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In this interview, made in November 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama, Sydney Allen (17) interviews her grandfather, Terry Allen (73), about his experiences teaching history and personal life tips/lessons. Terry Allen shares why he loved to teach and his favorite events...

One Small Step converastion partners Terry Dawson (66) and Michael Gorin (71) discuss questioning their faith, what "patriotism" means, and how to talk to people with political differences.

Eliana Abdel-Khaleq, 16, discusses with her father Ayman Abdel-Khaleq, 49, his experiences immigrating to the US officially in 2019 whilst having done his Masters Degree in International Law in the US from 1993 to 1995.

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New friends Myyuh (31) and Hany Osman (33) talk about their work in music and film. They reflect on their early experiences with art, on what makes a place home, and on building community in New York City.

In this interview, conducted in May 2022 in Corpus Christi, Texas, Nadine Ashour (17) interviews her mother, Siham Ashour (54) about her childhood in Kuwait and Palestine. She guides Nadine through the culture differences between the Middle Eastern countries and...

One Small Step conversation partners Steve Aufrecht (76) and Jerrad Anderson (40) talk about their backgrounds, political beliefs, and the current political climate.

Friends Joel Nichols (56) and Mike Archer (69) come together to remember and honor Joel's father, the late Chaplain Nichols, who served with Mike during the Vietnam war.

Mara Jill Herman and Ron DeMaio discuss the power of the arts community, Ron's impact at Herricks High School, and his educational legacy.

An interview with my aunt who immigrated from Jordan when she was 6.

“We had to flee. We didn’t plan it, just in a matter of two hours we were out of the country.” My name is Puzant Kiwanian and I am 15 years old. The story you will hear in this recording...

This interview between Logan Szott and his mother Heather Szott covers Heather's personal history growing up in L.A. and beyond, connecting to multiple historical events, cultural trends, and personal experiences. The interview contains segments of Heather's early life with her...

In this interview, Abdulsalam Younis gives a brief talk about his youth in Iraq and why he moved to the United States with his family.

On October 9, 2018 I interviewed my sister’s boyfriend Ahmad Alhuanaitie, who is an immigrant from Jordan. Although Ahmad is an immigrant, his story on why he’s one is different from others. Listen to his experiences, first friends, and experiences...

Mason Winkie (West Virginia Wesleyan College) and Josh Tulloch (Norwich University) received English Teaching Assistant (ETA) awards to the Czech Republic. The two sat down at the Fulbright Berlin Seminar in March 2018 to share what brought them to the...

Nick Ott (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities) and Briana Applewhite (Howard University) received Fulbright research and English Teaching Assistant awards in Germany. The two sat down at the Fulbright Berlin Seminar in March 2018 to talk about Briana’s narrative...

Carol Grzych (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) and Andre Woloshuk (Purdue University) are English Teaching Assistants (ETA) in Poland. In this conversation recorded at the Fulbright Berlin Seminar in March 2018, they discuss what Fulbright has meant to them. Carol begins...

Emily Kosmaczewski (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and Katie Cater (University of Alabama) are Fulbright research fellows in Poland. Emily studies astronomy and astrophysics, and Katie studies antibiotic resistant infections. They sat down at the Berlin Seminar in March 2018 to talk...

Brendan Rice (University of Alabama) and Sydney Stewart (Oklahoma State University) grew up in Alabama and Texas, respectively. As Fulbright research fellows, they both studied agriculture in Germany during the 2017-2018 academic year. The two sat down at the Fulbright...

Michael Gilmor (Providence College) and Briana Krewson (Franklin and Marshall College) received English Teaching Assistant (ETA) awards to Poland. The two sat down at the Fulbright Berlin Seminar in March 2018 to talk about deciding to pursue Fulbright, overcoming culture...

Fulbright U.S Student Program grantees Sylvia Cunningham (University of Connecticut) and Amanda Pridmore (Clemson University) received awards to work at KCRW radio station in Berlin, Germany. The two sat down at the Fulbright Berlin Seminar in March 2018 to share...

Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantee Usha Kapoor (Colburn School Conservatory of Music) studies violin performance in Cologne, Germany. Fulbright U.S. Student Program grantee Christine Lee (The Juilliard School) studies cello performance in Paris, France. The two sat down at the...

In this interview, conducted in January 2018 in Vienna, Virginia, Leigh El-Hindi (16) interviews her mother Jeanne El-Hindi (48) about her interests in Middle Eastern culture and her time spent in Syria. The interview starts with Mrs. El-Hindi's childhood in...

How my dad became successful coming from Lebanon during the 1970s civil war

US Army Veteran Ben Dininger interviewing Awad Awad, a professor at the University of North Georgia. They speak on Arab culture, being an Arab-American, and life in general.