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Mr. Turner shares his life story, growing up in North Carolina's Piedmont region and working in Durham's many tobacco and textile factories.

Paul Richards (74) sits down with his daughter Neferteri Strickland (44) to discuss his 30 years in the military. The two speak about Paul's childhood in Panama, his early career achievements, and his hopes for the future.

Ai Choo Kong (“Lovely Pearl”), age 84, interviewed by her daughter, Lin Min Kong (“Bright Forrest”), age 52, about her life growing up in Malaysia, including enduring the Japanese occupation, emigrating to the US, and living in rural North Carolina....

Jenny Modesitt (37) is a family friend of mine who had to have brain surgery to get rid of her epilepsy. In this interview, we talk about the struggles she had to go through, the people that helped her, and...

Mark Rodriguez (48) talks to his daughter, Aurora Rodriguez (17), about his love for music and what his life was like when he was growing up. He also discusses his views on the creative process.

My Dad, Glenn, in the summer of 1976 sold books door-to-door in North Carolina. He has lots of stories about events that happened while doing so, in addition to character traits of all the different types of people he met.

Family history

[Recorded Thursday, November 11, 2021] Rich (33) and Brook (44) recorded a One Small Step conversation together in Charlottesville, Virginia. They discussed democratic participation, voting, gerrymandering, the US economy, and the differences between political parties at the national and local...

Asked them simple questions like where they were from and what they were most grateful for.

Wife and husband, Sura Alhilali (25) and Mustafa Aljanabi (31) discuss their journeys to the United States, how they met, and the cultural differences between the United States and the Middle East.

Brandon discussed his experiences living in North Carolina and coping with extreme weather events like hurricanes.

Conversation about my grandfathers childhood

We shared with each other a story about an experience that changed the way we think about writing, reading, communication, or education. I recorded it on my computer using Quicktime Player and Katie was over the phone on speaker. We...

I interviewed my father and he discussed some influential people and time in his life.

Maryanne Matusko, age 78, grew up in Massachusetts where she worked on farms during her childhood. She married Raymond Matusko who was in the Air Force and traveled to many different areas with her three children before retiring in Currituck.

In this interview we listen to Jacob Morton and his story of what it is like growing up in Newport, North Carolina.

Mr. Jim McGraw, United States Army Veteran, shares stories of being a paratrooper and his service to our country.

Mr. Jim McGraw, United States Army Veteran, shares stories of being a paratrooper and his service to our country.

My grandmother Bopie telling the story of why we husband became a pastor instead of a neurosurgeon

An interview with my parents, Scot and Gina Brown, about Thanksgiving and their involvement with agriculture.

I talked with my grandfather, GW Godfrey and my great aunt Doris Swain about their childhood on a rural farm in Lee county.

Changes in the agricultural industry of N.C.

October 6th, 2018. I interview Alejandra Picón about her experience in the United States. Alejandra lives in Spain and spent last year with me and my family in North Carolina.

We recorded this interview on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Aunt Laura's house at the dining room table. I had just driven down from Albany, NY where I was living at the time. It was still pretty warm out and...

Reverend Debra J. Hopkins, LGBTQI rights activist and interfaith organizer in North Carolina, shares her views on the importance of press freedom in the U.S. with Eline Marx, from PEN America.