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Nancy Bentley (63) interviews her husband, John Atkinson (67) about his life, focusing on his health issues with eczema and asthma, his work in the Peace Corps, and his favorite family memories.

Nereyda Pederson tells her neice Diana Geltner being a young girl in Cuba and immigrating to the United States after Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba.

One Small Step conversation partners Jean Skeels (50) and Mike Ulen (32) talk about tribalism in US politics, the harm done by labeling, and their personal political philosophies and the events and people that helped shape their ideas.

I call and interview 17 year old Nalani about her culture in Hawaii and how it differed from the culture she faced in Michigan.

In this interview, I, Natalie Greenfield, interview my father, Glen, about his childhood, growing up Jewish in a legally segregated Los Angeles, life with young parents, and his overall view of prejudice as an individual of age in the revolutionary...

Amelia Alice Vara (87) talks with daughter Mary Hernandez (65) and granddaughter Dawn Leal (37) about her service to her community.

Lily Horio (81) talks with her friend Shari Tamashiro (38) about her family and growing up in Hawaii during WWII.

William (Bill) Mayweather (71) and his granddaughter Lauren Jefferson (15) are interviewed by their daughter/mother, Tonya Groomes (45) about a member of their family being part of the Pulitzer Prize winning book “Slavery By Another Name.”

Mitzi Miyoshi (48) interviews her uncle, Sam Terasaki (83) about his WWII experience in the Japanese-American and Hawaiian 442nd Infantry Regiment.

Vanessa Peters talks to her friend Audrey Swannenberg about her life growing up on the Bad River Reservation, her Native American heritage and her dad’s struggles with drugs and alcohol.

Roosevelt Harris (68) has a conversation with his colleague Zack Carter (59) about the effect of the oil spill on his own family and on his community.

Peter, 82, talks with his wife Samuela, 62, about his parents and their lengthy journey from Armenia to the United States.

Anthony Dozier (53) tells his friend, Carol Mayes McKnight (53) about being among the first African American kids to be bused in Wichita, KS and about witnessing the 1971 race riot at South High School in Wichita.

The topic of travel and its benefits towards broadening human horizons.

daughter interviews her mom about race relations in cincinnati, and a wonderful memory of sitting on a plane beside an african american man who remembered her dad from 40 years ago.

Ellie Bryan (21) talks to her friend Jeanne Boutang Croud (59) about her upbringing in Minneapolis and her racial identity - her mother is white, her father is biracial. Ellie is usually assumed to be white by people.

Ruth Levenson (87) talks to her son David Taussig (60) and daughter-in-law Cecily Burke (61) about her life as a Holocaust refugee and eventually immigrating to the United States.

Michael and Joseph talk about their father/son relationship and their sexuality.

Joyce Hayes, 64, talks with her friend Tanene, 28, about growing up in Chicago and her involvement with social work, education and politics.

Jodi tells us about the interesting life she's had, and the highpoints & lowpoints she's in countered.

My dad who is a Syrian refugee speaks about his childhood and what he had to go through being an immigrant.

In this interview, HoChong talks about her experience coming to the United States from Seoul, South Korea. She also talks about her role as a nurse practioner at the VA Veterans Hospital, including her personal experience with diversity (or lack...

From the context of the interview I had with Leslie, a child of undocumented immigrants, I have become more aware of the challenges faced by such children. A recurring theme I noticed from the answers to my questions regarding their...

Alice Ferris interviews her friend, Jim Anderson about Jim’s grandmother, “Grandma Daisy” and the influence she has had on his life.