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Twin sisters Rhonda Winters (47) and Rebecca "Becki" Kuchenberg (47) share memories of small town life.

One Small Step conversation partners Matthew Mendenhall (36) and Tom Arthur (47) discuss their shared profession of being a pastor, their call stories and events that shaped their views.

One Small Step partners Jim Waszak (69) and Erika J (38) discuss their upbringings, the kindest people in their lives, and their economic beliefs.

Spoke with my mom about her life growing up. Also about our family’s background. Interview done in Spanish.

This is an interview conducted for my SOWK 732 class at Loyola University Chicago in MSW program through the School of Social Work. The interview was conducted with my mother, Dolores, regarding her experiences as an immigrant from Mexico.

In this interview, conducted and presented on December 1st 2019, Chicago Illinois. Dana Arzate (17) interviews Mom, Maricruz Rodriguez (40) about her life and memories she has. She shares memories about her childhood and how she would’ve wanted a different...

My mother has lived a life between two worlds. She left everything she knew at the age of 18 to come to America; planting a garden on foreign land in hopes it will one day bloom. Growing up poor, her...

My mother, Kasia Jankowski, immigrated to the United States from Poland in order to discover better economic opportunities which she elaborates on in this interview.

In this interview you will hear about what my Mother's life was like as a child and what shaped her to be the women she is today. Also you will hear about how my birth affected her. This is for...

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Austin, Texas, Jordan Menard (16) interviews his friend and mother Jenny Menard (47) about her childhood and overall life. Mrs. Menard shares stories about growing up and things she did when she...

About family ancestry, growing up during the depression, and life learned lessons.

Me and my grandpa Richard Riha talked about his life story on Monday April 23rd 2018. He told me how he lived it and what made it great and what made his life worth living is definitely the family he...

Audrey Wilke interviews Marcia Scherr, her grandmother, about her life and family growing up. This interview occurred on December 2, 2017 in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Marcia Scherr grew up in Chicago, Illinois and she recounts the details of her childhood...

Megan Kilroe interviewed Barbara Benz on November 23, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Megan is a 16 year old girl, and she attends Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School as a junior. Barbara Benz is her great aunt, and she is...

Collete is a strong 75 year old women who adores her family and neighbors. She had a fun and adventurous childhood but there were some twist and turns. She grew up in Chicago and later moved to the Eastside, life...

My mom summarized her life story from her childhood to her teenage years. She talks about what she had to leave back when she made the choice of going to the U.S from Mexico.

Daughter and mother discuss about supernatural things that happened in her past . The briths of her children and more.

In this interview, conducted on November 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Jose interviews older brother, Javier, about his upbringing in the US from Mexican immigrant parents. Javier shares stories about his childhood and teenage years in the city of Chicago. He...

In this interview, proceeded on November 25,2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Edwin Altez interviews his father about his childhood and life in Peru and how it impacted his life when we came to America. Also talked about his hobbies and relationships...

My mother jessica lucero talks a little bit about her childhood and school as a teen. Also shares a story about a real life Christmas miracle.

My grandmother tell about her life childhood to adulthood

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Efren Carreño (18) interviews his mother Maria Cardona (45) about her childhood in the country she was born

My father and I talked about his life experiences, what he learned throughout his life, and his relationship with my mom and his parents . My dad,Mario, grew up with his mom and dad in Guatemala, he went to school...

In this interview that was done on November 27, 2017 in Cicero, Illinois, Gloria Hurtado (17) interviews her dad Agles Hurtado (39) about his family and how he has evolved as a person both in Mexico and America. Mr.Hurtado talks...

On November 26, 2017 my sister Yazmin and I talked in the parking lot of our church. I am currently 17 years old and my sister is 27 years old. We both live in Chicago, Illinois and always have lived...