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Pam and I talk about growing up, insecurities, faith, family, and women's careers in medicine.

Reflections of Dania W. Frink’s participation in #BlackFemaleProject

Kierra Slack interviews her mentor, Tavonda Palmer, on her job, students, and life.

Carol Brockmon, 81, is interviewed by her grandchildren (Juna, 16 and Coby, 18) during an annual family visit to Monhegan, Maine. Juna and Coby ask Carol her commitment to and disillusionment with Communism as a teenager in the 1950s; her...

Elise Lanahan (13) interviews her grandfather, Kinard Johnson about his life. This interview talks about school and career choices. It also talks about his life as a judge for 28 years and as a lawyer for 13 years. He worked...

Aimee Perhach (25) speaks with her former professor and church deacon Dan Lowery (65) about his life and career.

In this interview, conducted in November, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Enayah interviews her brother about their family connection and self growth. Omar shares some great memories he had as he was a child with his sister (siblings) and friends. He...

Listen to my Bubbie and I talk about the most influential person In her life and the most important lesson she learned from her.

Childhood in Dunkirk, NY. Formative experiences and mentors.

Vastupal Kinkhabwala (83) talks with his granddaughter, Sonia Kinkhabwala (22), about his childhood, marriage, and some of the most meaningful moments in his life.

Friends Daisy Lynton (71) and Deidad “Enid” Vega (57) share a conversation about Daisy’s life growing up in Panama, how she came to the US, her work as a nurse, and her time living in Germany, El Paso, and Georgia,...

Clyde’s childhood and dreams

Noah recounts those who have shaped his life.

shelts life and future

A New York City college student and peer mentor acknowledges those who have taught her important life lessons that she shares with others.

What was talked about was a five question interview about the importance and foundation of family. Also the importance of mentors and how the have such a big influence on someone’s life.

Emma inquires about the life of her church group leader, Eleanor Stenner, and how relationships have shaped Eleanor as a leader.

One Small Step conversation partners Martín Chávez (27) and Emma [no name given] (27) talk about the important roles teachers and mentors have played in their lives, and the ways they have engaged with their local communities in their current...

Friends Maria Mencos (28) and Ariadna Perez Mendez (21) talk about their respective experiences emigrating from Guatemala and Cuba respectively as younger people and their first experiences of education in the United States. The friends also talk about their education...

Artist Stephen Hayes (38) talks to his brother, William King (53), and their mother, Lender Green-Al-Khaaliq (71), about the inspiration behind his art and the role his brother and mother played in supporting his dream. They talk about the monument...

After years of struggling with drug, alcohol and criminal addictions, and numerus stints in prison, Bear was able to turn his life around. Understanding his criminal activities also gave him a high, he knew others must feel the same and...

30-year friendship between a white Episcopal minister’s son from Charleston, South Carolina and a black Crips OG from South-Central

Roommates, Jason Foster and Nate Wagner, talked about the people in our lives (both dead and alive) that had the most influence on us and how they shaped our views. And finally how Nate Wagner like to be remembered.

Interview with a class partner on matters of inspiration and aspiration.

Maria Santana (33) and her friend and mentor Maria Andrade (53) discuss the case that brought them together, legal advocacy for immigrants, and their hopes for the future.