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Question that I always wanted to ask my father, since he is a first generation immigrant.

In this interview I speak to my mother about the American dream. We also talk about her past and inspirations for others.

talking about the dream

in this interview I briefly went over the story of my uncles journey through drug abuse. I asked him questions such as how he believes this shaped him as a person and how he got through it.

I interviewed my mom about her life growing up and her hopes and goals for me and her children

Concerning COVID-19 in the light of a Lutheran pastor and father.

Ramon Melendez (56) y su hija Karina Melendez (23) hablan acerca de como era la vida de Ramon cuando se crió en un campo en Mexico donde no tenia muchas opciones para educación, y como llego a los EEUU en...

Janel Bowers discussed how creating new avenues for people to thrive and have dignity has given her a sense of deep joy. Her work through Friends of JCDS gives her the opportunity to match her own gifts and passions with...

A blind teenager interviews his legally blind Great-Aunt about their trials and triumphs in the sighted world. He asks about her past and her hopes for his future.

The impact of meditation, intuition and journaling

One Small Step partners Susan "Sue" DeCrescenzo (71) and Reb Sauls (58) discuss their degrees and career paths in common, their journeys with the church and religion, and the American Dream.

Emma Monsante (19) interviews her mother Tara Buchholz (45) about her life and what she has accomplished. Emma asks what her mother hopes is best for her, and how she has overcome the hard things in her life.

Friends Norma Burns (61) and Neil Chand (31) share about their experience being incarcerated and how they instill hope in others by mentoring those in similar situations and by living as examples of positive change and resiliency.

Taro Arai is the CDO of Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar, and he has faced many challenges ever since he moved to America. Through perseverance, faith, and hope he and his family were able to grow the restaurant to...

In this interview, conducted on March 8th 2020 in Belchertown, MA, Mark Tharion (19) interviews his role model Glenn Smith (56) about his childhood and his career. Glenn discusses how the creation of nature shows/documentaries in he 1960s influenced what...

[Recorded October 7th, 2021] Diana Moreno and Marquis Rice, both undergraduate students at the University of Virginia, have a One Small Step conversation. They discuss their family backgrounds, Marquis's military service, being a first generation college student, and how their...

Here's an interview of a Dominican immigrant, who arrived in 1993.

We talked about his life and how he got through the pain of Vietnam

Jamaal speaks on a dark time that gave him his purpose to succeed in life.

One Small Step partners Teri Mott (61) and Krista Anderson (61) talk about their personal political values, the issues that have become personal to them, and their experiences with religion.

Jagjit Singh talks about his experiences and the obstacles he faced as an immigrant to a foreign country. He touches on many topics such as family relationships, his childhood in his mother country of India, the barriers he faced as...

In my interview with Miss Kim we talked about her life and how she got to being a lobbyist . We also talked about how the pandemic had affected her and her families lives and how it affected her job....

Isabella Germanos: 2022-01-30 20:14:26 I talk to my mom Lindsay Germanos about family, careers, and hopes.

I interviewed my grandparents about their move from Philadelphia to Lindenhurst NY. They talked about their life in Philly, how the move was to Long Island. Talked about hope and money and how family is the most important thing.

In this interview, Zaira talks about immigrating from Ecuador and her experience within the US.