The Memory Project

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The Memory Project, created in 2015, is a collection of interviews with Hungarian American immigrants who came to the U.S. after the 1956 Revolution and World War II. The interviews are published, with minimal editing, to the Memory Project visual history archive. Interviews last between 45 minutes to two hours, and in most cases, the interviewees have never before told their stories on camera. Our collection currently holds 85 interviews.

The Memory Project is one way these stories are passed on to the next generation and become part of the collective history of the Hungarian American community. During this special anniversary year, we have also created a video installation as a new way to share these personal stories with the community as a whole.

The project is made possible by generous funding from the Hungary Initiatives Foundation, the 60th anniversary commemorative committee in Hungary and through private donations.

For the interviews please visit memoryproject.online

Memory Project co-founders / interviews conducted by

Andrea Lauer Rice
Réka Pigniczky

Camera

Réka Pigniczky
Andrea Lauer Rice

Editor

Réka Pigniczky