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Eugene Bielik (88) talks with his granddaughter Rachel Anne Zick (34) about his memories of growing up and his family as well as his service in the military.
Kathy Haaga (73) interviews her friend Emerald "Emmi" Dunn [no age given] on their work documenting the history of Chinese-Americans in the Mid-South region.
Colleagues Kanzi Takayama [no age given] and Kalimah Azeez [no age given] get to know each other as Kanzi shares his journey to the United States and life in Japan, Kalimah’s experiences as an African American Muslim woman, and their...
Kerry Johnson (30) speaks with his mother Marie Galloway (64) about her experiences growing up in Memphis during the desegregation era and her relationship with her family.
James Valentine (58) shares a conversation with his mother, Doris Dolph (91), about her childhood, family, nursing career, volunteer work, and autobiographical book.
One Small Step conversation partners Eric Davis (64) & Mary Lewis (78) discuss their lifelong witnessing of race relations, racism, and working for change.
Friends, Robert 'Mark' Matheny (77) and Harry Freeman (80) discuss growing up in the racially plagued South, the Civil Rights Movement, their love for Memphis, and their family's involvement with the government.
Fellow legionaires, post commander Troy Hibbard (39) and post adjutant Bob Miller (64), highlight the service records of Lake Geneva veterans and discuss the formation of the American Legion and Grand Army of the Republic community organizations in Lake Geneva.
Ellen Castellanos (53) talks to her mother, Donna Ferrell (84), about life-altering moments and her experiences in New Orleans, including going to school there and living in the city during Hurricane Katrina.
Friends Lynn Oldshue (53) and Soynika Edwards-Bush (43) talk about Soynika's career as an artist and teacher, their families, and living with intention.
Schuichi Sasaki (74) and Patricia "Pat" Harvey (80), co-workers at the Kikkoman factory in Walworth, Wisconsin, share a conversation about their experiences at the first Kikkoman plant outside of Japan, their long-held friendship, and their lives.
One Small Step conversation partners Phil Bailey (71) and Susan Sheremeta (55) talk about heritage, time in jail, the role of the government, and family.
Kiara Brown (28) talks her colleague to Jeremiah Chapmin (44) about her upbringing in Gloster, Mississippi, her journey to working in media and communications, and the many obstacles she overcame along the way.
One Small Step partners LaTanya Ri'Chard (50) and Melanie Sanwo (55) discuss their college experiences, early memories of politics, and feeling misunderstood.
Patricia Barbee [no age given] tells her conversation partner Justin Cummins (32) about her childhood and how she met her husband, Sgt. John Wesley Barbee. They remember Sgt. Barbee, their relationship, his time at war, and his passing while fighting...
Walter "Walt" Esquivel (59) and Stephan Abrams (49) meet for an in-person One Small Step conversation in Jackson, Wyoming.
Sandra Shackelford (83) and her friend May Lee Lor (53) talk about their different childhoods and how they connected over their shared desire to share and elevate Hmong stories.
Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about living in Japan during the U.S. occupation after World War II. She discusses learning to drive there, boarding a military transport ship by herself to go back...
Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her mother's letters to her father while he was away working for the Civilian Conservation Corps and on other military assignments beginning around the time of the...
Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her mother's sister, Mildred Scott, who died several days before this interview. Mildred grew up on a farm in Mississippi and was the last of seven siblings...
Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (39) about her relationship with her father during her teenage years and living in Japan during the U.S. occupation following World War II.
Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her memories of World War II, being a teenager in a military family, living on an army base and her relationship with her father.
Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her childhood in Mississippi in the 1930s and 1940s.
Barbara Hester Kurtz (87) talks with her granddaughter Susan Scott Peterson (38) about her parents, relatives and early childhood in Mississippi.