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Ishmael Jihan (60), by his social worker and friend Abby Lamb (29) about his life growing up in Chicago and his involvement in the Black Panthers as well as his political views now.

Whether it be in New Jersey or New York, Tammie Vivlamore's life experience has been crazy from the start. In this interview, Tammie opens up about her less-than-stellar childhood, where she ended up in her 20's, and how becoming a...

Nash Alamgir (16) and Onyx Alamgir (21) and discuss her childhood and adolescence. She touches on subjects of mental health and how it was negatively affected with the American education system. Through classic stories of her teenage years, Onyx discusses...

Family, faith, marriage, and life lessons

Jocelyn Goldstein is interviewed by her granddaughter Marissa Gingold about her life growing up in Brooklyn. her family, motherhood, and hopes for the future.

I interviewed my mom on basically her whole life, mostly what we talked about were some of her hardest struggles and most impactful memories.

Nicole Di Rocca asks her parents about their recent family trip to Cuba and her parents’ immigration from Cuba over 40 years ago.

A woman interviews her mother-in-law about her life. One theme that crops up is the storytellers’ difficulty coping with increasing memory loss.

One Small Step conversation partners David Mellott (67) and Maya Stein (51) talk about being step-parents, families and marriage, life lessons, and being middle children. They discuss God, the importance of family, being Liberal and Conservative, and hopes for the...

Loyola University Chicago MSW student Kate Dawson talks with her best friend of many years, Chloe Kilano, about growing up with two immigrant parents from Iran. The two reflect on Chloe's experience of being a first-generation college student while challenging...

Mary Anne and Bill Wade share the immigration stories of each of their families and stories from their trips back to the homeland.

Natasha Marshall: 2020-12-03 19:45:08 Natasha Marshall (18) talks with her aunt, Susan Greenwood (52) about her experience in college and how she ended up in a career she loves but never expected.

Brenda Mapp is interviewed by her daughter about her family, specifically her mother and how she raised Ashley.

We recapped important elements to surviving going to college here at UAA. We learn interesting components of Alex & Alex’s backgrounds.

A woman talks about the deaths of two of her three children, and growing up in a poor Spanish speaking family.

A man talks about having Polio as a child that made him physically handicapped, and his experiences teaching physically handicapped children.

Joe (80) tells his grandson James (40) about his family, his childhood, his work life, his marriage, his daughter (James’s mother), his emphysema and his outlook on life.

One Small Step Conversation partners Allison "AJ" Oberempt (61) and Chelsea Niemann (31) share a conversation about their upbringings, their political values, and their families.

Kathy (30) interviews her mother, Nancy (61), about her childhood and raising a family.

Gary interviews his grandmother Irene about her life.

Kanani Choy, 57 is interviewed by her good friend Holly Cost 53.

We talked about Jamaal’s life, his passions and his life philosophies.

A man interviews his partner of 29 years about his childhood and their decision to adopt two boys from Peru in 1989.