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Colleagues Briiz Jean-Baptise Vicioso (19) and Ru Hensley (24) talk about their experiences growing up as young queer people, how their understanding of gender and sexuality has changed over time, and the hopes they have for the work they do...

One Small Step conversation partners Deb Stack (59) and Jim Ward (62) talk about religious and political backgrounds, the AIDS crisis and LGBT rights.

Mi nombre es Idelsy Acosta Rodríguez. Tuve el privilegio entrevistar a mi madre, la señora Josefina Rodríguez Caceres, donde habla un poco de su vida y su proceso de inmigración a los Estados Unidos.

my dad tells the story of losing his mom, older brother, and father, all as a teenager growing up and how that affected him as a person

In this interview, conducted in November 2022 in Tucson, Arizona, Amalia Matchett (16) interviews her closest confidant and mother Heather Matchett (50) about her childhood growing up in New York and her search for answers about their family heritage. Ms....

In this interview, conducted November 29, 2022, in Port Jefferson, New York, Bailey Barden (13) interviews her mother, Felicia Sabatelli(53) about her life. Mrs.Sabatelli answers questions about her life. The questions vary from childhood memories to more recent ones. At...

Thu shared her story and Journey from Vietnam to the united States with her village. Thu discussed how their strong faith and love of their family kept them strong.

Lenora Williams Hameed Omenka [no age given] shares her experience as a caregiver to close friends and family members with breast cancer and the importance of caring for one's self in caring for others. She shares how these experiences led...

Monique Williams (51) and new friend Liza Martinez (42) exchange stories of losing their parents to a crash and the advocacy work they have engaged in since then.

Jordan Smoller [no age given] talks with his mother Sylvia Smoller [no age given] about her life including escape from Poland and the Nazis, becoming a refugee, her experience of becoming a world renowned scientist (with whom he sometimes co-authors),...

Spouses Marie Santiago (31) and Danny Santiago (33) sit down for a conversation about the highs and lows of the years that they have spent together and offer some of the wisdom that they have gained along the way.

Anna Paloma Williams (32) asks her mother, Luz Kenyon (58), about what life was like for her as she immigrated to the United States from Mexico and raised her children in a new country. They also discuss the female role...

Richard (50) and Kim (45) interviewed Dorothy (88) about her life through the years as well as some of the highlights and challenges.

Susan Amussen (65) interviews her mother Diane Amussen (89) about her community organizing and activism roots.

Mother, Selby Hickey (76), and son, Miguel Camnitzer (40), discuss artistry, love lessons and change.

Donald Cabana is 45 years old and lives in Fort Mill, South Carolina. He has a wife, three daughters, two dogs, and one cat. He owns his own dental practice in Tega Cay, South Carolina. He was born and raised...

Ms. Mendelsohn is a science teacher at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School. She is also a mother, daughter, and a wife. She has thankfully agreed to conduct an interview about legacy and decisions.

This interview is with my mother to talk about her baking business, Chestnut Creek Baked Goods.

Everybody has their own story. For this project I decided to interview my grandmother. This storycorps project has benefited me because now I understand the challenges and all the hardships that my grandmother has gone through. My grandmother’s responses to...

Recalling how Teresa saw 9/11.

In this interview, my mother discusses her family life, immigration to the US, and the experiences that led to where she is today.

It is about my grandmas life when she was younger.

This is an interview with Stina Nanavati (mother) being questioned by John Nanavati (husband) and Ravi Nanavati (son). We asked questions about her family, the history of her talking feet, and a bit about her experiences with racism while growing...

My mom's family life, her life changing experiences and lessons, and the miracle of me.

Daphne and Henry Carr discuss their favorite memories from childhood, such as moments on the Empire State Building, attending musicals, and listening to cassette tapes in libraries with a future life-partner.