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Mrs.Link told us about how her ancestors moved from Europe to Minnesota and how she moved all the way to Virginia without knowing anyone and how she has achieved her American Dream and how accomplished the way she wanted to...

Grandpa Smith’s reflections on work ethic...... what it was for him and the mind set for being a good worker.

Jorge (45) shares his journey with Angela (43) of how he went from humble beginnings to his rebellious teenage years to getting multiple degrees including a PhD.

Justin (26) and Ina (26) talk about their work at the Danville Regional Foundation and how they want to contribute in making Danville a better place to live.

In this Interview we talk with Patrick Johnson about his life

I interviewed my stepfather, who works in IT at the Univeristy or Iowa

The harder you work the luckier you become. Always try your best.

In this interview, we talked about my fathers life growing up. We also spoke about his work ethic.

We started with my dads childhood, worked our way through his early educational life focusing on college and his first job. Then, I let him reflect on his current job and the balance between working and family.

As an athletic trainer that I visit daily, Emily has played such a large part in my well-being, not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well. One of Emily’s largest goals in life is to have a lasting and...

My dad talks about what it was like growing up working for his dad and the different challenges and life lessons that came from doing so.

One Small Step participants, Rick Willis (60) and Sean Gallagher (47), discuss their upbringing, their relationship with their fathers, and how personal political beliefs.

My family’s life during the Great Depression/recession

Just a down to earth conversation between a couple guys who are still figuring things out

Today we talked about important family members and what they have taught us.

Spouses, Neil Rambana (52) and Elizabeth Ricci (46), reflect on the role “the American Dream” has played in their lives, discuss the work they do as immigration attorneys, and look forward to their daughters’ future.

Travis Erickson 48 Colten Erickson 14

We discussed her fathers low income growing up and how that prompted him to make a life for himself. We also talked about her favorite childhood memories of getting up on a wake board as well as advice she has...

Life goals, work ethic, and achievements.

In this interview, Evelyn, my grandmother, talked about her childhood memories and how she learned how to use her patience. The one thing she said was “never ever step down.” This phrase means you can be anything you want to...

In this interview Aida shares her traditions from her family, what she’s grateful for and her experience as an immigrant.

In this interview, Conducted in September 2018 in New York, Ramell Dash talks to us about his experience through trial and error growing up and how it shaped him to the man he is now.

My mother, Alma Palafox, talks about her life experience as a working single mother and a child of immigrant parents. The interview is significant to me because of the important parenting advice she shared with me during the time of...

Today I talked with my sweet mom Melinda and got to know some more details about her childhood and young adulthood. She discusses good memories in her life from summers in Kansas to work and raising her kids.

Thad Murphy discusses his timeline from working as a minor in order to help his family to working at his education and law school. He discusses law school as he experienced it: difficult and stressful, yet fulfilling and gratifying. Additionally,...