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My parents, Neha Memon and Samir Memon (46) discuss how their struggles in moving to a new country shaped their spirituality, work ethic, and their choices as parents. We discuss how adaptability has sculpted their present lives, and how malleable...

Erik Horn: 2023-11-30 01:11:17 Conflict and Communication

Andover Stories of American Identity: Juan Morales shares his harrowing story about coming to America as a young child. He discusses the importance of family, culture and hard work.

[Recorded Saturday, June 11, 2022] Linda Carter () and Jeff Carter (Col '92) sit down to record a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Linda shares the influence growing up in a conservative, Christian household has had on her...

My mom and I talk about her experiences immigrating from Taiwan to the United States, her views on education, food, culture, and family, and what she misses most about her home country.

Seto You, age 92/93 or 97/98, is interviewed by his son, Ed You, age 26, about his early days in the USA. He arrived from China in 1916, worked as a cook in this country well into his 80's. He...

Mary DaSilva (62) interviews her father, Thadis "Thad" Box (94), about his childhood in Central Texas, his time in the military, and the life lessons he has learned.

In this interview, Katie Schrepferman, an education major working to learn more about adolescent psychology, interviews her younger sister, Laney Schrepferman. Laney is a young woman growing up in the city of Royal Oak, Michigan, and she is 16 years...

This is a life story interview I conducted for my Local Lives class at Concordia College. I interviewed Darlene Gryskiewicz, a local resident of the Fargo-Moorhead area. I chose to interview her to learn more about the Fargo-Moorhead area, and...

One Small Step partners Richard Moore (61) and Ronald Martin (73) share a conversation about atheism, faith, the role of faith in politics, and the separation of church and state.

Daughter and mother Adria Dunn (52) and Dr. Irene Dunn (74) discuss their family history, legacy, and Irene's decision to join the Army Reserve.

Jake Berman: 2020-10-03 14:35:42

I was able to interview Lindsey who taught me some lifelong experiences you can get from doing a sport in general but specifically basketball during this interview.

[Recorded Friday, September 15, 2023] Tanner (19) from Chesapeake, Virginia, and Alex (18) also from Chesapeake, Virginia participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Tanner shares how his...

Rachel Clark (46) talks to her mother Josephine Lancour (87) about her childhood experiences in England during the Second World War and how Josephine ended up residing in the United States.

Karen Kiefer (53), Juliet "Ebiere" Cole (75), and Femi Cole (52) discuss building community in Green Bay, WI, culture shock, diversity, and cross-cultural interactions.

I talk with my mom about her life stories, I was really young when we first came here so I didn't know about what happened back in Nepal and India. We talked about how it was growing up and childhood...

[Recorded: Friday, July 29, 2022] Ben (35) and Sara (66) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ben's family has lived in Charlottesville for generations, and he shares what it was like growing up here and facing the...

I interviewed my two uncles and my mom about their experience being in LA when the Rodney King riots occurred.

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Dr. Mallory K. Millender, former colleague of Rosa T. Beard.

Douglas M. Yeager (78) and colleague Lionel V. Baldwin (79) discuss Baldwin's founding, development, and operation of National Technological University (NTU), a graduate engineering school delivering credit and non-credit programs via satellite.

J.J. (69), a student in the 1950s and 1960s at the Michigan School for the Blind shares stories with Dr. Velma Allen (79), the school's superintendent during the 1980s and 1990s.

Best friends Joco Soto (24) and Cristian Núñez Ramírez (25) share a conversation about their journeys becoming who they are today, particularly influenced by immigration, queerness, and family both biological and chosen.

One Small Step conversation partners Robert "Rob" Roper (53) and Diane Montgomery-Logan (74) hold different political perspectives, but share a mutual love of painting with oils. The two talk about good vs. evil, school choice, race issues, wealth, poverty and...

Maritza Cha (37) y su mama Blanca Herdgwithini (65) hablan de la conexión bien fuerte que han hecho como madre y hija, a pesar de años muy duros que han pasado mientras tanto Blanca tuvo tres trabajos para hacer que...