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My grandfather shared his childhood on the farm, and the impact it had on his life. He also mentioned his career as a teacher and his military service.

My mom talks about her childhood life and her experiences to coming to the United States in the 1990s. She states her struggles to adapting and learning the English language when arriving in the United States. She speaks out her...

James Johnson (82) talks to his daughter Nicole Johnson (48) about his experience in the Air Force, his service in Vietnam, and his transition back to civilian life.

Cynthia Grace (46) speaks to new friend and conversation partner Savannah Winchester (31) about the strength and inspiration she got from her mother and the journey she made to accepting herself as a transgender woman.

In this interview taken place on December 2018 in Chantilly, Virginia, Morgan Lee (15) interviews Hui Li (87) about his life in Vietnam and the United States. Morgan’s dad, Jack Lee, was a translator for this interview. Mr. Li talks...

Most of what we talked about was my father’s life in work, school and childhood

I interviewed my girl scout leader, Kim-Oanh Nguyen. She’s 63 years old who speaks a mix of Vietnamese and English. We went over family, relationships, and memories.

Rachel Schmidt (41) sits down with her father, Fred Jones (79), to ask him about his young adult years. Fred shares stories from his time studying at the Georgia Institute of Technology and from his time serving in the U.S....

“I climbed up the drive in movie theater with fireworks and smoke bombs, I set them off and me and my friends ran home as fast as we could.” This is one of the fun crazy stories that Michael Giacchino...

My interview was over FaceTime I asked my grandpa about his experience in the Vietnam war he talked about how it affected his life going into it and after it he said that it didn’t have much of a big...

Yolanda Lakes (50) sits down with her father, Raymond "Ray" Lakes (72), to ask about his upbringing in Columbus, GA and the world events, as well as personal experiences, that have shaped his current worldview.

I (Vi Hoang) (17) had conversation with a family friend named Thao Nguyen (26) about growing up and life in Vietnam.

This interview contains stories from Stephanie’s life and her past experiences that has helped her grown as a woman.

My dad and I discussed the history of our family and their escape to America from Vietnam. We also talked about his experiences throughout life while being an immigrant. The last part of the interview is his perspective of the...

One Small Step partners Patrick Butler (71) and Nancy Duling (60) discuss Patrick's military service during the Vietnam War and their reluctance to express their political views in the current divisive climate.

Early life in Vietnam and what it was like to transition between countries. Learn how close and tight a family can be during tough times.

Colleen Weeks (52) interviews her father, Bill Peyton (79) about his time in the Air Force, his experiences teaching, and how his medical training helped him save her life.

Kristof interviews his great aunt in Vietnamese.

Me and Toni talked about her childhood, family, and growing up. Toni talked about growing up with a Dad in the military and traveling to see him. Also talked about her father, mother, sister, and brother. All of her siblings...

I decided to record one of the walks that we have with my grandparents every day around our block, and ask my Grandpa who we call Gong-Gong about what it was like for him growing up in Vietnam as the...

Annie and I talked about her experience of moving to Knoxville and the similarities and differences she has noticed between Knoxville and Minnesota, where she most recently lived, and where she grew up in Vietnam.

My grandfather talks about the time that he spent in Vietnam. He also talks of how he was blessed, and saw little violence.

Ronny (Phuc) Vo talking about his childhood and how it’s made him the person he is today!

My name is Kelly Ta. I am 15 years old. Today is November 26, 2017. I am recording this interview in Whitehall, Pennsylvania. I am speaking with Vince Ta, who is my father.

George Balaschak a 79 year old Pittsburgh native living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina has a conversation with his 21 year old grandson Nicholas Gallagher. George discusses growing up in Braddock, Pennsylvania, his time in the Navy during the Vietnam...