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Sergeant John Economy shares his experience in the US Army

Ranya story of her family coming to America.

Ashe [No Name Given] (41) talks with her father, Robert "Rob" [No Name Given] (71), about his childhood in Troy, New York, and being part of an Armenian American family.

Don Simmons (63) talks to his partner, Gabriel Mora (36), about coming to Fresno and feeling cared for by the residents of Fresno when he was experiencing a medical crisis. He follows by talking about his life here as a...

Carlos G. Mendoza (65) speaks to his daughter, Erika Mendoza (30), about his life and accomplishments. When Carlos was 18, he worked in the fields picking tomatoes. He later attended UC Berkeley through an affirmative action program and talks about...

Zainab Khan (31) interviews Alaa Basatneh (23) about her work as an activist for human rights in Syria.

Friends Sukaina Hussain (35) and Zakira Jones (22) discuss their upbringings, their faith, and perceptions around their religious practice.

I interviewed my uncle, Wael Yacoub. He talked about his childhood and what he has learned. I learned a lot of important things about him. He shared a lot of valuable lessons and memories with me.

How she adjusted to living in another country.

One Small Step conversation partners Austin Reilly (29) and Aaron Cummings (23) talk about feminism, culture, and the differences between and learnings from Gen Z and Millennial generations.

15 year old daughter, Noora, asks her 46 year old mom, Ahlam, about some of the best lessons she’s learned, as well as the life experiences that taught her them. Some of these lessons including the importance of education, generosity,...

In this interview, on November 26, 2023, in Valparaiso, Indiana, Louay Zeitoun (15) interviews his mom Samar Kebbewar (47) about growing up in Aleppo, Syria. Samar shares various memories about her childhood, and how religion played a big role in...

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Chantilly, Virginia, Yara Alsakbani (15) interviews her Grandpa, Atah Awwad (61) about his childhood in Palestine, and his life afterwards in Syria. In addition to his childhood, Atah talks about his life...

Harumi Sasaki (88) talks with her daughter Nadine Takeuchi (64) about her experience living through the Hiroshima bombing and its aftermath as a Japanese-American teenager and what her life was like when she moved back to California to work as...

Theresa Taken (72) talks with her daughter Emily Taken-Vertz (28) about growing up in rural Iowa, being adventurous, going to college, traveling the world, and becoming a lawyer after being a social worker in the South Bronx.

About her life and what she did

Ismael was born in Syria in 1957 and had to immigrate to the United States at the age of 21 because he was wanted by the goverment.

Lucy Murillo (29) and Tawfik Abbasi (26), who work together in the swim program at the YMCA, share their stories of how they became involved with teaching swimming and also discuss Tawfik's and Lucy's parents' immigration stories.

I interviewed my grandmother for a sophomore American History class about how she came to this country and her journey.

Paul Gilmore (50) asks his friend Brian Kenney Fresno (56) about his career as a musician. Brian talks about his initial ideas about becoming a musician, describes the "Warr guitar" that he plays, and talks about his ideas of Fresno.

Zubair Rushk and Etan Shukri, married Syrian refugees, adopted Daniel and Joyce Romm as their American parents after a chance meeting prompted by a newspaper article.

Kalid Loul (32) talks to his colleague, Ahmed Flex Omar (38), about his childhood in New Jersey, living in Syria from the ages of 10-14, the difference in education between the US and Syria, his career interests, and starting his...

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Hannah Clager (32) about her experiences traveling and studying abroad, in particular the intersection of art and human rights, and how it led her to her current work with Crisis Action, an organization that works...

Interview with Omar about Syria and the revolution.

I discussed my mother's life.