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Laurent Sanchez (34) talks to her husband, James Barnes (32), about their first year of marriage, meeting family in Colombia, and future family plans.

One Small Step conversation partners Eric Marsh (54) and Michelle Taylor (35) have a respectful conversation regarding their upbringing, immigration, and abortion issues.

David Perdomo (24) talks with his sister, Sarah Gibson (33), about becoming an uncle, growth, and his creative goals.

One Small Step partners Deborah "Debbie" DiazGranados (48) and Blair Grossman (59) discuss religion, community, and their lived experiences of exclusion.

Friends Bella Gonzalez (25) and Zazil Davis-Vazquez (27) talk about their time in Bristol New Hampshire and exchange family stories having grown up in a Latinx household.

Michael Goldin (34) and his One Small Step partner, Tammy Barbour (48), exchange travel stories and personal experiences growing up in the south.

Jahaziel Hiriart (33) y su mentora, Lizette Merchan [edad no dada], comparten una conversación sobre sus experiencias al emigrar a los Estados Unidos de América, los desafíos que han enfrentado, y lo que les ha dado la fuerza para continuar...

One Small Step participants Tyler Beam (44) and Sarah Davis (40) discuss their experiences living abroad, what it's like pursuing a second career and master's degree in their forties, their political beliefs, and their spiritual identities.

William "Will" Castillo (59) shares a conversation with his father, Guillermo Castillo (88), about where Guillermo grew up, how he came to the United States, his wife, his children, and his family.

Friends Daniel "Alejandro" Pinilla (30) and Marija Krstevska (27) share about how they chose their careers in advocacy, share some of their childhood memories, and talk about their time in New York with the Columbia Human Rights Advocates Program.

Joseph Wesolowski (76) talks with his wife, Wendy Wesolowski (59), about growing up as a street kid in the East Village of New York City, high school, his career in Engineering and adoption of their children.

Brenda Ford (51) interviews conversation partner Victor-Alan Weeks (25) about being a young Black man native to Atlanta, Georgia who became a global multimedia specialist and hemp farmer.

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...

Partners, Paula Baracaldo (35) and Joe Walters (32), share a conversation about how they first met and their first impressions of one another. Paula also talks about coming to the United States from Colombia when she was twelve years old,...

Alex Coleman (50) and her niece Karla Montgomery-Ramirez (28) have a conversation about how both came to the United States from Colombia and the experiences they've had that led them to start Energy Works ATL, a holistic health and family...

One Small Step conversation partners Barbara Brown (79) and Helen Ens (77) discuss their similar experiences as Christian missionaries in Colombia, as well as their differing political views.

Friends and colleagues Paloma Saucedo (41) and Boris Ozuna Urueta (37) discuss where they grew up, their experiences as immigrants, and their work in social justice.

Ivonne Romo (30) speaks with her friend Juan Galeano (34) about their Latino/a backgrounds, their work in the non-profit community during COVID-19, and how the organizations they work with have been affected by the pandemic.

Hank Ebert (64) interviews his wife Maione Carrijo (58) about her life in Brazil before she married him and moved to Idaho. Maione then interviews Hank about his unique upbringing as the child of diplomats, living in various countries from...

Maria Celeste Tapia (32) interviews her friend Nohra Bernal (46) about coming to the US from Colombia, working as a translator, and how she wants to write children's books. Nohra also talks about living in France and the additional languages...

Friends RosaMaría Henry (73) and Patricia "Patty" Gibson (70) reflect on their Latin roots and remember meeting through work. They talk about their friendship, moments when they have supported each other, and their shared sense of civic duty to create...

Jay Horowitz (73) speaks to his good friend Michael Berke (55) about his family history in the toy industry and refusing his father’s job offer before starting his own business, Juguetes ToyCo, in Colombia.

Marisol Rendón (44) and her husband Ingram Ober (44) talk about the art pieces and sculptures they created for The New Children's Museum, discuss their differing approaches to making art, and share some of their family's background.

Sarah Gibson (29) has a conversation with her Aunt Maria “Lia” Monsalve (69) about family, spirituality, and Colombia, South America.

Chuck Corra (29) and Nicolas Cadena (26) speak about the ways their backgrounds have informed their political views, and share their thoughts on community dynamics and the way personal context is needed to understand the identity that drives community attitudes.