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In recognition of Labor Day, Katherine Chon, Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Andy Hall, a Migrant Worker Rights Specialist, spoke about forced labor in Malaysia’s rubber glove...

Carolyn Osborn (74) interviews her friend Donna Schloss (78) about Donna's career as a nurse, her travels throughout the world, and her work with the U.S. State Department.

Cousin talks about the time she lived in Pakistan and how media was a part of her life.

33 years ago, my father made the biggest step of his life and moved to the United States of America from Pakistan at the age of 17. Here is the story of his high and low moments as well as...

Namira Islam Anani (33) and her husband Omar Anani (38) discuss preserving their family histories, the different approaches they take to fight Islamophobia and Xenophobia, and the role coffee and food has had in their lives.

I interviewed my grandma in her early 70’s. Together we talked about her family, culture, religion, careers, past and much more.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Muhammad Adil (13) interviews his father Adil Sheikh about his life and what he has gone through. Adil shares his most difficultand happiest memories. Also he shares what...

Khalid talks about his educational life growing up in Pakistan, and his experience as a pilot.

Basically, I interview my 50 year old father who had travelled to America from Pakistan through striving for success and excelling in academics in Pakistan attending the top Engineering school there. He gives important lessons on how one can achieve...

We talked about our old memories and made jokes.

In this interview conducted in November 2017 in Austin, Texas, Nuha Momin (16) interviews her mom Parveen Momin (53) about her childhood life in Pakistan. Mrs. Momin shares stories about what her father told her and how working hard was...

interview i asked my dad to do

My grandmother tells me about her life over the phone.

One Small Step conversation partners Patti Williamson (54) and Vinay Kumaran (53) have a conversation about pro-life vs. pro-choice and the immigration experience.

I had a conversation with Ms. Wu who served from 1994 to 2006 in the United States Navy. We discussed her initial experiences and what inspired her to join the Navy after high school. We discussed career opportunities and the...

Mona Haleem (44) interviews her mother, Noor Haleem (66), about faith, family, migration, and the ways she wants her legacy to live on.

We talked about many things, especially religion and thoughts to other generation's.

Kuldip Singh Makker (81) talks to his sons, Kalitdeep Singh (44) and Haramandeep Singh (51), about his childhood before and after the Partition of India. He talks about the family who raised him and the challenges they experienced, his career,...

In this interview conducted in November 2021 in Skokie, Illinois, Amina Khalid (14) interviews her grandfather Syed Matloob Zaidi (74). He shares his happiest and saddest moments in his life as well as living with 9 siblings. Mr. Zaidi also...

A talk about my mothers life and my childhood, also a look into the future with a couple words words of wisdom

My cousin Mehak loved Pakistan. There are lots of things she had to leave behind like her home she grew up her friends and memories. One major even that occurred in her life was coming to America. Here, she can...

Karen Schaefer (80) tells her daughter Jessie Hayden (58) about her childhood, her time in the Peace Corps, motherhood, and being a teacher.

An interview with my grandfather, David Gross, who was a dam geologist and grew up in Los Angeles.

The subject is seeking asylum from Turkey. He is an educator and his goal is not to remain in the United States, he wants to unite people through education.

One Small Step conversation partners Natya Stroud (43) and Fawzia Khan (56) discuss family, career, and faith journeys. They share their approach to the politics & their hopes for the future of this country.