Looking For A Better Life

A 12 year old boy turns into a police officer. On December 31st Viviana Rodriguez asks her grandfather, Rafael Hernandez, what it was like to start working in such a young age and then eventually transition into being a police...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Cristina, "We want to create an infrastructure for people to grow into people we want to see.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Cristina Garza, Program Director of the Mission EDC and creator of the Expert In Residence program says part of the Mission CEED co-working space's mission is "...to create an infrastructure for people...

Acting on the ranch

When Linda Gray was told she couldn’t become an actress, she didn’t listen, and did what felt right to her. In November of 2017, 15 year old Jack Sloane interviewed his grandma, Linda Gray. He later found out she started...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Annette

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Annette tells me about her experiences growing up in the Rio Grande Valley and working and traveling with her family as a migrant worker.

One of the most life-changing events happened on that corner. This man cared enough about a street urchin to pick him up off the street.

(This interview contains strong language and brief descriptions of sexual acts.) As a highly-attractive young gay man, Randy quickly fit into the Dallas gay bar scene, found problems with drugs, sex, and prostitution. When he prostituted in front of Dallas...

“La vida en Mexico era difícil”

We spoke about how life in 80s Mexico was very different from how life is now. We speak about my mother's childhood, how she met my dad, alcoholism in the family, and moving to the United States. The interview is...

Elena Ferreira's life in Mexico and what led her to the United States.

I interview my grandmother about her life in Mexico and what influenced her in emigrating to America, as well as how she got here.

Interview with Ariana Sosa

This is an interview I did with my friend and classmate Ariana Sosa. We covered many things like hobbies and memories!

Total Solar Eclipse – April 8th, 2024

A group of friends watching and reacting to the total solar eclipse in Marble Falls, TX. The weather forecast was not looking good for eclipse day, but the clouds held off until just after the eclipse! We were also celebrating...

Bob Pearson and Carlos Rodriguez

[Recorded: Friday, November 19th, 2021] Bob Pearson (70) and Carlos Rodriguez (20) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Bob is an Air Force veteran and Carlos is a second-year student at UVA. Bob grew up in a...

Beyond the Block Ep.2 – 4607 S Malcolm X Blvd

My hometown of South Dallas serves as the basis for my work as an artist. Every location I chose to depict "what it's like to live in the hood" is connected to a friend or family member I questioned about...

Immigration Stories: Mexico-United States An Oral History – Alicia Marván, Director of Guapamacataro Center for Arts and Ecology

Alicia talks about the importance of the Guapamacataro Arts and Ecology center as a place for artist residents and as a way to give back to the Maravatio community. Alicia is both a citizen of Mexico and the United States...

Pablo and Danae

Pablo tells me of his life and I tell him something he’s always wanted to know about me

New immigrants

Paulina interviews Karla about her immigrant experience

Mila Johnson interviews her father Kevin Johnson about his childhood and experiences growing up.

In this interview, conducted May 2022 in Corpus Christi, Texas, Mila Johnson (14) interviews her father Kevin Johnson (37) about his childhood and experiences raising Mila. Kevins talks about his memories raising Mila, his own childhood memories, and the beginnings...

Going from Mantained to Making Money Moves

This is the story of how my 65 year grandmother came to the United States and was able to provide for her and her children.

Music through a lifetime

Music has always been a part of my fathers life. That’s why I asked him to share some of his favorite memories and experiences with music.

Recording – 08-18-2023 15:19:24
August 18, 2023 App Interview

My partner talked about his family and about Mexico what he went through.