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One Small Step conversation partners Aleithia Stephens (35) and Jeanne Lowry (58) met for the first time in-person in Oklahoma City. In their One Small Step conversation they talk about what led them to become educators, what talking politics with...

Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Dr. Mallory K. Millender, former colleague of Rosa T. Beard.

Lisa Beckford (42) talks with her daughter, Ayanna Beckford (14) about the affects of 2020 on her teaching career and her family.

I talked to my mother about her life and childhood. Then I asked her about my life and childhood. She told me about her extended family and lessons she was taught by family and friends. She told me her hopes...

Aparna talks with Charlotte, a colleague at the same high school, for the first time. Topics include early memories, sense of belonging in a school, communication of beliefs, and generational differences.

Edshundra Gary (42) shares a conversation with her colleague and friend Bridgit Harper (48) on how the pandemic has impacted them as teachers, but also as individuals.

Verma Pastor (78) and her daughter Laura Pastor (51) remember Ed Pastor, Verma's husband and Laura's father, who was the first Mexican-American elected to Congress in Arizona. The pair talk about how Verma and Ed met, his early days in...

One Small Step partners Patti Faini (63) and Tina Pittman (54) discuss their catholic upbringings, the future of younger generations, personal struggles, and local issues in Richmond.

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Raeid Ebrahim (18) is from Fauquier County and Lily Brame (17) is...

Kathy Morris (56) and One Small Step partner Joyce Rittenhouse (63) discuss influential people in their lives, compare public education to homeschooling, and various other moral values.

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

One Small Step conversation partners Jack Llewellyn (58) and Robert Bogner (90) talk about family life, cancer among family members, the importance of work, fatherhood and love of the common man.

Toby (16) interviews his sister Luca (16), he asks both some personal questions and some lighthearted questions, but either way, Luca was a great sport for letting him do this. In the interview, they talk about childhood, video games, etc....

Jackie Walther and Jackie Neale talk about some of the unexpected outcomes of the coronavirus global pandemic. Jackie and her husband Dan own a short-order, take-out restaurant called The Square Meal in Oaklyn, NJ and on the heels of discussing...

Spouses David Lane (76) and Grayson Sless (66) share a conversation about how they met and how they have changed over the years, especially as a result of the relationship they have had with one another.

Rachel Schmidt (41) sits down with her father, Fred Jones (79), to ask him about his young adult years. Fred shares stories from his time studying at the Georgia Institute of Technology and from his time serving in the U.S....

Friends Adrienne Scott-Ellis (53) and Thomas Szalay (67) talk about their connection to education and visual storytelling. They also talk about photography, family, and historical moments.

John Lizarraga (63) and his wife Lynn Lizarraga (64) discuss their upbringings, how they both became educators and how they met.

Eunice Cho (33) shares a conversation with her friend, Edmund Harris (56), remembering Edmund’s late wife, Kim.

Jean Strait [no age given] and One Small Step partner, Richard "Steve" DeGeorge (62), share political leanings and opinions on topics like mental health, the public education system, and defunding police departments.

I interviewed Ron Maynard for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories, particularly oral histories....

Pauline Johnson (68) interviews her friend, Rasheeda Ali (74), about Rasheeda’s childhood in Columbus, Georgia, her love of the piano, and her time in New York City. Rasheeda also talks about working in legal services, her career in radio, her...

Paul Chang (48) is interviewed by his colleague Lauren Devine (33) about his childhood and moving from China to the United States, starting his career in the Department of Labor, and some of the cases he has worked on throughout...

Community members and friends Carolyne Edwards (79) and Robbie Jones (62) share memories of growing up in Virginia Avenue Park community.

Spouses Sharon Bloemendaal (80) and John "Jack" Bloemendaal (80) share a conversation about their upbringing in Iowa, what brought them to Rochester, New York, and the things they value most in life.