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I talk to my granddad about his teenage years and what he would do for fun.

Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

Recorded on 11/20/18 at the New Haven Free Public Library as part of the Bread Breakers project.

"Growing up in an Italian-Catholic family, with immigrant parents, immigrant grandparents, helped me to see the world through a blue-collar lens."

I, Mia, interviewed my nana about her life as a teenager. She talked about her parents leaving her, living with her teacher, family, and the love of her life. There were a few bloopers :)

Chatting with my mom about her childhood from the 1950s & 60s.

Recorded on 6/29/18 at Chabaso Bakery as part of the Bread Breakers project.

"Well, I had a really crappy childhood, so, I guess, taking my experiences from my childhood, I see the world differently."

Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

Josephine Cole (15) interviews her computer scientist father (Billy Cole, 50) on growing up in West Virginia, the events of September 11, 2001, religion and family. While he plays video games in the background, and her sister yells advise.

Interview with Laurine Roberts about Martin Luther Kings Legacy and living in Newark, NJ during the Civil Rights Era

Madi McCusker interviews her grandfather, Jim Coverley. Jim shares his life experiences growing up in Modesto, California during the 1950s, American Graffeti. Madi and Jim both currently live in Reno, Nevada, 2017 Thanksgiving.

grandmother talks to her grandson about her experience and memories about the 1960s

This is me talking to my grandpa who was born in the early 50s. we talking about the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King, Junior, civil rights movement, and overall how life was in the 60s.

Meredith Stehr (16) talks with her father John (64) about his childhood in the 1960s.

Interview with Alli Morrow (17) and Lucy Cappa (17) interviewee Kim Davis (77), Alli’s grandfather, concerning life in the 1960s.

This is my interview with my grandparents (who I call Nana and Papa), Lois and Darrell Peigh. While cracking jokes once and a while, they answered all my questions about life in the 1960s.

We discussed major events in the 1960s and there impact on the population of America.

Nelson Rodas and Jeffrey Lopez Barahona (Salutatorian 2022) were seniors at Meadowbrook High School in Richmond, VA. They discussed race and obstacles they overcame to graduate.

[Recorded: Wednesday, September 21, 2022] Christianna (21) and Russ (71) have a virtual One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Christianna is an undergraduate exchange student at the University of Virginia and Russ is a small business owner and a...

[Recorded: Wednesday, January 18, 2023] Jim (72) and Cathy (67) sit down to record a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jim discusses fox-hunting, his experience losing his wife, and his reasons for identifying as an Independent. Cathy talks...

Deborah, a teen in the 60’s, very active in movements such as Anti-War, Civil Rights, environment.

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024] UVA students Jane Motta (22) from Fredericksburg, VA and Raya Jabboure (21) from McLean, VA recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course (Lead from Anywhere). We discussed how our parents and...

Juniper (16) asks her grandmother Anne (78) about her experience as a stewardess during the Vietnam War.

[Recorded: Friday, September 8, 2023] Emma Lohr (19) from Towson, MD, and Ashley Turner (19) from Fairfax, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Emma shares her...