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

Chatchai Sangern (68) speaks with friend and bandmate Suwanta Sukhum [no age given] about Thai music, their band, Bangkok Cha Cha, and their journeys as musicians.

Spouses James Lam (57) and Inthira Lam (59) discuss their introduction, their family, their restaurant, and Thai cuisine. They also talk about the significance of the "Little Thailand Way" sign to their restaurant and their hopes for the future of...

One Small Step conversation parnters Carley Larson (28) and Tatiana Larsen (37) have a conversation about learning from the wisdom of strangers, their COVID pandemic experiences, and how their beliefs evolved around Christianity.

Monika Nikore [no age given] has a conversation with her mother, Vimal Nikore (86), about her life in India, both before and after the Partition of 1947.

Newlyweds Celeste Ramirez-Ocaña (26) and Rigo Ramirez-Ocaña (24) talk about the value of cultural preservation and keeping their families’ traditions alive, especially for their son. They share their experiences navigating different spaces as Hispanic individuals and reflect on how their...

In this interview, Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Oksana Pasakas of Ukrainian History & Education Center of New Jersey to discuss the traditional folk customs of the Ukraine, and the importance of continued education in the traditional folk arts of...

John-Paul and Montserrat about growing up in the U.S as members of the Latin-A, (LatinX, Hispanic, Latino) community, not fitting into a box and sometimes feeling ostracized by the Latin-A communities as well as they communities where they lived, worked...

Coworkers Anindita "Andy" Anaam (36) and Timber Smith (49) talk about working in local government, living in Wisconsin, and how they support one another as colleagues.

New friends Lersak "Larry" Tipmanee (51) and Wally Suphap (44) talk about Larry's life and family business in Little Thailand as well as changes in the Little Thailand community in recent years.

OCA-NY President Brianna Cea (26) interviews her friend, City Councilmember Shekar Krishnan (38), about his district of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Woodside in Queens, New York City. They reflect on his role in renaming Little Thailand Way and talk about...

Monserrat Macias Moreno (29) speaks with her friend and mentor Jacqueline "Jackie" Jaramillo (72) about their identity as Latinas, their family histories, and their hopes for the Latino population in the United States.

Troy Sanders (26) interviews his boyfriend Rafael Norwood (34) about Rafael’s early childhood, his identity, his career path in higher education, and the Club Q mass shooting.

Father and son Graeme Manning (63) and Stewart Manning (24) share a conversation about their family, their relationship, and their upbringings. The two also share stories from each of their childhoods and reflect on the opportunities they have had, particularly...

Colleagues Ivonne Diaz (35) and Sofía Aviant-Mier (22) discuss their experiences as Mexican-Americans in the United States, the political advocacy work they do with the nonprofit Texas Rising, and how they attempt to create work-life boundaries and advocate for themselves.

Mark Rodriguez (48) talks to his daughter, Aurora Rodriguez (17), about his love for music and what his life was like when he was growing up. He also discusses his views on the creative process.

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.

One Small Step partners Jim Candelaria (62) and Armida Huerta (56) share a conversation about their family histories and the roots of their political beliefs.

Jennifer Davis (46) interviews Susan "Sue" Chadwick (69) about her family's immigrant experiences and the American dream.

One Small Step conversation partners Chaitna Sinha (44) and Shalako Powers (44), talk about their family histories, the paradoxes and hypocrisies of political beliefs and about the pressures and concerns of raising daughters in these times.

Tony Liu (79) talks with his daughter, Tana Liu-Beers (42), about leaving China on the eve of Mao's takeover.

We are a culture of responsible hard workers. I had to immigrate for opportunities. One day I will return to my home country and the culture I love.

Shihru Martin (55) talks with her daughter, Noelle Martin (19) about her experiences moving from Taiwan to the United States and the challenges she faced with discrimination and the simple tasks having to do with language barriers and culture shock.

Carla Saavedra (56) talks with her mother, Alice Hill (85), who was born in Tampa in 1936 at an immigrant Spanish hospital. They talk of family members working in the cigar factory, migrating from Spain and her great aunt being...

An Interview between Surgoe Soliman, age 16 and Kirolos Sadallah, age 25, both immigrants from Egypt to America. This interview was conducted on a Sunday, November 28th, in a noisy church basement. The interview discussed a wide variety of topics...