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Alessandra Woo ('25), an eighth grader at The Boston Latin School, talks with Rachel Skerritt ('95), the head of school, about what it is like to be leading the oldest public school in the nation through 2020.

An interview with Nick Tassoni during his first graduate semester in the John Wells division of screenwriting at USC. Recorded October 2019.

Interview of my grandmother and her coming to the United States

My experience

I got to the Boston for the first time and take a taxi to my homestay by myself

In this interview I ask my mom questions about her life and what her parents were like.

[Recorded Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Anna (19) from Douglasville, Georgia, and Kate (18) from Somerville, Massachusetts participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Anna discusses finding leadership and...

In the 1980’s Iran was in the middle of a revolution and Persian Jews were looking for political asylum. In this interview Sam Ghalili speaks with his father Jesse Ghalili in Encino California who talks about his courageous journey immigrating...

In this interview, conducted on March 14, 2020 in Rockland, Massachusetts, Jessica LaRosa (18) interviews her grandmother Janet LaRosa (71) about her lifespan and experience in the workforce. Mrs. LaRosa shares some of the roughest moments of her life, along...

Betty Werner (72) is interviewed by her daughters Marta Werner (45) and Rebecca Werner (47) about her life.

Thomas P. Martin (74) tells his friend Anne Ford (43) about his experience as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tehran from 1977-1979 and how he escaped during the Iranian Revolution.

Caroline Shapero (72) tells her son Don Shapero (47) about her mother’s career as a renowned cellist, and about the life of her cello.

Today I spoke with my grandfather about his memories from the Great Depression, his time spent in the Navy, and the most impactful moment in his life. I learned so much through this experience and look forward to making more...

John tells his children about immigrating to the USA from China in the early 1940’s, adapting to American life, and becoming an American citizen.

stories about dad's brother John, hanging out with Joan Baez in Boston, and college fraternity

Recounted Mary ( Coggins ) Lamb’s Childhood part 2

[Recorded: Monday, September 11th, 2023] Emily and Cole have a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Emily is a Second Year at the University of Virginia from Wise, Virginia. Cole is also a Second Year at UVA from Needham,...

Great interview

Nadia Massoumi (15) talks with her grandmother, "Gigi" Sadrieh (77), about her childhood, college life, and family history.

Thomas Martin (75) speaks with his wife Helen Martin (73) about their experiences in Tehran before and during the Iranian Revolution, his escape, and his perspective on the hostage crisis including reasons for the taking of the U.S. Embassy in...

I interviewed my father and mother and asked them about their personal experience and opinion on the past and current political events in Iran.

Recount of the 9/11 attacks. Discussed emotions, whereabouts, and personal accounts.

Describes how he interviewed the pope, Grace Kelly, and others, and how he reported on the aftermath of WWII in Europe.

In this touching interview, directed in December of 2019 in Santa Monica, California, Sophie Salem (15) interviews her father, Morris Salem about his one of a kind childhood. Growing up in Tehran, Iran, Morris had to deal with the struggles...