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One Small Step conversation partners Larry Johnson (72) and Deborah "Deb" Sung (36) talk about their shared experience leaving the church, their complex relationships with their parents, and the need for people to talk to each other in the current...

Richard Algea (46) speaks to his colleague, Christina O'Guinn (45) about their journey as educators and their partnership as part of the Tech Academy. They discuss the lessons they've learned and what excited them about teaching engineering.

One Small Step conversation partners Janalynn Villasenor (38) and Jeffery Puente (30) talk about parenthood, their families' influence on their politics, and their shared desire to see communities and neighborhoods more connected.

Masashi Niwono (32) talks with his friend Del Ray Cross (46) about how they both dated the same person and what they have learned about love and relationships since then.

Cameron Stephenson (47) reminisces with her colleague Herman Brown (71), a teacher for over 45 years, about his experience in the Black Panther Party, how his community in Oakland has been influenced and changed, and their shared connection as educators...

Jennifer Reed (54) interviews her father, Edward "Ed" Wood III (80), about his childhood, the information he has found about their family history through his interest in genealogy, and the Christian mission work their family does together.

Anthony Tusler (67) talks with Evelyn Thorne (25) about growing up as a person living with disabilities. Anthony describes his activism work, embracing a disability identity, and his advocacy position at Sonoma State. Anthony also talks about his photography projects,...

Jonathan Koshi (39) talks with his wife Jess Hemerly (33) about volunteering with 826 Valencia to teach elementary school youth in San Francisco about creative writing.

Colleen Mahoney (89) is interviewed by her daughter, Nancy Mahoney [no age given], about her parents, attending college during the 1940s and '50s, and her journey from a Republican ideology to a Liberal one.

Joan Yamate Taketa (53) talks with her friend of many years Celeste Johnston (54) about what she has learned of her paternal family history, how it happened that the family was split up during World War II and what their...

Bill Sorich, 65, interviewed by his friend Brenda Christensen, 63, about his career path as a metal worker and metal artist.

Randy Crane (46) talks with Scott Acord (59) about his journey from being a minister to working in a Christian finance company before he found the job that most suits him at Providence.

One Small Step conversation partners Jeffery Puente (31) and Ravneet Tiwana (40) talk about the influence of their families, in particular their grandparents. They also discuss how their political views differ from their parties, and the importance of communication across...

Kathleen Benjamin (62) talks with her childhood and lifelong friend Daniel Alonzo (62) about their respective childhoods growing up in Santa Monica. The friends talk about how Santa Monica has changed throughout the years, as well as Daniel's artistic endeavors.

Rory Caygill-Walsh (42) and Stephanie Perron (41) describe each other as one another's "person." They talk about the support they've shown one another and discuss the meaning of loss and grief.

Anna Dapelo-Garcia (55) speaks with her daughter, Erica Dapelo-Garcia(28), about the struggles they faced growing up, their first loves and biggest influences. Anna shared her love and hopes for Erica and future grandchildren.

Taylor Landry (26) and Brianna Salazar (36) remember how they met and fell in love and talk about their decision to postpone getting married until all US states recognize gay marriage.

Florence La Riviere (92) talks with Doug Cordell (57) and Anne Morkill (51) about her decades of conservation activism to protect the San Francisco Bay Area wetlands.

Janit Saechao (28) interviews her grandmother Yingcho Saechao (67) about living in a refugee camp in Thailand, how she decided to adopt her sister's daughter, and what their life was like when they first came to the US.

Sue Dorn (87) is interviewed by her Rabbi, Sarah Berman, about her memories of growing up in a Jewish family in Seattle around WWII, moving to New York, meeting her husband and starting a family as well as pursuing an...

Carrie Wade (27) interviews her mother, Jan Wildman (65), about meeting her husband, how he came out to her, and how that helped her accept Carrie when she came out.

Kathy Dellinger (57) talks to her daughter, Erin DeVera (37), about the hardships in her life, being a mother, and her outlook on life.

Wives Victoria "Vickie" Berdanis-Dukart (57) and Rosanne Berdanis-Dukart (49) tell the story of their relationship, from how they initially met, to a 5 1/2 year period of not seeing each other, to their eventual marriage and life together.

Louise Williams (73) and her friend and colleague Lisa Polito (52) talk about growing up on farms, how that shaped their religious beliefs, and their work as deaconesses.

Nola (57) talks to Dan (75) about their library and about their favorite books and authors.