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Talking about opportunities and personal experiences throughout our own lives

Life when my mom came to the U.S. and what she did

Magi Thomley Williams [no age given] interviews her friend and colleague, Kathleen Logan (79), about her family, her career, and the lessons that she has learned throughout her life.

One Small Step partners Stephen Owens (44) and James "Jim" Unruh (56) talk about their family and faith backgrounds, the challenges that their Kansas communities face, and what it means to both of them to serve others.

For my global studies project I interviewed Stefan Frei the goalie for the Seattle Sounders Soccer team. Stefan moved to America from Switzerland with his mom, his dad, and his brother to the Bay Area in California. Stefan moved when...

Spouses, Pnomwan Wager (66) and Lawrence Wager (75), discuss Pnomwan’s immigration to the United States, Lawrence’s deployment in Thailand, and their children, as they together recount their love story.

In this interview, conducted on November 26,2017 in Austin, Texas, Jessica N. (17) interviews her family friend Phuong D. (67) about life back in Vietnam as well as Phuong's journey to America. Phuong shares her struggles about the trip to...

Conversation with dad about his early years in Tallulah, LA

In this podcast we talk about gender discrimination in both genders.

Asking about how it was for my mom in the U.S. and her toughest moments back home and in the U.S.

Samiha Chowdhury shared her biggest indifference growing up

I interview my best friends’ French-American mother, Joelle. Our discussion begins with her immigration to the United States from Marseille and shifts into how language and culture have impacted the success of her fashion brand, Share With.

I interview my uncle, Emilio Martinez (55), about his life growing up in Union City, CA as the eldest son of immigrant parents from Oaxaca, Mexico. Touches on topics of identity and belonging, labor, school, language, time in the military,...

Mary McFadden and Larry Stifler, founders of the Stifler Family Foundation, reflect on how their past opportunities influenced their generous giving now.

One Small Step conversation partners Archie "Wayne" Hamilton (47) and Kathryn Healy (64) connect on their enjoyment of Shakespeare, the importance of everyone's unique story, and having as well as advocating for people with disabilities.

Just a short talk about how times have changed and the inside look at sex segregated careers in America whit ties to some of our own students lives.

Growing up I wanted nothing to do with my native language or culture. Soon I realized that my culture allows me to do what I most love... teaching Spanish.

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews her mom Emmi S. Herman (Searingtown) on Mother's Day, 5.9.2021. They chat about community, collaboration, vaccine awareness, and legacy.

One Small Step partners Patty Carpenter (63) and Bill Mears (79) reflect on open-mindedness, their experiences in their church communities, and the state of meritocracy and access to opportunity in the United States.

Importance of Literacy

This is an interview with my mom, a mainly spanish-speaker, about how her accent has been perceived while living in the United States.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: IM David Vigorito talks about growing up in Massachusetts, to his brief time in Las Vegas, to returning to his home state. Although he discovered his passion for chess at the later age of 16,...

Enran came from China. He did not know any English when he first came to United States. His English capability slowly increased through his hard work.

Lia Donohue: 2021-11-29 21:44:06

A mentor's experience moving to the United States and how he was able to keep in touch with his culture