Emily LeGree and Dennis Yutchishen

[Recorded: September 23, 2022] Emily (20) and Dennis (76) record a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Emily is a second-year student at the University of Virginia and shares a passion for issues of food insecurity and homelessness. Dennis...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen – Mom

Lily’s mom tells her about growing up in Troutman and some stories of when Lily and her brother were born. She also tells her about her great-grandparents, Evelyn and Eugene Reid and Alva and Marie Ramsey.

Youth as an immigrant: A conversation with my mother

I talk to my mom about her experience coming from another country and growing up in America. We discuss how these experiences shaped her and compare it to the modern day.

Congo Stories from Ruth Metzel

My Grandma Ruth talks about her childhood experiences, church, love and life in Congo. Grandpa Bill also shares some anecdotes.

Interview with my mom

We talked about my mom’s childhood hometown and what it was like, her childhood nickname and how she got it, the worst thing she did as a kid, and lastly, her best/worst memory.

Memories with Grandma Rachel

Grandma shares some stories from her childhood with 12 siblings, time at an orphanage, birth of her children, and memories of her granddaughter.

Atah Awwad

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...

Interview of my Mom

I just wanted to know a little bit about my mother’s life when she was a child and before I was born. Had questions from her childhood to school and her life as a young adult.

Thanksgiving Listen Official

Talked with my mom about her memories, jobs, and challenges faced during her life all while she was baking.