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One Small Step conversation partners Mohamed Shoreibah (47) and Lynda Wilson (72) discuss immigration, political misinformation, Birmingham's history of racism and political struggle, and their hopes for its future.
My father tells me about how working hard and being flexible to different cultures and lifestyles is valuable in life, how he wants me to find happiness and be happy, and recounts his experiences. Immigrating from Venezuela to Syria to...
Friends Issa Aldabaan (36) and True Wolff (74) share memories of their friendship since Issa arrived to the United States from Syria.
Alta Schwartz (54) interviews her friend Jihan Hasan (48) about her journey coming to the United States and her life here.
Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.
Abier Najm(46) speaks to her son, Omar Abdalla(15), about her childhood life. She speaks about the struggles she went through living in an oppressive society in fear of the government and how she pushed through it. Both funny and sad,...
Connolly Irwin (13) interviews his Dad, Darrell Irwin (68) on life, aging, travel, moving and childhood
Karam (15) interviews his father Wayel (56) about his past adventures and his family. Wayel describes his experiences traveling around the world to secure a better life for his family back in Syria. Then, he talks about his current life...
Ameer Baroudi [no age given] is interviewed by his friend Ahmed "Flex" Omar [no age given] about his journey moving from Syria to the United States to pursue his higher education in dental medicine, the challenges he faced as an...
I’m Jana and I’m 16, with my dad, Hany, that’s 49. We talk about life, family, growing up, religion and more.
Sabry (“Gedo”) talks about his path to university in Alexandria, Egypt, his professional career, and his immigration story.
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.
Karim Nagi (49) talks to his wife, Indrany Datta-Barua (37), about his spirituality, identity, and his work as a musician, performer, and educator of Arabic music, dance, and culture.
Parseena Ishak (14) and she interviewed her mom, Nesreen Ishak (40) about different stages in her life and important lessons that she learned throughout her life. She talks about growing up and the important people in her life. Nesreen also...
Interview with my grandma who came here from Syria. She was a college professor for 30 years, and currently resides in Tucson, Arizona.
Diane Codde (78) speaks to her granddaughter Michelle Velez (30) shared family history and stories of her life, career, and children.
Spouses Heidi Plumb (41) and Kale Dankenbring (47) recall the journey of travel and enlightenment they completed before opening a small coffee shop in Kansas.
Tahra Eissa (28) interviews her father Muhammad S. Eissa (80) about his childhood growing up in Egypt, his education at Al Azhar in Cairo, and working as a professor of Islam in the U.S.
Mariela Shaker (30) talks with StoryCorps' Syma Mohammed (33) about her education as a violinist and coming to the United States to continue studying music when she had to leave Syria. She recalls helping her family leave Syria, people who...
River Hagg (47) shares his story with new friend Hazel Diaz (36). They discuss River's time in the Navy, his documentary work, his time in Syria, the origins of his name, and what it's like to return to civilian life.
I talked to my father about his experiences living in a foreign country and serving for a foreign army. Talk to my father also about his experiences with immigration, his education, his childhood and his marriage.
