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Rita Danilo (45) and her husband Hugo Danilo (47) talk about their relationship, growing up together and how they eventually decided to have and adopt a total of 10 children.

My sibling adoption experience

A meaningful talk with my adoptive mom about us, 9/11, and my adoptive Dad Jon.

We talked about how she grew up and who she counted on the most in her life, and we talked about our favorite memory together.

the story of Kay Berken and adopting her children the struggle the emotions and feelings and the process of adopting .

her past and me as a baby

Interview with my aunt/ godmother, Nanette Ceballos

One Small Step conversation partners, David Durovy (71) and Peggy Watts Gup (67), discuss their experiences as adoptive and foster parents. Peggy talks about being a life-long activist how the 2016 election prompted her to make major changes in her...

My interview with my mother, Milly Torres, consists of a description of her life from her childhood to the present. There was much said about the difficulties in her life and how that led her to her beliefs and to...

Stories from their lives and the lives of their children living in Lehi, American Fork, and Orem, Utah from the 1950's to today.

My dad and I talked about his experience with adoption

I learned a lot about my birth story and some things I had no idea about.

Kristen Howerton interviews her son Kembe about the experience of surviving the Haiti earthquake and immigrating to the US at age 3.

One Small Step conversation partners Andy Weenig (46) and Mark Houser (70) talk about their families, their faith and how both influence their sense of social justice.

Interview with my mother

My Mom and I talked mostly about what it was like when she was a kid, and what it was like when I was a baby. I learned more about my Mom through this interview.

A practice interview with my dog, Paco.

In this interview I got to know things about my mom I didn’t know before.

This interview was done for my WGS Class. I interviewed my step mother about the stillbirth of her first and only biological child.

A very short interview, with my aunt.

This interview is between my grandma and I. We discussed everything from her adopted son to her cancer diagnosis.

Aunt tried for two adoptions but it was not to be

This interview is about getting to know a friends occupation and how she works and helps adopted children (specifically those with trauma in their life) and their family.

One Small Step partners Kenneth Sharrock (60) and Leslie Kaplan (56) talk about religion, ancestry, and the guiding influences of their political beliefs.

This interview was conducted face to face, and it follows a series of questions concerning Julie's opinions on how the adoption in her family affected her and her family as a whole. She answers questions about her relationship with the...