistani military set out to kill anybody that was Bengali.

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I interviewed my mom who lived through the aids crisis. Where young people in New York were becoming awakere of a deseis that woudl chagne the way that they woudl look at their lives, and it also made them relize that how improtant it was for them to talk about problems that affected them as young people.

-People were very carful with social interactions.
-there was a moment where gay men all over New York were dying and Ronald Regan hadn't aknowlaged it was a public health crisis. Her friends and her went to protest that aids was a problem and it needed to be talked about.
-People were very scared of getting it because it wasn't clear on how HIV was transmitted.
-many young people wanted to spread awearness about aids.

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I interviewed my dad who lived through the military dictatorship in Brazil that lasted from 1964-1985
- Censorship of many things including television
- Stories of people who went against the regime begin tortured
- The big protest that happened in 1984 asking for elections so people could decide where things finally started to change there were 1.5 million people at the protest in Sao Paulo where my dad grew up

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I interviewed Clarivel, my mother about how it was transitioning to living in the Dominican Republic to immigrating to New York City.

She spoke primarily about her experience trying to live in New York City, and how she would need to split the rent with many other relatives to be able to pay it.
She also spoke about how difficult the language barrier was. She mentioned how there wasn't really any Hispanic or Spanish speaking people who could translate, so she had to rely on relatives who could already speak Spanish. Examples that she gave were the hospital and how she couldn't really speak to anyone in there.
This relates to having Hispanic people around as well, but she also spoke about how it was a culture shock coming to NYC. She spoke about how there wasn't really any Hispanic people where she lived and had to make things work the best they could.

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I interviewed some guy on discord who had a rough experience during the 2008 financial crisis.
The interviewee had lived in Shakopee, Minnesota when the recession hit. his parents has recently divorced, and his mother was already on shaky financial ground. His mother, due to being unable to pay their mortgage, lost their house, and he and his mother had to move to a shelter. The interviewee stated that it was a tough time; he was a shy kid, and didn't have anyone else at the time besides his mother, who was pretty closed off, and he felt really embarrassed regarding his financial situation. His other family members treated his differently due to their religious views on divorce, and he was mocked at school for his financial situation.

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I interviewed my mom, who grew up in China, and we talked about technological and neighborhood changes as well as policy shifts.
-Society in China became more open in a way

-Theft slowly changed from petty theft (stealing groceries, break-ins, etc.) into bigger crimes (money scams, bank robbery)
-They used to watch a lot of television, but with laptops, phones, etc., we can do a lot more with them.

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I interviewed my mom. We talked about how convenient and how much technology has changes our lives.             -  The invention of the iPhone and internet was lifechanging and was almost surreal to the people during her time as it was a revolutionary development.
- Using technology now you can aid people with complex sicknesses which wasn't available to people back then.
- People can now find entertainment in the palm of their hands instead of needing to go outside and play or walking to a theatre.

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I interviewed my cousin and we talked about how he has faced most of these societal changes especially policy shifts and neighborhood changes. My cousin had been born and raised in India until about 5 years ago he moved to the US. It was a completely different environment that he was unfamiliar with. Different people, different rules, different settings, etc. The house he was living in itself was so different from india. People were very poor and kept to themselves/their families.the government itself had been pretty messed up and no where near as politically advanced as the US. Compared to his neighborhood in India, where everyone was North asian, it was completely different with the houses, people, and especially policy changes including rules and laws
- there is lots of poverty in India and the government doesn't help them financially unlike here
- there is a very low standard of living which also connects to the previous one
- People have several rights here and are free to express themselves (politically too) which is uncommon in India since they don't have much freedom.

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I interviewed my dad and we talked about the technology development.
-Many people back then didn’t have much technology
-Back then many people liked to go outside and play around instead of being on the computer
-Back then America wasn’t so dependent on technology
-Back then the internet was very slow

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I interviewed my mom.

We discussed the difference in lifestyles back in her time and in our modern age now.

Back then most women did not work jobs, and instead the men were the breadwinners of the family and women had the responsibility for household chores. Now, women and men are in the workfield and either can provide for the family or work.

Back then, society favored the white straight males and any other race or gender was discriminated against, but now even though there is no denying systemic racism, there is a lot less discrimination than there was back then.

Back then, society was less dependent on modern technology and relied more on manpower, for example cars weren’t that well used, so people decided to use bikes more, and google wasn’t a thing and people had to use libraries. And now in society everyone is so dependent on electronics, we need them in our lives for daily tasks such as school and transportation.

Back then people were less free in their expression of themselves, before having a different sexuality or gender or having ‘radical ideas’ could have gotten you killed, but now everyone can be themselves, express their own feelings and thoughts on a situation without risking any consequences.

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 Sebastian tecza  Sebastian.tecza@brooklyn latin.org                                           I interviewed my mom.  We discussed the way technology worked back then and the contrasts with it now.                            -She didn't have to  do work continuously since it was very hard to with no devices            -Couldn't have a computer since it was very expensive     -Had only 1 hour of tv to watch since there were so little channels                              - She couldn't get answers online but went to a library instead.                                         - we Talked about how much has changed since now since everyone's using it now             -We talked how it can negatively affect our youth and also positively by giving new opportunities to them       -She said that technology will impact the youth in a positive way more than negative        

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 Sebastian tecza  Sebastian.tecza@brooklyn latin.org                                           I interviewed my mom.  We discussed the way technology worked back then and the contrasts with it now.                            -She didn't have to  do work continuously since it was very hard to with no devices            -Couldn't have a computer since it was very expensive     -Had only 1 hour of tv to watch since there were so little channels                              - She couldn't get answers online but went to a library instead.                                         - we Talked about how much has changed since now since everyone's using it now             -We talked how it can negatively affect our youth and also positively by giving new opportunities to them       -She said that technology will impact the youth in a positive way more than negative        

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I interviewed my mom.  We discussed the way technology worked back then.

The internet was very slow back then and not everyone could afford internet

The computers were slow, the ibm computers were heavier and bulkier than current computers. There were no laptops.

People went to blockbuster to rent and return movies opposed to now where you can just watch it on an online platform

People used beepers/pagers and now people use smartphones

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I interviewed my older brother and we discussed societal changes in comparison to China and America.

1. China had a 1-child per family policy in order to control the rapidly growing population at that time, which America did not have.

2. Competition in China was vigorous and did not open many opportunities to people in comparison to America.

3. The American society is open minded and accepting, whereas the Chinese society is traditional, more so with the older generation than the younger.

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I interviewed my dad. We discussed how technology has been affecting our everyday lives due to the pandemic.

-My dad used to go to his office and work, now his work is mainly online.
-People are restricted from going outside so most people can now do almost everything from the comfort of their own homes, such as online shopping.
-School now takes place over a call. It feels weird to not see and interact with my classmates in real life but I've gotten used to it after a year.
-My dad had to go to the library everyday for school projects or if he needed a dictionary but now people can just look up information online and it takes less than a second to load.
-There was no such thing as a digital cell phone when my parents were growing up, they used flip phones and retro telephones, the objects we call vintage now days.

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I interviewed my mom and the societal change we discussed was how daily life changed and just life in general.

poor families have to make children work and do chores to support their families

school was a luxury because it was expensive and unaffordable for poor families

the action of accepting gays and lesbiens were rarely seen back then

there was no online shopping like amazon and delivery wasn’t fast

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I interviewed Mireya, she is my mom. The societal change that we discussed was when Dalai Lama came to speak in New York City and how he managed to spread his message out to 40 thousand people.
-I learned who Dalai Lama was
- I learned that meditating daily reduces stress, lower blood pressure, and anxiety
-I learned that people in New York City can stop and listen quietly. In his speech that had over 40,000 people there it was silent other than Dalai Lama speaking. This never happens in the city

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I interviewed my mom. The societal change that we discussed was the technology changed the ways we shop.

When my mother was young, she had to go to the store to buy things. This includes daily necessities, food, and clothes.

With the development of technology and the internet, more businesses are willing to turn their real stores into virtual online stores.

Compared with the previous generation, our generation is more willing to spend time on the computer to buy anything they want. It’s cheaper and more convenient.

Additionally, with the Covid 19 virus, people are restricted to going outside, so they can only shop online.

Also, technology is changing the way every industry does business by helping to create efficiencies, save money, and provide better products and services. Retail businesses are also adopting technology to their advantage.

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I interviewed my sister.
We talked about the normalcy of technology/implementation of technology in everyday life.

She only started needing technology and the internet, in middle school. The reason we got the internet was for educational purposes and back then it was all it was really useful for as it was too slow for anything else. Before then we didn't have wifi or a computer.

She used to go to the library and it was like an information hub, using books for information. Back then she was a more avid reader but as things shifted toward a virtual environment, the need to go there physically was no longer necessary.

Parents had flip phones as well and saw no need to have internet or connection to it with smartphones.

While she was tutoring in high school at a local tutoring center, she saw that elementary students did school work online whereas she never did that kind of stuff in elementary school. It made her realize how much has changed from when she was a  kid doing everything on pen and paper.

In 5th grade, she had a project to do on Rosa Parks and it was done online so she ended up getting internet at home. And having internet was amazing to her even though each page of information took a minute to load. It was new and unbelievable that the information would just pop up if they waited long enough. And if something takes 10 seconds to load now it’s insane. To do her project without going to the library for information was new as well.