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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.

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

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

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

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

Shalom Daniel Seltzer, 62, by his children, Lucia and Gabriel Borrello about his childhood and the leaving of New Orleans after Katrina.

Bill shares childhood memories, war stories, and feelings about his family.

Three sisters interviewed by daughter/niece about growing up on a cattle ranch in south Texas as a Mexican-American family. Stories about their university educations, traditions, pranks, and life on the ranch.

Cynthia Davis Johnson “Cyndie” (64) and daughter Courtney Leilani Johnson Rome (32) talk about Cyndie’s mother and Cyndie’s life.

Jan Johnston (85) talks to daughter Jackie Johnston (44) about the day that Pearl Harbor was bombed and how life changed after that - she was 15 years old. She also remembers her Japanese friend Keiko who was taken away...

Kevin and Jennifer Trapani talk about their respective upbringings and what they mean to one another.

Spouses, Lisa Imbasciani (56) and Robert Imbasciani (59), and their daughter Brittany Imbasciani (32) reminisce about their daughter and sibling, Erica Imbasciani, who was fatally hit in a car crash.

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

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

William Deeb, 60, talks with his lifelong friend Michael Rancer, 59, about their experiences through the years.

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.

Barbara D. Martinez (76) talks with her daughter Renee Martinez (49) about her life.

Raphael Pantet, 24, visiting San Francisco from Brazil, talks with facilitator Frank Kingman, 64, about his several trips throughout the U.S., having dual Swiss/Brazilian citizenship, and compares how race is talked about in the U.S. and Brazil.

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

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

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

Gary interviews his grandmother Irene about her life.

Greg and Steve talk about their friendship, which has spanned three decades.

Margie, 63, interviews Phyllis, 85, about her work in the lesbian rights movement and the influence that she has had on Margie’s life.