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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.

I had an interview with my lovely mother on October 7, 2018. We discussed what it is like to be a parent, her favorite memories of me, and more. We discussed snippets of her childhood and other parts of her...

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.

In this interview I asked my sister what is was like living in her foster homes.

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

Mother and daughter Sharon Marcyes (82) and Lisa Marcyes (46) discuss their family history, Sharon’s childhood, and her 52-year marriage.

The early years through college.

A short interview/conversation with Mrs. Casso about her work at St. Elizabeth Foundation!

This interview is based on the future and past of my grandma Barb. I ended up learning a lot of new things today when I asked some questions that were rather personal. I found out that my great grandma raised...

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...

Rosalee Landry, at age 74, shares memories of her childhood, dealing with the death of a spouse due to war, becoming a Baha’i, remarrying her now husband and having three children.

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

Mary Fox (64) speaks with her mom, Bonnie Joyce Ross (91) about her memories of growing up in Portland during WWII, her experiences in foster care and raising a family of her own.

One Small Step partners David Charpentier (52) and Troy Teeboom (54) acknowledge influential people in their lives, discuss national versus local politics, share their adoptions stories amongst various other topics.

Sidney Thomas (17) interviews her mother, Mary Ellen Jones (40), about raising children with developmental disabilities, fostering children, and having such a large family.

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

Talking to my grandparents about their marriage and lives

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.

I talk with my Bubbe about her life, beliefs, and experiences.

Craig grew up in Chicago, learning from life from a dad who served in the Korean War and he lived in a generation through the Vitenam war. We aslso discussed the adoption process of his children and the stereotyping of...

Interview with my mother