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[Recorded: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024] Blair Christensen, a 22-year-old from Charlottesville, VA and Darby Cain, a 71-year-old from Sheffield, England, discussed their personal beliefs and values, including social innovation, climate change, and access to abortion. They shared their personal experiences...

I interviewed my Cousin Odalis Sanchez. She is 25 years old and we talked about her background. And how the obstacles she had to overcome

Courtney McNeil (45) speaks with her mother Leslie McGowan (73) about childhood memories, her family background, and her experiences as a working mother.

One Small Step partners Lupe McCloud (54) and Fay Chelmow (62) have a conversation about the community outreach that they both work towards.

One Small Step conversation partners Andres Saenz (22) and Matt Harshbarger (30) sit down for a conversation about immigration, media, and their personal political perspectives.

Hank (68) speaks with his step-daughter Natalie (35) about being raised in NYC by his German immigrant parents in the 50s and 60s. Hank's father, Fritz, was drafted by the German army during WWII. After Fritz met his wife, Hildegard,...

Colleagues Margarita [No Name Given] (31) and Pat Medige (57) share a conversation about immigration, focusing in particular on Margarita's experience coming to the United States and eventually gaining DACA status. Margarita also reflects on the importance of education to...

Niece interviews her Aunt about her birth country Venezuela and about “the melting pot” in Venezuela and in the US, and her gratefulness for this country (US).

Colleagues Bryan Buckley (34) and Olivia Umoren (29) discuss growing up as the children of immigrants and their careers in health equity.

New friends Delilah Ramos (27) and Frederic Winkler (40) talk about foster care, cultural diversity, and collaborating with other artists.

Keron Alleyne (32) interviews his wife, Ameria Alleyne (36), about her childhood and how she creates connections and community.

Ana Belique (36) and her colleague Sharma Aurelien (36) are enrolled in Columbia University's Human Rights Advocates Program, they discuss the activism they engage in regarding women's and citizenship rights.

Wendi Bates (45) asks her parents, Sammye “Vicki” Bates (76) and Marvin "Marv" Bates (79), about the story of her adoption from Guatemala in the late 1970s. They share memories of growing their family through adoption, the intricacies of naturalizing...

Rafael Valadez [no age given] interviews his friend and colleague Dr. Anadeli Bencomo (57) about her early life in Venezuela, her love of reading, and her career path into literature.

The people in this interview is Sophia Ochoa (the interviewer) who is 15 years old, Soledad Vargas (the person getting interviewed) who is 79 years old, Rene Ochoa (translator) who is 45 years old. Sophia Ochoa is the grandchild of...

Brenda Genium talks to Betsy Stone about her experience being a daughter to Brazilian immigrants and first generation college student. Brenda describes the transformation in her perspective from once desperately wanting to fit in to typical American standards, to now...

Ivan describes how an assumption about his citizenship status made him learn about not assuming about anything because we don’t know what the situation people could be going through.

Baoxia Liu was born in Beijing, China and came to the United States in 1997, and she became a US citizen with two children. The interviewer is her 16 year old son, James Huang. She talked about her childhood, lessons...

Best friends Joco Soto (24) and Cristian Núñez Ramírez (25) share a conversation about their journeys becoming who they are today, particularly influenced by immigration, queerness, and family both biological and chosen.

i talked to my teammate about her journey to this country. She originally is from Spain and has lived in Louisiana as well

One Small Step conversation partners Lawrence "Larry" Meisel (70) and Daniel "Dan" Israel (55) discuss their views on foreign and domestic policy and their experiences that shaped their views.

Mother and daughter Edea Trapletti (92) and Lisa Gollard (68) share a conversation about Edea's journey migrating from Italy to the US, finding work in Hollywood and Las Vegas, and setting roots in Las Vegas.

Seref Baltoprak (31) talks with Jackie Neale (50) about his migration from Istanbul, Turkey to Malta. Seref has hopes to stay in Malta and then possibly move to Germany. When Seref was a master's student in visual culture in Turkey,...

Tatiana, her mother, and her daughter all immigrated to Malta from the country of Georgia 5 years ago. Tatiana has hopes of immigrating to the U.S. or Canada in the future for a new and different life than she experienced...

Morgan Zipf-Meister (39) interviews new friend Gisele Girones (19) about her experience in the Wyoming National Guard ROTC.