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One Small Step conversation partners Cindy Fortune (62) and Lucia Glynn (62) find differences and commonalities over politics, education funding, religion and news sources. They share stories of difficult experiences and the choices they made that brought them to where...

Maca (my mother, 52 years old) reflects on her life as a teenager, in South America during Augusto Pinochet Ugarte dictatorship (September 11, 1973-March 11, 1990).Maca recalls a very traumatic story that changed her perception of the world forever. To...

Amy Prebil (44) has a conversation with her mom Carol Gallagher (66) about Carol growing up in Waukesha, Wisconsin, raising children, family vacations, hobbies, and work.

Teen artist Audens interviews hero & retired detective Darin Williamson of the Elizabeth Police Department.

Colleagues Victoria Shaw (52) and Oscar Martinez (62) discuss Oscar's military service in the Air Force, his time as a narcotics police officer, and his childhood memories of growing up in Texas.

Brenna Talley, age 22, is a Texas A&M University student. She interviews her dad, Wes Talley, age 44, a Mesquite police officer about his experience during the attack on the World Trade Center.

Justin Rowland (43) talks with new friend Teriyana Morton (28) about his upbringing and his career as a 911 dispatcher and police officer. Justin talks about how he met his now fiancé Amy, and shares how they began dating and...

Interview with John Judge (Grandpa) about involvement in Vietnam War

In this interview that was conducted on in May 2022, I (Michael Kelly) interview my father(Bryon Kelly) about his childhood and current life. Bryon shares his early childhood experiences about growing up in Glendora. He then transitions into how serving...

One Small Step participants Terri Davis (67) and Bob Gratton (61) discuss their upbringing, the loses they have faced, and their thoughts on politics and media today.

Kevin Keuchler became a New York City police officer in 1989. After his arrival he faced many challenges and a huge catastrophe such as September 11th 2001.

I interviewed my great grandpa for social studies and asking him questions from his past

I interviewed my brother about his trails and tribulations. He is an extremely hard-working person and I hope you gain a new perspective after this interview.

Al Pola (62) connects with their One Small Step partner, Mani Mahadevan (60) over their experience as immigrants and discuss topics like cultural identity, police perceptions of the public, and racism.

I interview James Fyke, a long time friend and youth counselor of mine about his work in the police force and his experience as a member of my church.

Carma Clark (51) speaks with her wife, Heather Weiner (52), about enlisting in the Army to further her dreams of becoming a police officer. She tells a story about falling in love with a Sergeant, being outed, and being forced...

Today I interviewed my wife Jenifer in regards to her job as a police officer. There is currently a lot of unrest in the country with police officers and I decided to pick her brain on how she feels with...

Becoming a police officer

Christos asked questions that Jeremiah prepared for the AJHS' new student resource officer.

Josephine Cole (15) interviews her computer scientist father (Billy Cole, 50) on growing up in West Virginia, the events of September 11, 2001, religion and family. While he plays video games in the background, and her sister yells advise.

I Caden Schafer (14) interviewed my father Trent Schafer (42) about his job as a police officer. This interview was done in Oregon, Wisconsin on December 1st, 2019. We also discussed his child hood and what lead him to his...

Interview describing what it was like to immigrate to The United States from Korea in 1974, eventually becoming a police officer in Texas in 1988 - one of the first Asian police officers in a three county area.

Interview describing what it was like to immigrate to the United States from South Korea in 1974, eventually becoming one of the first Asian police office in a three county area (centered around Brazos County) in Texas in 1988.

I interviewed Vicki Rains for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories. Frank Sesno's book...

A 12 year old boy turns into a police officer. On December 31st Viviana Rodriguez asks her grandfather, Rafael Hernandez, what it was like to start working in such a young age and then eventually transition into being a police...