Ines Alicea talks about the COVID pandemic, the highs and lows

Ines Alicea: 2024-01-30 23:06:39, Ines Alicea spoke by herself about going through her first ever pandemic and the challenges of dealing with two elderly parents in their 90s getting COVID early on and how difficult it was to get the...

Macy and Faith- December 5, 2023

Faith discusses growing up with parents of different races, spirituality, and traditions celebrated throughout her life.

Mother growing up in Colombia

My mother Alcira (56) and I Vanessa (18) discussed about how and when she got to the U.S. We also talked about her funny, wild and interesting life when she was growing up in the beautiful country of Colombia!

my fathers journey

my father a Jorge Zapata-Diaz a immigrant talks about when he came to America. he talks about how he came, who helped and what made it hard to leave. Jorge also gives some good advice to any other people thinking...

Interview with Abuela

I am 18 years old and Esperanza Ruiz is 75 years old. Esperanza is my grandma and we talked about her childhood, her proudest accomplishments, and how my abuelo and her met.

Interview with Juliana Chavarro

Interview was with Juliana Chavarro, age 19, and Daniela Semino, age 18. Semino was the interviewer and Chavarro was the Interviewee. They have been best friends since 7th grade, 6 years. In the interview they discuss childhood, school, and mental...

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David Perdomo and Sarah Gibson

David Perdomo (24) talks with his sister, Sarah Gibson (33), about becoming an uncle, growth, and his creative goals.

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Deborah DiazGranados and Blair Grossman

One Small Step partners Deborah "Debbie" DiazGranados (48) and Blair Grossman (59) discuss religion, community, and their lived experiences of exclusion.

Manu’s Life

Throughout the interview, I asked my girlfriend about her life experiences that were the most significant during her life. And, I also made sure to ask about how different her life was in Colombia compared to the life she has...

Elizabeth Guaracao and Anna Guaracao

Elizabeth Guaracao (67) speaks with her daughter, Anna Guaracao (23), about her immigration story from Colombia to the United States and her first couple of years living in Philadelphia with her oldest daughter, Gabriela. She shares a reflection on what...

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Jahaziel Hiriart and Lizette Merchan

Jahaziel Hiriart (33) y su mentora, Lizette Merchan [edad no dada], comparten una conversación sobre sus experiencias al emigrar a los Estados Unidos de América, los desafíos que han enfrentado, y lo que les ha dado la fuerza para continuar...

An Immigrant’s Story-Loving the Place Where I Came From as Well as My Current Home

An interview between a daughter and her Colombian father telling the story of how he came to live in the US

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Tyler Beam and Sarah Davis

One Small Step participants Tyler Beam (44) and Sarah Davis (40) discuss their experiences living abroad, what it's like pursuing a second career and master's degree in their forties, their political beliefs, and their spiritual identities.

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William Castillo and Guillermo Castillo

William "Will" Castillo (59) shares a conversation with his father, Guillermo Castillo (88), about where Guillermo grew up, how he came to the United States, his wife, his children, and his family.

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Daniel Pinilla and Marija Krstevska

Friends Daniel "Alejandro" Pinilla (30) and Marija Krstevska (27) share about how they chose their careers in advocacy, share some of their childhood memories, and talk about their time in New York with the Columbia Human Rights Advocates Program.

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Joseph Wesolowski and Wendy Wesolowski

Joseph Wesolowski (76) talks with his wife, Wendy Wesolowski (59), about growing up as a street kid in the East Village of New York City, high school, his career in Engineering and adoption of their children.

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Victor-Alan Weeks and Brenda Ford

Brenda Ford (51) interviews conversation partner Victor-Alan Weeks (25) about being a young Black man native to Atlanta, Georgia who became a global multimedia specialist and hemp farmer.

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Carla Saavedra and Alice Hill

Carla Saavedra (56) talks with her mother, Alice Hill (85), who was born in Tampa in 1936 at an immigrant Spanish hospital. They talk of family members working in the cigar factory, migrating from Spain and her great aunt being...

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Paula Baracaldo and Joe Walters

Partners, Paula Baracaldo (35) and Joe Walters (32), share a conversation about how they first met and their first impressions of one another. Paula also talks about coming to the United States from Colombia when she was twelve years old,...

Immigrating to America 50 Years Ago

I talked to my grandfather about his experience as an immigrant to the US 50 years ago.

A Story of Perseverance

Juan David Escobar talks about his journey from Colombia to Martin Luther College and the influence his role models have had on him.