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Friends and soul sisters Natasha Herring (48) and Virginia Vasquez (40) remember their grandparents' life and talk about how they have been influenced by them at various stages in life.

Laurent Sanchez (34) talks to her husband, James Barnes (32), about their first year of marriage, meeting family in Colombia, and future family plans.

One Small Step conversation partners Julia Torres Barden (61) and Shelli Fowler (62) discuss formative moments in their political identities, the precarious nature of the current political moment, and what constitutes an effective strategy for social change.

Zazil-xa Davis-Vazquez (27) speaks to their aunt Sandra Ortega (43) about moving, relationships, and being close to family.

Friends Veronica Carbajal (46) and Carlos Menchaca (42) share their experiences of El Paso and reflect on what working toward justice for their community looks like for them.

Maria "Terry" Dominquez (57) speaks with her nephew Phillip Casanova (28) about her career as a rescue medical firefighter, the deployment during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and her reflections almost 20 years later.

Spouses Marie Santiago (31) and Danny Santiago (33) sit down for a conversation about the highs and lows of the years that they have spent together and offer some of the wisdom that they have gained along the way.

Anthony (33) talks to Patricia (67) about his upbringing, struggling in college, joining the Military and his career in the Army.

Zoraida (33) and Grace (33) talk about their friendship, their artistry, their immigrant families and Zoraida's pregnancy.

Friends Bella Gonzalez (25) and Zazil Davis-Vazquez (27) talk about their time in Bristol New Hampshire and exchange family stories having grown up in a Latinx household.

Ivonne Romo (30) speaks with her friend Juan Galeano (34) about their Latino/a backgrounds, their work in the non-profit community during COVID-19, and how the organizations they work with have been affected by the pandemic.

John Lizarraga (63) and his wife Lynn Lizarraga (64) discuss their upbringings, how they both became educators and how they met.

Husband and wife Arnaldo "13" Salinas (62) and Liz Velez-Salinas (48) talk about their marriage, their upbringings, and the values that they have instilled in their children. Together, they reflect on how Liz's terminal cancer diagnosis has impacted their approach...

Carlos (40) and Robin (35) discussed the beginning of their relationship, starting in Peru while traveling and ending with their life in Chicago as a married couple.

Olivia Jardinado Quinto (36), Victor Manuel Monterrosa, Jr. (31), and Diego Alfonso Iniguez-Lopez (29) talk about their personal and political development and their work as attorneys.

Coworkers and friends Tomas Rodriguez Gaspar (73) and Felicia Wilson (45) discuss memories of their mothers, mental health, and grief.

Nathan "Nate" Pinsley (36) interviews his friend Patricia "Patty" Rosado (66) about her time on Fire Island during the AIDS epidemic.

New acquaintances and "name brothers" Daniel "Dan" Horowitz (85) and Daniel Horowitz Garcia (53) have a conversation about their shared name and their career path as historians.

Kymberli Smith (18) and her foster parent Keturah Hardy (45) talk about Kimberli moving in with Keturah while in the foster care system. They discuss their pasts and traumas and what they hope for in the future.

Saul-Yuan Calvillo (25) and their colleague and friend, Vei Darling (24), talk about life and communities in New York, queerness, and the city's influence on identity.

Mario Núñez (63) shares a conversation with his mother, Carmen Núñez (91), and father, Philip Núñez (93), about their memories of New York City, how they first met, their marriage, their family, music, baseball, Tampa, Florida.

One Small Step participants Sarah "Sally" Jaskowiak (52) and Brady Montas (42) talk about how their political views were formed, whether the 2016 US Presidential Election changed their views of politics, and how living in New York City affected each...

Kerica Williams (47) and her son Ronald Wagner (21) share a conversation about travel, their aspirations for the future, and their relationship.

Anna Paloma Williams (32) asks her mother, Luz Kenyon (58), about what life was like for her as she immigrated to the United States from Mexico and raised her children in a new country. They also discuss the female role...

Daniel Wolfskehl (41) and Adelene Armenta (15) talk about the relationship that they formed at Ace Leadership High School, being in the classroom environment, and their hopes for the future.