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Insight into my mother’s childhood growing up in the 70’s

My Dad is the best influence and I think I can learn a lot more from him

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

I (Kira Leavitt) talked to Marcia Via my grandma about our family and her childhood. I also asked her about advice for the future.

This interview is filled with important components of my mom’s life.

Don Millinger (66) and his husband, Gary Clinton (70), remember their first visit to Fire Island Pines, discuss learning about AIDS, and share memories of loved ones they lost throughout the epidemic. The pair also reflect on how Fire Island...

Interview with my mom about the 1970’s

One Small Step partners Dagmar Ebaugh (55) and Sandy S. (55) have a conversation where they explore the life experiences that have shaped their political views. As children, they both moved often, which they believe gave them perspective on different...

One Small Step partners Joyce McIntosh-Thompson [no age given] and Lourin Hubbard (33) talk about local politics in Fresno, the Supreme Court, and city budgets for policing.

Asked my dad when he first arrived to the US, when he finally became legalizaed, and when he got his first car and house.

Arriving in Saugerties as a single parent with 3 kids in the 70's, Joan Reinmuth found herself in unknown territory with 2 acres of land and a house with no insulation. Supported by a community, she developed the philosophy of...

Our family’s history with hemophilia and its treatment complications, including HIV, Hepatitis, and inhibitors. As we near a cure, we remember the past.

In this interview, given on November 28th, 2017, I sit down and have a heart to heart with my grandfather. Don H. Waldrop (my bumper) and I talk about his upbringing on the family farm and how it impacted his...

Interview with my Dad about the 1970’s pop culture and life.

This interview is between myself and my aunt who grew up in South Louisiana in the 1970s.

This interview tells the stories and personal experiences of someone who lived through the 1970's and how it relates to present day.

One Small Step conversation partners Brenda Bradley (79) and Michele Woodhouse (53) discuss their troubles with our broken education system, wanting answers for indigenous reparations, and Roe v. Wade. Note: This conversation contains harsh language regarding sexual harm, abortion, and...

My dads life growing up.

On November 27th, 2017, Charlie Ruderman interviewed his mother Catherine Smith to learn about her childhood and what it was like to lose a loved one. Throughout the interview, Catherine describes her childhood in the 1970’s San Fernando Valley. This...

Interview with Steve Heffner about the politics and music of the 1970s.

Janet Hogue Thompson (77) talks with her daughter Michelle Thompson (51) about the life of her mother Mary Maxine McAninch Hogue (1920-1993) in rural Casey County, Kentucky.

Margot Moinester, 22, and Arielle Moinester, 30, ask their mother, Susan Moinester, 56, about her parents who survived the Holocaust.

A conversation with my father about his decision to retire from the US Air Force and move the whole family to New Zealand in the 1970s.

Sarah Marvin (52) interviews her mother, Karen Marvin (80), about her life. They discuss Karen's experience going through a divorce in the 1970s, her resilience, and her guiding mantras.

Teresa Meade (73) discusses with her niece Sarah Dohrmann (49) the leaked SCOTUS report on Roe v. Wade, her experience having an abortion after being kidnapped and raped, and her work as a professor.