Oral History Interview Questions Brainstorm by Carrie Tippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry Feel free to add, move, and group questions to help us find themes for the interviews. en-us 2018-10-03 12:50:27 UTC 2025-12-16 17:15:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png Instructions chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288583339 Click on any text box and drag it to move. Double click in open space to create a new textbox.
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If you run out of "canvas," drag a text box off screen and it will enlarge the canvas.  ]]> 2018-10-03 12:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288583339 What do you like to eat now? What has changed? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288584112 2018-10-03 12:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288584112 What foods or recipes have changed along with you or your family? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288584316 (adapted to health, access, number in family, tastes, etc.)]]> 2018-10-03 12:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288584316 Are you still able to access the ingredients to make your favorite dishes? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288584818 2018-10-03 12:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288584818 Did your family have enough money for food? Was food a struggle? How did your family make it work? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288584884 2018-10-03 12:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288584884 Is there a way in to understanding the interviewees' history with food insecurity and its affects on quality of life? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288585425 2018-10-03 12:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288585425 Traditions: What were they and who kept them? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288585933 2018-10-03 12:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288585933 How can food memories reflect the affects of assimilation/Americanization? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288586071 2018-10-03 12:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288586071 Did your family make certain foods around the holidays? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288586501 2018-10-03 12:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288586501 Does food/this recipe have any cultural/family value to you? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288586762 2018-10-03 12:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288586762 What was the first thing you learned how to cook? Did someone teach you? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288587268 2018-10-03 12:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288587268 What is your favorite food-based holiday? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288587645 What's your favorite food during this holiday and who do you remember made it?]]> 2018-10-03 12:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288587645 What is your favorite food or dish that's not a holiday food, but an everyday food? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288588344 2018-10-03 13:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288588344 Can you tell me about an occasion where food was an important element? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288588675 2018-10-03 13:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288588675 Favorite food memory? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288588984 2018-10-03 13:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288588984 Besides the big holidays, what days were special food occasions in your family? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288589345 2018-10-03 13:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288589345 What was your favorite food as you were growing up? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288589914 2018-10-03 13:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288589914 do you farm or garden? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288590008 What produce?
What dishes made to use surplus produce?
did crops differ between places you've lived?]]> 2018-10-03 13:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288590008 Were there any members of your family (including distant relatives) who were known as good cooks? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288590733 What dishes were they known for?]]> 2018-10-03 13:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288590733 Did you continue to make meals your family made frequently after you moved out? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288591392 2018-10-03 13:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288591392 What was/is one of your favorite foods to eat/make from when you were younger? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288591645 2018-10-03 13:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288591645 When did you start making your own food? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288591816 2018-10-03 13:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288591816 What was the first meal you made by yourself in your own kitchen? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288591935 2018-10-03 13:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288591935 Did you grow up in a household that valued food preparation? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288592886 2018-10-03 13:09:01 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288592886 Do you have a favorite recipe? Where did you learn this recipe? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288593336 2018-10-03 13:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288593336 What is your favorite food to cook/bake/prepare? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288593547 2018-10-03 13:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288593547 What recipe, if you have one, do you know like the back of your hand? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288593951 2018-10-03 13:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288593951 What parts of food prep would you let others/kids help with? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288594505 2018-10-03 13:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288594505 In what ways can we understand attitudes about gender and food labor? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288594798 2018-10-03 13:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288594798 Did you teach anyone how to cook? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288595040 2018-10-03 13:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288595040 Who taught you to cook? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288595196 2018-10-03 13:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288595196 Did you like cooking? why or why not? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288595532 2018-10-03 13:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288595532 Is there something about cooking that you love? or something that you dislike? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288595873 2018-10-03 13:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288595873 Did you ever cook with your family as a group? How often? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288596315 2018-10-03 13:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288596315 What is something special that you made/ate only one time but would love to experience again? chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288596650 2018-10-03 13:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288596650 COOKING chtippen https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288602018 2018-10-03 13:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288602018 What was your favorite food as a child? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288702441 2018-10-03 15:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288702441 How did food impact your childhood? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288703041 2018-10-03 15:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288703041 What are some of your favorite memories about food/cooking? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288703389 2018-10-03 15:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288703389 What foods always bring a certain memory to mind? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288704158 2018-10-03 15:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288704158 Is there any food you can remember your family making that you did not like? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288704538 2018-10-03 15:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288704538 What is your fondest memory involving food/cooking/eating? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288704799 2018-10-03 15:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288704799 Do you enjoy eating fast food and/or eating out? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288705071 2018-10-03 15:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288705071 What foods do folks at Vintage share at community events? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288705323 2018-10-03 15:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288705323 Where did you grow up? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288705489 2018-10-03 15:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288705489 Memories of favorite places to eat -- restaurants, other people's houses, etc? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288706310 2018-10-03 15:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288706310 What was the food like at the school you went to? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288706570 2018-10-03 15:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288706570 Did you ever change (or improve upon) your family's recipes? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288706939 2018-10-03 15:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288706939 What one recipe would you want to share with friends and family to celebrate you? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288707197 2018-10-03 15:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288707197 What was the food you were Best known for? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288707750 2018-10-03 15:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288707750 What is your (go-to) comfort food? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288708480 2018-10-03 15:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288708480 Has there ever been a time where food has helped you through something difficult? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288708872 2018-10-03 15:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288708872 https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288709446 Is there a certain dish that reminds you of your father/mother/family? Can you tell me why?]]> 2018-10-03 15:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288709446 Do you follow family recipes a lot or prefer to find new ones? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288712024 What one recipe have you gotten that you've adapted as your own?]]> 2018-10-03 15:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288712024 Who influenced you the most when you were growing up? (also influenced you with food) https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288713451 2018-10-03 15:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288713451 Were you close with your family? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288713687 2018-10-03 15:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288713687 Is there any certain dish you made as a child that you still make now? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288714244 2018-10-03 15:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288714244 How have practices changed in the food industry? What can they reveal? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288714631 2018-10-03 15:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288714631 How have attitudes about food changed as Pittsburgh's economy has shifted? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288714935 2018-10-03 15:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288714935 What are some dishes that you remember eating when you were growing up? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288715707 2018-10-03 15:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288715707 What did your typical breakfast, lunch, and dinner consist of as a child? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288715995 2018-10-03 15:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288715995 What is your earliest memory involving food? https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288717041 2018-10-03 15:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288717041 MEMORY https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288719056 2018-10-03 15:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288719056 PLACE https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288720060 2018-10-03 15:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/chtippen/69oo8jg99lry/wish/288720060