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Paul Serrano, Jr. (31) interviews his parents Paul Serrano, Sr. [no age given] and Sara Clark Serrano [no age given] about their upbringings, their business at the Grand Central Market, and their aspirations.

Adrian Ababovic [no age given] shares a conversation with his mother, Marjana Ababovic (60), about her childhood memories in Bosnia, the experience of coming to the United States, and living life for yourself.

Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz (39) talks with her mother, Pouran Khavar (67), about her childhood in Tehran, Iran, and how everything changed.

Jennifer Fried (38) interviews her grandparents, Phyllis Gold (90) and Norman Gold (93), about their early memories, their choice in pursuing higher education, the experience of being grandparents, and importance of passing on tradition and preserving language.

One Small Step conversation partners Dimple Dhabalia (47) and Tiffany Gray (43) exchange their lived experiences. They connect on their work in supporting vulnerable populations, and find they have a shared belief in listening to and learning from other people...

One Small Step partners Tim Barry (43) and Kate Saba (44) sit down for a conversation about raising children and discuss how they formed their political beliefs.

One Small Step conversation partners and colleagues Yelando Johnson (53) and Huachuan Wen (44) discuss how their experiences as people of color have impacted their careers.

One Small Step partners Ameya King (31) and Andrea Williams [no age given] talk about their childhoods in Singapore, cultural differences, and their families.

Melody Porter (49) and Arvind Patel (73) take an hour to discuss immigration, gun violence, their state of Virginia, and the nuances of American individualism.

Iris Holway-Price (93), matriarch of the family, is interviewed by her nephew, Gary Kendall (83), about their family history for future generations to come.

Longtime friends Buta Muzuri (49) and Pierre Bashale (54) talk about their respective life journeys, including living as political refugees in Boise, Idaho.

One Small Step conversation partners Edwin Anderson (33) and Morgan Blanchard (57) discuss their upbringings, their professions, and their political beliefs

Sarah Campbell (46) interviews her mother, Natalie May (73), about the family history of migration from Western Europe to the United States.

Walter Wiley (60) shares his military experiences with his daughter, Danielle Chastaine (29).

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...

Jaye Meyer (59) talks with her niece, Sydney Albrecht (22), about her father and Sydney's grandfather, Colonel Franklin Powell Jr., who served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam. They read parts of the manuscript he wrote while he was in...

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.

Sheila Mastropietro (67) interviews her friend Miguel Rodriguez (58) about his experience migrating from Cuba to the United States and building a life in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Colleagues Ahmad Khalid Noori (27) and Lyla Kohistany (44) share their parallel and contrasting experiences in the war in Afghanistan. They share what led them to join the Afghani and US Armies respectively, and what ultimately brought them to Virginia.

Mutale Bingley (40) speaks with her mother, Margaret Chisanga (72), about their lives. Mutale had a dream of being an American at age 12 in Zambia. Today she and her mom are both American citizens.

Wife, Karen Wald (61), and husband, Rick Wald (61), exchange family history, impactful memories, and stories from their philanthropic work.

Anthony Poulos (80) is interviewed by his daughter Angela Poulos-Bowman (54) about his childhood growing up in Chicago, his interest joining the Marine Corps, and his father's immigration journey from Greece.

Lucia Polston [no age given] interviews her parents, Jorge Mendez (61) and Rosa Mendez (58), about when they met and about the lives they made for themselves in Friona, Texas.

Alejandra Cano (45) is interviewed by her new friend Nestor Gomez (47) about her present after overcoming drug addiction, being affected by depression throughout her life, and her experience as the daughter of Chilean exiles who escaped the Pinochet dictatorship.

One Small Step partners Michelle Ferguson (38) and Alexa Saunders (75) talk about their different upbringings, politics, and literature.