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In this interview, conducted in November of 2018 in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, Zia Tahmaseb (16) interviews her grandmother, Ulla Tahmaseb (82), about what it was like to grow up in Germany during WW2 as a child. We talk about what...

High school senior interviews Grandma from Germany

One Small Step partners, Meaghan Young (42) and Céire Smyth Martínez (41) discuss the importance of human rights, their respective journey's with grief, and their hopes for the future.

About her life as being an army brat. Her experiences as a child and growing up with her father in the military.

This is an interview with my mom about her first date and subsequent marriage to my dad in 1963. My parents are now 73 years old and my dad is in the end stages of Alzheimers disease.

Charita Harmon-Johnson (66) interviews her brother Daryl Pinkney (60) about his service in the US Army, his deployments abroad, and his transition back to civilian life.

Her family left Germany in 1934 when she was 2. Eva's journey of discovery & passion for social justice began in the American South; then she found shared values at Antioch College and with the U.U.community...

Sarah Berks (22) interviews her mother Pia Berks (57) about Pia's decision to immigrate to America in 1990-1991 and her life here since then.

Memories of the Cocoanut Grove Fire, his POW experience in WWII, and, throughout a love of family

Beatrice Peterson recalls her experiences traveling with the American military during the midst of the Cold War to locations like Vietnam, Cambodia, Germany, and Romania while being interviewed by her granddaughter, Maddy Shearer on May 14th, 2022. She details how...

Anne and I talked about her experience in coming to the United States. She arrived at Ellis Island with her husband in 1947.

Talks about grandfather from Germany coming to america.

In this interview, I talked with my dad about his childhood and school memories.

Cameron Flukey (16) talks with his grandad Dennis Snyder (80). They talk about Dennis's childhood and bring up memories from a long time ago. Dennis talks about his young childhood and what traditions they had as a family. Then Dennis...

One Small Step conversation partners Jack Howe (66) and Shelly Fraiser (42) shares stories and discuss topics related to adulthood friendship, the effects of alcoholism, and the place of politics in the work place.

I spoke with my dad Jim Plute about his experience living in Germany as a child and moving to the United States.

One Small Step conversation partners Lani Slonim (70) and Krista Rogerson (56) discuss their political views, childhoods, PTSD, war and abortion.

One Small Step conversation partners Whitney Ferrin (35) and Ryan Broker (46) discuss how their political views have evolved and the challenges of communicating with family members who hold different beliefs.

Barbara (Bunny) Sims (73) and her husband, Bruce Sims (74), remember Bunny's father and the role he played in World War II while serving in the U.S. Navy. They also discuss their family, their careers, and the places they've lived.

My interview was of my mom's best friend that is a general manager for Dominios. The reason I interviewed Peggy was to change things up; to see what someone else's life was like and not just my family because I...

Grandpa Major discusses his childhood.

Mark Ganter (54) has a conversation with his mom, Irene Nemetz Ganter (80), about their family's history.

We talked about his life when he was growing up. When he was a kid to how he got his current job. There was some small talk on the family topic.

Fred Weiss (61) speaks with his mother Anna Weiss (94) about her life in Germany and the US.

Mrs. Johanna's life.