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Zach tells his story of being a green beret during the 2000’s and how this has impacted his views on military tactics and motives now

My conversation with Mitch Clark about growing up in Peoria, IL, and his decision to move to Chicago. The interview also includes inspirational figures in Mitch's life and his sporting/gaming experiences.

interview Dr. Aurea Toxqui, Associate professor and Associate Dean of Diversity and Innovation at Bradley University about her education, career, and hobbies in Mexico and the United States

Meg Jacklin: 2024-04-11 20:11:12

Discussion of perspectives surrounding PINOVA Plant explosion and legacy of segregation and racial divide at Glynn Academy in early 2000s

Norm Davis talks about growing up in Port Chester, New York and his love of old buildings and architecture.

Growing up Cuban in Miami- on the outskirts of what would become Little Havana- wasn't easy. At least not in the 60s and 70s when the diversity in that was just beginning to bloom. When the Cuban community was growing...

We discussed our fight to end discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS, back when Ann was doing this work in the 1980's, and when Marni was in the 2010's.

One Small Step conversation partners Marjorie Beale (62) and Kristina Faliciano (55) reflect upon the values instilled in them by their parents, the differences they've had with their parents and the importance of compassion and listening.

This was an interview between Tommy Shackleford(68) and I(20). We discussed his time spent with the company Company Corp the the history behind it. He also discussed the impact the company had on the city of Conway.

One Small Step conversation partners Adriana Sanchez (35) and Cesar Lucio (57) find the similarities and differences in their immigration stories to the United States from Mexico, having immigrated at different ages and in different decades. They reflect on the...

I (Elise, 16) sit down to talk with my dad(51) about his memory of 9/11 and the effects it had on the modern day. We start with him recalling when he first found out a plane had hit the World...

Walter "Walt" Esquivel (59) and Stephan Abrams (49) meet for an in-person One Small Step conversation in Jackson, Wyoming.

Chapin Montague (24) asks her conversation partner, Nikolaus "Nik" Guran (49), about his experiences and deployments in the military and his journey to seeking help and encouraging others to seek help for PTSD.

Long time friends Estevan Rael-Galvez (54) and Edward "Eddie" Joseph Chacón-Lontín (68) share a conversation about Eddie's family heritage, his mother’s practice of silence in the interest of survival, and his experience understanding and embracing his mixed identity. The two...

Supervisor Penelope Gross, who represents the Mason District in Fairfax County, shares stories about her career and community. This conversation was a part of the “All Together Now: Share Your Stories” program for the Fairfax County Public Library’s 2023 Summer...

Sisters Betty Brown-Chappell (76) and Gail Patterson-Gladney (74) trade memories from growing up on a farm near Bangor, Michigan with six other siblings. They reflect on what it was like for their family to navigate being one of the only...

Maggie Davis (23) interviews her colleague Carole McGibany (63) about Fussville, Wisconsin.

Maria Rosete, my mother, moved to the US in the year of 1980, petitioned by her father at just 13 years old to find a better life. Though of course she had loving memories when living in the Philippines, the...

Kurt McCoy (47) and Elizabeth Gibbs (45) compare and contrast their upbringings (hers near London and his in South Carolina) with raising their own children today in the Southern United States.

[Recorded: Thursday, April 27, 2023] Yasir (22) and Evelyn (21) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Yasir is an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia studying biology on a pre-med track. Evelyn is also an undergraduate...

One Small Step partners Fredrick "Fred" Hoogland (75) and Roy Branklin (58) discuss their military service, racism in the United States, and their involvement with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

One Small Step partners Arline Erven (38) and Joseph Loftus (67) discuss fiscal conservatism, loss of faith, voter responsibility, government involvement in people's lives, transgender rights, and the 2nd Amendment.

This interview is about my mom, Mossilean Williams and her life growing up in her hometown.

Cousins Aaron Taylor (45) and Joseph Moreno (40) share a plática about their family history and Indigenous ancestry, the value of language and culture in education, and the intricacies of mestizo identity in New Mexico.