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Pauline Katz (25) interviews Melody Chapin (25) about growing up poor, moving to a new community, recognizing racial and experiencing social interactions and demographic change as a result of neighborhood gentrification, and grappling with the fear of a loss of...

One Small Step conversation partners Elise Chavez (29) and Jennifer Szambecki (40) talk about their upbringings, changing their beliefs, Catholicism, and learning to find things in common.

Nel Steffens (70) talks with her husband, Steven Steffens (69), and their daughter, Victoria Steffens (32), about their experience of COVID-19 and their memories of family travels.

Ernie Millner (70) interviews his mother-in-law Neva Bowman (93) about her upbringing and experiences in Yuma.

Twin brothers Neil Dion (38) and Ryan Dion (38) discuss what their twinhood has been like for them, family and goals.

Michael Tanimura (63) and Michael Takada (61) engage in a conversation about their experiences growing up in Chicago as third (and 2.5) generation Japanese Americans. Anna Takada (25) facilitates their conversation as the oral history studio manager at Alphawood Gallery.

From Siberia to America story. Tartar ethnic background. Diversity and cultural openness is key.

Aracely Esquivel Noriega (51) habla con su hijo Jesus Gerardo Noriega Esquivel (21) sobre Mexico, sus cuatro hijos, y la vida en Colorado. (Aracely Esquivel Noriega (51) talks with her son Jesus Gerardo Noriega Esquivel (21) about Mexico, her 4...

Spouses Richard Ohava (81) and Janet Hsieh [no age given] discuss their respective backgrounds, upbringings and their relationship.

Michelle Hayes (46) talks to her mother Barbara Hayes (73) about her life as a mother, wife, activist, educator and living through the pandemic in 2020.

Edward Austin Hall (59) asks his friend Raina Saunders [no age given] about her life and relationships.

Cristina Norcross (52) interviews her mother, Edythe Raskopf (84), about her childhood and family history.

Laura Peterson (52) talks with her sorority sister Martha Saunders (93) about her upbringing, education, and work with the community.

Faryal Atif (no age provided) shares with conversation partner Franchesca Peña (no age provided) her story of coming to Lafayette, Louisiana and the ways she has acclimated to a new place that has now become home.

One Small Step conversation partners Heidi Hrowal (62) and Jeff Kenworthy (62) talk about assumptions, the overturning of Roe v Wade, affirmative action, and Catholic school versus public school.

One Small Step conversation partners Janet Rhoads (66) and Chris Brown (55) talk about Christianity and politics, transgender issues, and figuring out how to live and work together.

One Small Step conversation partners Lee Rossmaessler (67) and Jess Salisbury (30) talk about the impact of their religion and LGBTQ lives.

Monika Nikore [no age given] has a second conversation with her mother, Vimal Nikore (86). This conversation adds greater detail to Vimal's childhood which includes the 1947 Partition of India.

Monika Nikore [no age given] has a conversation with her mother, Vimal Nikore (86), about her life in India, both before and after the Partition of 1947.

Spouses, Lorena “Lori” Edwards (43) and Tyler Edwards (41), discuss family dynamics and their experience being in the public eye because of their daughter’s identity.

Superintendent of Lake Geneva Schools Peter Wilson (45) interviews his parents, Stephen Wilson (76) and Marcia Wilson (75), about their childhood experiences and their families. Marcia and Stephen also talk about their role models, family stories, and mutual support in...

Colleagues and friends Amy Fields (48) and Jenn Studebaker (40) discuss their work with Sunshine House, Inc., finding community in West Texas, and their passion for the work they do.

Siblings, PJ Pronger (67), Martha Mathews (68) and Ann Wells (75), recall their upbringing on their family ranch in Texas.

Significant others Jackie Burrell [no age given] and Gerald Cole (52) share a conversation about their relationship. Gerald also talks about writing his first book, the advice he would give to his younger self and his daughters, and what he...

Friends and soul sisters Natasha Herring (48) and Virginia Vasquez (40) remember their grandparents' life and talk about how they have been influenced by them at various stages in life.