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We reconnected with our past to go through our journey in our friendship. We wanted to live in happiness during a time of uncertainty.

amy mom went to her friends reunion and assumed the identity of a different woman to talk to my dad! now they’ve been married for over 20 years.

Alexander locked his phone in a rental car after moving into his new apartment in Chicago for College. After going store to store asking for help, a man helped him call a tow truck. After waiting alone for an hour,...

My sister and I talk about her childhood.

For an interview assignment in my Journalism course, I decided to question my dad on some aspects of his life.

Marc Paprzyca (69) and spouse Sylvia Paprzyca (67) talk about life in Chicago and retiring to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. They talked about leaving the hustle and bustle of the city life and returning to a resort town.

We talked about Cesar’s life and how his high school experience was like. We also talked about what he wants to do in the future with his life.

Me and Elijah talk about his thoughts on graduating middle school and starting fresh.

In this interview, I interviewed my close friend Angelo Schiciano. We discussed his experience at Whitney Young and how it impacted his political life and views.

Siblings Ambar Rizwan (36) and Daanish Rizwan [no age given] discuss their childhoods, going to a predominately white High School, and expectations from their parents. Daanish describes his UX work and his efforts to bring about representation and inclusion. Ambar...

My Grandfather, John Grey, has had an interesting upbringing moving from place to place with his family. He was raised as a young child in Chicago Illinois, and later moved to Dallas Texas with his family. In this interview, Me...

Aidan Bank (14) talks with his mother, Elysa Jimenez (33) about her life being a young mother and how she overcame challenges.

Christopher "Chris" Conkell (33) speaks with father, William "Bill" Conkell (74), about his life as a Secret Service agent and health challenges.

My brother talked about his experiences in Curie High School.

In 1985, every parent's nightmare occurred in a little house in Willow Springs, Illinois. Nineteen year old James Gallagher dropped out of his local community college to start a tent company. Now, James is fifty two and just sold his...

In this interview, me and my dad talked about many of his challenges in life and greatest moments. The topics of growing up and being a parent are very prominent during our conversation. He talks about everything from his first...

The experiences of my mom through childhood and adulthood. Including school, work, family, and influential people.

Audrey Wilke interviews Marcia Scherr, her grandmother, about her life and family growing up. This interview occurred on December 2, 2017 in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Marcia Scherr grew up in Chicago, Illinois and she recounts the details of her childhood...

Interview with my Dad about the 1970’s pop culture and life.

In this interview conducted in November 2017 in Chicago, Illinois Karina Sanchez (17) interviews her father Rafael Sanchez (41) about his life and many other things. I ask my father stuff about past moments and what was high school like...

Born in Durango, Mexico in 1974, My father has faced many obstacles when it came to finance or work wise, he traveled to the US to earn more money and to expand our family tree.

Talking about college and jobs

In this interview, conducted in November 25, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Donna Fong (17) interviews her father Thomas Fong (53) about his childhood that happened in the earlier years, where things were less advanced. Mr. Fong shares about his opinions...

Chrystal Even talks about her life.

One Small Step conversation partners Jill White (52) and Holly [No Name Give] (55) exchange their lived experiences and find many parallels. They relate as mothers over having children struggling on social media, considering online learning, and being independent thinkers.