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Born as Bina Saxena in August 1943 in Lucknow and raised in a conservative joint household in Delhi and Lucknow, UP, India - she was the 2nd of four children of Ram Shanker and Prakash Saxena. She graduated high school...
Cora Champommier (15) sits down to talk with her mother, Gummee Champommier (52), on the personal hardships of living with immigrated parents, far from home; and finding comfort in the routine of her past life
[Recorded Friday, March 31st, 2023] Romeo (27) and Milind (21) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Romeo is a first-generation immigrant and undergraduate student at UVA, as well as a student veteran. Milind is a first year...
[Recorded: September 23, 2022] Emily (20) and Dennis (76) record a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, VA. Emily is a second-year student at the University of Virginia and shares a passion for issues of food insecurity and homelessness. Dennis...
Iris Zhorov (18) talks with her mother Alexandra Zanin- Zhorov (42) about her immigration stories, her academic and scientific career, and the difficulties she faced as a woman in science.
Bebe talks about her life. I had 12 siblings. Life in Guiana was much different, a slower pace.
ME AND MY GRANDPA TALK ABOUT HIS LIFE AND CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AND WHAT WAS HIS EXPERIENCE IN CALIFORNIA ALSO FAMILY STUFF
I, Serpin Cormier (15) interviews brazilian immigrant Eliane De Campos Bryan
Born as Bina Saxena in August 1943 in Lucknow and raised in a conservative joint household in Delhi and Lucknow, UP, India - she was the 2nd of four children of Ram Shanker and Prakash Saxena. She graduated high school...
Loyola University Chicago MSW student Leanna Gruhn discusses issues in immigration with Brenda Rodriguez, a Compañera from the Taller De José agency located in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. In this clip, Brenda discusses what she wishes people would know about...
Mona is from Lebanon. She was born there and was negatively impacted by the effects of war. This led her to want more for her children and move to the United States. Here she developed relationships and was able to...
One Small Step conversation partners Melissa Chanselle-Hary (40) and Katharine Schweitzer (35) talk about what the words “liberal” and “conservative” mean to them, why they don’t identify with those words, and how those words relate to the idea of believing...
Anjali Patel (18) interviews her mother Mona Patel (41). Anjali asked Mona about her childhood in India and differences between her life then and her life when she came to the United States. They also discussed Mona's college years, happy...
Veronica Papendieck(70) is interviewed by her grandson, Jacob Bay(14) about her life.
This interview was conducted on April 27th, 2018 in Northville, Michigan. Valerie Yang interviewed her father, Xiaoguang Yang, about his life leading up to where he is now. The subject of immigration is heavily focused on, but the topics of...
Emma Fivek (28) talks to her friend Golara Haghtalab (30) about Golara's book, Immigrant: Turning 30 in America. The two discuss how Golara came to the US and her journey since arriving. Going from hostessing at a restaurant in Charlottesville,...
I talk with my mom about her life stories, I was really young when we first came here so I didn't know about what happened back in Nepal and India. We talked about how it was growing up and childhood...
Walter Wiley (60) shares his military experiences with his daughter, Danielle Chastaine (29).
Vastupal Kinkhabwala (83) talks with his granddaughter, Sonia Kinkhabwala (22), about his childhood, marriage, and some of the most meaningful moments in his life.
Sisters Arriyahna and Celecia discuss their views on immigration in the United States.
Jacquelinne Mejia (31) talks with her brother, Edward (26), her father Eduardo (59), and her mother Paula (59) about their family immigration story, how the pandemic has changed their lives, and why education is an important tool for future generations....
In their home located within Egg Harbor Township, Bryanna Ortiz (16) interviewed her mom, Rubi Ortiz (33). Together they reflect back on Rubi’s life and understand experiences and values that family should have. During this, they also discuss Rubi's childhood...
Angela Zimmerman (38) interviews her grandmother, Marianne Zimmerman (84), about immigrating to America, meeting her spouse, and raising a family all while being surrounded by a wonderful circle of friends.
Mary Cook (MSW student) interviews Marcos Gonzales (The Director of Informed Trauma Education at a Chicago Catholic School) about his work at Homeboys Industries, bringing attention to the crossover of the criminal justice and immigration system with the story of...