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[Recorded Wednesday, February 28, 2024] UVA students Mary Margaret (20) from Dallas, TX, and Emma (19) from Fauquier County, VA recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Democracy and Public Service'. During this conversation, Emma and...

In a captivating dialogue, retired educator Steve and current GRCC employee Jany delve into Steve's illustrious career trajectory and post-retirement experiences, emphasizing the significance of teaching and the invaluable skill of intuition in decision-making.

Thorsten Fjellstedt 82 interviewed by his son Anders Fjellstedt 42 in Thor’s home of 35 years as he prepares to move to Florida and live with Anders’ family. Thor reflects on his life in his house in Chapel Hill, NC,...

Hazel Dickfoss (80) talks with her granddaughter, Maria Dickfoss (18), about her life in England, her immigration to the United States, getting married, starting a family, and changes she has seen in her lifetime.

Spouses Robert Pearce (88) and Mary Ann Pearce (87) talk about their love of farming and the hard work involved in their journey to success at Pearce's Farm Stand. They also discuss the changes they have observed over their lifetimes.

In this interview conducted in November 2023 in San Francisco, California, Danielle Song (14) interviews her mom Cathy Song (51) about their family history and childhood. They discuss Cathy’s childhood in Qingdao, China and the journey it took to get...

Throughout this interview that happened on November 26th 2023 in Birmingham AL, Gibson Bean (18) talks with his grandmother Renee Booker (71) about her struggles coping with the sudden change of culture that was the Civil Rights movement and how...

This is an interview between me, Sadhana (age 15) and my mom, Padmaja. We talked about my mom’s life when she was growing up, and how things have changed, along with what she’s proud of and how she’d like to...

I interviewed my mom and asked her questions.

Interview with my mom about her life growing up, her values now and her relationship with her father (my grandfather) that I’ve never gotten to meet.

In this interview, Ariel Jin interviews her dad about how his experiences as a child/teen changed his adulthood for better or for worse. She talks about the major transitions and moments in life that affected her dads future.

Me and my mom talk about on her birthday our experiences over the past year with much change.

Alex Odom [no age given] and his wife Jessica Odom [no age given] discuss life in rural Alabama.

We discussed interview questions pertaining to the theme of change in our lives.

In this conversation, Lizhen Liu and Moses wang are two students from China who are currently studying in Virginia Tech. They discussed some challenges that happened in life that really affected us for years. Also how should we do to...

Rochelle Williams (55) speaks with her husband Charles Williams (53) about her family’s history in Plateau, AL, also known as Africatown. The two discuss the new attention the community is receiving in light of the discovery of the Clotilda ship...

Friends Quentin Wilson [no age given] and Lee Selleck [no age given] come together 50 years after they graduated high school together in Kirkwood, Missouri. The two talk about the value of listening, the divides in our country, and how...

Ai Choo Kong (“Lovely Pearl”), age 84, interviewed by her daughter, Lin Min Kong (“Bright Forrest”), age 52, about her life growing up in Malaysia, including enduring the Japanese occupation, emigrating to the US, and living in rural North Carolina....

Conversation partners Ophelia Rose (19) and Delilah Righter (24) share a conversation about relationships, forgiveness, and mental health in the digital age.

Serena and her friend Cathy are talking about studying abroad. What problems does she concern and how she will face it? What expectations do she have?

Matt Mayberry (58) interviews his colleague Mayor John Suthers (71) about his experience in public service, how the city has changed over his life, and his reflections on leadership. Mayor John Suthers also shares stories from his childhood growing up...

Eduardo Cua Jr (49) discusses the misconceptions and ideas of Hawaii from the perspective of someone who lived on both the U.S. Mainland as well as in Hawaii.

Gabriella Cifuentes age 18 interviews her mother Astrid Villalobos age 47 about her life experiences, transitions, relationships, childhood, career, moving to the U.S and advice.

Paul talks about the adjustments he faced as he came to school in America, especially during the time of COVID, and also about his life and hobbies and what ultimately drives him.

My fathers story on how he came to the united states.