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Story of Petty Officer 1st Class Somphouv Somkhoun’s life in the United States Navy.

Sam Mueggenberg interviews Liz Codina about her profession and lived experiences as the community investment officer of Kiewitt Foundation.

[Recorded: Friday, September 22, 2023] Chandler Nandkumar (20) from Gloucester Township, NJ and Kendall Sano (19) from McLean, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Both students...

We talk about going to the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting together and how science is changing.

An interview with my father, Ed Dickson, 83, on the family farm in West Virginia after the funeral of his last remaining sibling.

Jerry is from China and he was a classmate of mine at MLS. He is now on the pastor track and he talks a little bit about the differences between America and China

In a quick interview I ask my mothers boy friend some questions about his home country Lebanon, and how it differs from the American Life style

In this interview, HoChong talks about her experience coming to the United States from Seoul, South Korea. She also talks about her role as a nurse practioner at the VA Veterans Hospital, including her personal experience with diversity (or lack...

Pamela McNeil ’82 and Tracey Cameron, director of Harambee House, talk about Pam’s time growing as an individual and developing enduring friendships at Wellesley.

Chris Atchison didn’t set out to create a project tailored for students with physical and sensory disabilities but ending up doing so anyway. He talks here about working on a virtual reality project and, when trying to find students who...

Esther was born in New York City, then moved St. Paul, Milwaukee, go now New Ulm, MN. She shares her experiences with diversity, prejudice, and schooling.

John Dann and Arlene Shy talk with Angela Oonk about their memories of working at the William L. Clements Library. John Dann was Curator of Manuscripts from 1972 to 1977 and Director from 1977 to 2007. Arlene Shy was a...

This is an audio project of our experiences with racism during our first year as international students in the U.S.

Gin Lai Kwei Yee (PoPo 93) talks with her only granddaughter Jacqueline C. Larriva (36) who was raised by her PoPo for a majority of her life. Jacque interviews her PoPo about life and growing up in Guangdong (formerly Canton)...

Julie shares with Storey about her introduction to The Mount, her volunteer experience and the resident experiences that touched her.

[Recorded: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022] Charles (30) and Doug (68) have a virtual One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. The pair begin by mourning the loss of Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and D'Sean Perry, who were killed in...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Long-term Andover resident Tina Girdwood shares her impactful life and dedication to helping her community, from founding the Andover Recycling Program, being a school committee member, and eventually leading the initiative to start the Andover...

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Elizabeth Walther-Grant, adopted from the Bahamas and raised by an Andover family, talks about growing up in Andover, the racism she faced, and what inspired her to found Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices. She...

Alexus and I talked about her experience of moving to Knoxville from Crossville, Tennessee and living in East Tennessee. We also talked about Appalachian stereotypes and her experience of them as well as some of the reasons that she loves...

Dr. Ved Chirayath is the director of the Laboratory for Advanced Sensing (LAS) in the Earth Science Division at NASA Ames Silicon Valley. There, he develops and invents new instruments for NASA missions on Earth and in space, with much of his current work focusing on creating technology that will increase our...

[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. Colin Heil (17) is from McLean and Josie Fischman (17) is from...

Ashley & JP have a conversation about the Aloha spirit, people of Hawaii, and what it means to "talk story" sharing ourselves, the importance of honoring a people's culture with respect, living our values, being in good company with each...

Elizabeth Schultz interviews her mom Danielle Schultz, who taught high school social studies and is now politically active in education.

What is diversity and how important is it in the workplace

This is an interview with my mother discussing her childhood as she grew up in China, Venezuela, and later America. Through her immersion in these three drastically different cultures, she found that she has become more understanding of others in...