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This interview, conducted December 30, 2020 in Tustin, California Brady Steinle (12) interviewed his grandfather, Thomas Roddel (81).I learned so much about my grandpa’s life. I learned about some of his personal experiences, childhood and his accomplishments. He talked about...

Long before texts, emails, and snapchat, if you wanted to talk to someone you either had to write a letter, or use the phone, and not a cell phone. Jake Freedman interviewed his grandfather Saul Freedman about his mid-high school...

Trey(13)’s Grandma (70) talks about her family origins and Thanksgiving memories in this interview.

A short video about the Ford family traditions, from Christmas to jobs in high school.

My mom summarized her life story from her childhood to her teenage years. She talks about what she had to leave back when she made the choice of going to the U.S from Mexico.

Growing up in NYC has had a big influence on my mother. Her experiences have made her who she is, and shaped her perspective on life. This has made up my childhood, and will continue to effect and influence who...

My mother and I talked about mainly her teenage years. How it was like when she waas younger and just refelcting, on where the wind has taken my mother...

In this interview, I spent some time with my grandmother as she discussed her daring mother’s trip from Italy to America, her childhood in the face of poverty, her parents’ influence on her life, her experience in the military, and...

In this interview, conducted in Chicago, Illinois, Ulises Martinez, my father, shared with me some of the relationships he had with his family and friends. Some of them being very happy and other really sad, he shares what he had...

This is a story of Elizabeth and Grant and her journey through life from childhood to adult hood.

About a Norwegian woman who grew up in Chicago. She is a flight attendant, wife, and a mother of 3 kids.

My name is Elena Serrano, I'm 15 and I interviewed my mom, Monica Serrano, who is 45. We discussed topics about her childhood. Such as, what she wanted to be when she was younger to the worst trouble she ever...

I , Jack Heller, talk with my father Jonathan Heller about his life. We start with his childhood, and where he grew up.Then we move on to his early adult life, where he met my mother and was hired for...

Mother and daughter have a conversation about how marriage and relationships function.

Peg Williams (97) recounts her life story to her daughter Rhea Bohlin (73) who wanted to have a record of the family stories she has heard all her life.

Kelly Feng talks on her experiences growing up in Chicago, raising children, and her relations with her immediate family and relatives

Deborah Davidson (68) sits down with her friend Patricia Thomas Ivery (63) to ask about Patricia's childhood, the wisdom that she has gained throughout her life, and the dreams that she still hopes to achieve.

My mother tells me of her life and what she believes to be her purpose in it.

Interview conducted in Massillon, Ohio on November 27, 2017. The life experiences of Sharon Miller (age 48) and her perspective growing up. Interviewed by her daughter Natalie Miller (age 14). She explains what is important to her, and others she...

In this recording, Jerry Barton (46) is interviewed by his daughter, Gabriela Barton (15). Jerry Barton speaks on jobs he had as a teenager in the Czech Republic before coming to America. He also expresses the amount of impact his...

Discussing aspects of being an immigrant in the United States

One Small Step partners Annette Bergins (86) and Jim Chojnacki [no age given] discuss how formative experiences with their families and the neighborhoods they grew up in influence their political views.

This interview was recorded in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The recording took place in My Aunt’s garage in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The interview took place in November 20, 2020 around 7:30 pm. The participants in this video...

my mother who is 40 and me Ivan Rodriguez who is 17 years old. I interview my mother about her past and how it was to be a young mother

This is a conversation between me and my mother based on her life experience and what she went through to give me lessons and an adventure of scenes of distinct cultures. It can also be seen the ideologies that she...