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Bernard Scott Rush, 68, by his daughter, Nicole Rush (Maat Free), 35, about growing up in Mississippi then moving to New York City.

Be (83) talks with Selene (12) about her life and her journey from a small town on the gulf coast of Mississippi in 1935 to Ann Arbor Michigan, 2018.

Interview with my Nana.

Family, immigration, ancestors, family stories

Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her childhood in Mississippi in the 1930s and 1940s.

Life when my mom came to the U.S. and what she did

We will be discussing the expectations of parenting and the way it affects teens and our thinking. Society has so many expectations of how each parent is supposed to act.

Just a short talk about how times have changed and the inside look at sex segregated careers in America whit ties to some of our own students lives.

Basically, the interview discusses family, and what immigration was like for an Indian family. It also entails more about Jyoti’s childhood and how her life has been.

Family Ancestors

My mother shared stories from her childhood, my grandparents childhood, and her career. I learned so much during this experience and I am thankful for the opportunity to learn more about life and where my family comes from,

Growing up I wanted nothing to do with my native language or culture. Soon I realized that my culture allows me to do what I most love... teaching Spanish.

Becky Kosley (65) interviews her sister Cindy Henry (66) about their family’s migration to the United States from Slovakia, the closeness of their family, and their family’s military service.

In this podcast we talk about gender discrimination in both genders.

Enran came from China. He did not know any English when he first came to United States. His English capability slowly increased through his hard work.

This is an interview with my grandfather for English class during Thanksgiving break

Importance of Literacy

In this interview I explore Breanna’s life and also her thoughts on a pressing global issue.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Simi Valley, CA, Kyle Fukumoto (13) interviews his maternal grandma, Judy Freel (82) about her life experiences. She details her childhood in Seattle, and talks about raising Michele, Kyle’s mom.

Friends and coworkers Alex Kolker (27) interviews Shabir Kabiri (29) about his experience attending university in the United States, the differences between Afghan and American culture, and what the American dream means to him.

We talked about my grandmas childhood, dating life and marriage, career and children.

I interview my best friends’ French-American mother, Joelle. Our discussion begins with her immigration to the United States from Marseille and shifts into how language and culture have impacted the success of her fashion brand, Share With.

One Small Step conversation partners Bucky Neal (65) and Brenda Brown-Grooms (65) have the hard but important conversation about their ancestry - slaveowners and slaves - and also discuss the Black Lives Matter Movement and the perceived inequality they've inherited.

my mother is such a strong person and hearing her words really shows the type of person she is

We began after asking about one positive and one negative experience, which led into a discussion about regretting not learning Spanish.