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Before their two children, Luc Bourassa’s soon to be parents had to think of other ways to have the family they wanted. In November of 2017, 15 year-old Luc Bourassa interviewed his father, Louis Bourassa, to learn how he and...

Sarah tells the story of adopting her beloved cat, Matilda

Jean Hough (along with grandson Yeager Held) goes into depth on her life and family members and how she ended up in Broadus.

[Recorded: Thursday, August 25th, 2022] Lisa and Vickie have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Lisa works as a Special Projects Coordinator at the UVA Fralin Art Museum, and Vickie is a retired teacher. Lisa discusses her reflections...

Daniel Simpson (18) talks with his best friend, Andrew Rudolph (18) about his identities as a gay Korean-American adoptee to white parents. They talk about Andrew's journey through self discover, his connection to his identities, bully he has faced, and...

How does the child of immigrant parents become a greatly respected and successful businessman, with nothing but diligence and hard work? On November 28, 2017, Jade Mars interviews her father Michael Karlin in Beverly Hills California. He will talk about...

The wonderful life of Nora Bryant

We talked about the difficult times of my mother's childhood.

Wendy Wolf - adoption, moving, Covid-19

In this interview conducted on April 24, 2021, Skylar Luc (19) interviews Stephanie Luc (46) about her childhood and how that correlates to how she has raised her children. My mother shares stories about how being adopted impacted impacted her...

May 19, 2022. Randall C. Lorenz sits down with TMCC Genealogy Librarian Suzanne Malek to discuss his journey of discovering that he was a late discovery adoption (LDA).

Marilyn Reynolds' adoption story. Her life as a beekeeper.

Rachel’s life

A daughter asks her mom about what it was like to go from being an adopted only child to finding her biological family later in life.

This is a StoryCorps assignment focused on obstacles to adoption. Other focuses include biological , adoptive relationships, as well as how she affects the adoption after it’s done.

A look in the life, of a American dad.

Janis brown is a 47 year old women who is strong and tough, who went through bad moments in her life that most people could not relate to. The stuff that she had to face help her be the person...

One Small Step Partners, Henry McHenry (73) and Susan Weir (61), take an hour to discuss political divisiveness, the importance of listening, and their perspectives as life-long educators.

Questions I asked my sister about our life and past experiences.

One Small Step partners Dean Owens (53) and Kasey Parsons (45) discuss their spiritual and religious beliefs and how they each dealt with the loss of their mothers.

Jo Corona (34) interviews Melissa Espinoza-Smart (54) about her great, great grandmother, Maria Guadalupe Garcia Lucero and her journey learning more about her indigenous heritage.

I talk to my mom about why she decided to adopt me and if she is proud of me and what her hopes are for me. This interview really helped me to see how much she cares for me and...

Sharing our experience on our family fun field trip to Annenberg Photography Musem today with some backstory of our biological reunion after having been separated for over 30 years.

Spouses, Roman Wilcox (42) and Adriana Wilcox (40), come together to talk about the timeline of their love story, personal growth, connection to service, and their restaurant, One Grub Community Diner.

Fun time between two guys being bros and dudes plus one special suprise guest