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A mother and daughter-in-law talk about having kids and a career.

We talked about my grandfathers life and childhood, including growing up, schooling, and more.

In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Santa Clara, California, I interviewed my dad Philip Whang (55) about his childhood life in Korea and the events that happened at that time. He shared stories about what education was like...

Catherine interviews her dad, Roderick Pablo, about his life of being a first-gen child here in America. She seeks to know how life was for him and the family.

We talked about Liana’s career.

Mike and Supha talking about growing up in different countries, how they met and where Mike’s career taken them

In the beginning, Michelle talks about the difficulties of adjusting to a new environment. Then, the topic smoothly transitions into one consisting of wisdom that can be applied all throughout life.

Annette Walker, President of City of Hope Orange County, explains why City of Hope is expanding into this community.

On April 22, 2018, Kaylee and Brenda met to talk about Brenda’s childhood and life experiences. As they sat in Brenda’s living room in Orange County, they also talked a little bit about Kaylee’s aspirations.

On November 27th, 2017, Charlie Ruderman interviewed his mother Catherine Smith to learn about her childhood and what it was like to lose a loved one. Throughout the interview, Catherine describes her childhood in the 1970’s San Fernando Valley. This...

I interviewed a friend about their immigration story. We talked about differences between the US and the Philippines.

One Small Step conversation partners Jeffery Puente (31) and Ravneet Tiwana (40) talk about the influence of their families, in particular their grandparents. They also discuss how their political views differ from their parties, and the importance of communication across...

Second generation Asian American women talk about friendship, success, and life lessons

This is an interview with my Grandma Esther, who is my only grandparent left, on April 23 2018. We recorded in Yorba Linda, California when I am at the age of 20. My Grandfather took his own life when my...

In this interview, conducted on November 25th, 2017 in Pleasanton, California, Vikrant Goel interviews his grandmother Meera Yog abou her life in both India and the United States. Meera shares stories about her childhood, memories of her parents, attending a...

We talked about our ancestors. We also talked about what my moms dream job would be

In the interview, made on December 3, 2019, Donato Hernandez (39) talks about his childhood where he and his cousins/neighbors played sport (soccer) in the rain and they were blithe because they thought it is fun being in this weather,...

Alaina Roberts interviewed her grandma, Sherry Savarino for the Great Thanksgiving Listen, and learned about how her grandparents met, what her mom was like when she was little, and about how Sherry has and will keep overcoming change.

In this interview, I spoke with my dad about his experience with moving to the Unuted States, joining the military, and ultimately, becoming a doctor.

Reshma Gajjar, an Indian-American, describes her journey as a dancer, from performing at Luaus as a third grader to dancing on the silver screen in Hollywood.

Margaret Lim speaks about her experience immigrating from Indonesia to the United States.