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Victor Romero (54) interviews his father, Rosendo Romero (82) about identity, growing up during the Depression, Rosendo’s wife and family stories and anecdotes.

Jeff Rosen (53) and Bridgetta Bourne-Firl talk about their involvement in the Deaf President Now (DPN) protest in the late 1980s. Both Jeff and Bridgetta were students at Gallaudet University and student leaders in the DPN movement. They also discuss...

Mark Rodriguez (48) talks to his daughter, Aurora Rodriguez (17), about his love for music and what his life was like when he was growing up. He also discusses his views on the creative process.

The goal for this project is to broaden our perspectives on topics like language, gender, and politics by learning from other people’s life stories. We found that the connecting thread through all of our personal stories that dealt with these...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Born and raised in France, Patricia Gregory talks about her French childhood and family memories. Wanting to travel to America ever since she was young, she shares her first impressions of America, her experience eventually...

Friends Russ Howell (70) and Paul Reeves (60) share a conversation about their love of reading. The two talk about their relationship with reading growing up, the books that have impacted them, and the miracle of losing yourself in a...

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One Small Step partners, Rachel Barnard (52) and John Duvall (63), discuss privilege and racism. They examine how each of these is reflected in their own life experiences, and John brings some new ways of looking at these concepts to...

Monserrat Macias Moreno (29) speaks with her friend and mentor Jacqueline "Jackie" Jaramillo (72) about their identity as Latinas, their family histories, and their hopes for the Latino population in the United States.

Mark McLean, a teacher at Lightning Ridge Central School, talks about his experiences teaching the Yuuwaalaraay language as part of the Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay/Yuawaalayaay Language and Culture Nest.

Andover Stories of American Identity: Juan Morales shares his harrowing story about coming to America as a young child. He discusses the importance of family, culture and hard work.

Jesse Leon, author of I'm Not Broken: A Memoir, talks with Carolyn Hightower, Deputy Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about the importance of sharing his story and the...

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Mason Dunn (35) interviews his friend and mentor, Grace Sterling Stowell (63), about the way that language helps in developing personal identity and the shifts that language has taken in the last 4 decades in the wider LGBTQ+ movement.

I am interviewing with one of my co-workers. Her name is Mayomi Peter Adiniwin. She is a 2nd grade teacher and she is been teaching for 8 years now. The interview is about cultural values in the Marshall Islands.

Frank “Pancho” Mendoza (71) and his sister, Maria Mendoza-Fowler (58) talk about his childhood in San Antonio, growing up in a Migrant Family, and the path he took to eventually earn two college degrees.

Ramon Rodriguez [no age given] interviews his relative Oscar Salazar Rodriguez [no age given] about their family history and ancestry. Oscar tells stories of El Mulato y Ojinaga, México, reflects on the cultural traits passed down through the family from...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Eliud Felix discusses his journey from his life growing up in Manhattan and the Bronx to working at Andover High School. He has deep family values and traditions, and hopes to see them continue through...

Cousins Aaron Taylor (45) and Joseph Moreno (40) share a plática about their family history and Indigenous ancestry, the value of language and culture in education, and the intricacies of mestizo identity in New Mexico.

William Vasquezi, age 15, interviews his grandmother Vera Torres-Tortelli, age 65, about her immigration from Brazil to the U.S.

Grant Anderson (13) talks with his mother, KaraLee Anderson (37) about moving to France and her experience there during the late 90s.

Jonathan (83) interviews Julia (22) about what she thinks life for her might look like 60+ years from now. Being over 60 years older than Julia, Jonathan thought it would be interesting to see how Julia might picture her 82...

One Small Step conversation partners Anthony "Tony" Richardson-Eckes (35) and Cornelius "Neal" Holmes (42) share their experiences of feeling like outsiders, as an immigrant and a Black man.

Friends and fellow entrepreneurs Moni Hernandez [no age given] and Evelyn Strom [no age given] share a conversation about their life paths, Latino culture and community in Colorado, and how they serve those around them.

Friends Augustine "Chris" Baca (74) and Alberto Gutierrez (54) talk about family history and what it means to be Chicano.