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my mom, Dominika shiell, age 21 (for the past 25 years) talked about her life experiences including growing up during the aftermath of WWII and growing up under the Russian occupation of Poland, aka communist rule over Poland.

Interview for school.

School interview.

One Small Step conversation partners Rachel Douglas (46) and Ioan Ban (41) discuss about politics.

Addison Kilian (23) interviews her dad Tavis Kilian (47). Tavis talks about life, lessons, and how he liked to be remembered.

One Small Step partners Jennifer Weston (56) and Paul Wood (59) discuss the people and events that have most influenced their beliefs, why they are often troubled by people with similar beliefs, and why they are scared about the current...

Husband and wife Tony Kahn (78) and Harriet Reisen (78) talk about Tony's experience growing up as the son of a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter. Tony reflects on how he has experienced the feelings of belonging and home throughout his life.

grandpa and August share time together

Hear first-hand accounts of bombings and war while growing up under communism, as well as a comparison between today's life in Saigon versus communist life in Ho Chi Minh City. Trang Dinh (52) talks with her son, Andy Hoang (16),...

My grandpa is Apai Polyudhapoom. He is from Thailand and served in the army. Now he is a doctor.

interviewing my grandpa about the Vietnam War

Jules schreiber talks with his grandson jack licha about his life

Alice MacAllister (72) comes into the booth with her friend Timothy "Tim" King (67) to tell him about her childhood home, her father, and her love for music.

Siblings Genevieve Chavez Mitchell (66) and James "Jim" Martin Chavez (64) come together to share memories of their grandparents on the Chavez and Tafoya sides of their family, as well as memories they have from growing up.

Irma Gobcewicz on communism in poland and marshal law in poland.

Maria and MANDIE Interview with Lamoine Quiggins 95 (GP) discussing his early life, wife and lessons learned and shared wisdom.

This is an interview with my grandpa, Drude Faulconer. He's 87, turning 88 in June, and has lived a long and plentiful life. In this interview, we talked about his life, what he loved and lived through, and what he...

Sydney Hall(17) and Grandpa Richard Hall(77) interview about the Vietnam draft process

One Small Step partners Emily Tomkins (29) and Joseph "Joe" Loftus (68) discuss their different political beliefs and find common ground around income inequality and being "introverts."

My grandpa Dave Bluethman tells his stories of his life, job, and family.

Carmen Iglesias was born in a town run by a Boston Sugarmill company in Cuba. Today we interview my grandmother about her time as a citizen in Cuba. We get to hear first hand experience about how Cuba was like...

I am the grandson (mom side) of the interviewee. I’m 15, he is 71. we talked about religion, and jobs/work.

My grandpa and I talked about how his life was as a child.

This is an interview with my Grandpa, Zeljko Bajzer, who is 75 years old and who moved to the United States from Croatia when he was 39.

My Grandpa Jim Eyster is a very impressive man who grew up in multiple different states due to his fathers job. His mother lived to the age of 102 and made an impact on my Grandpa’s life and many strangers.