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For America’s 250th birthday, we’re asking people all across the country one simple, powerful question:

How did your family become American?

Each story captured will be a family heirloom on its own. But together, they’ll be an unprecedented archive – a snapshot of the soul of America that will serve as witness, resource, and inspiration for generations to come.

This is history, as we lived it, in our own voices.
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What is american stories?

American Stories is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan oral history project that will crowdsource an enduring online archive of our true collective history, with all its beauty and challenges.

American Stories embraces where we’ve been, and invites us to reimagine where we might go — together.

 

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American Stories

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    George Takei

    George Takei

    #JapaneseAmericanIncarceration
    #StarTrek
    #LGBTQEquality

    Sarah Adams

    Sarah Adams

    #ChoctawNation
    #SurvivingIndianResidentialSchools
    #Oklahoma

    Karen Matsuoka

    Karen Matsuoka

    #Baltimore
    #ResistingJapaneseAmericanInternment
    #HiddenHistory

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    American Stories is on its way thanks to our generous funders, but we need your help to fully realize our vision for this bold, expansive project.

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