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I (Francesca Mestre, 17) interviews my mom (Luly Almeida, 50) on May 7th, 2023 on a Sunday afternoon. We spoke about her childhood, past relationships, raising her 4 kids and how she met me. We also touched upon traditions that...

theology project

One Small Step conversation partners Randy White (65) and Ryan Jacobsen (42) talk about the importance of community engagement and their commitment to both urban and rural Fresno.

Interview of my dad where he explains how his family especially his mother has been the kindest to him. He shares the earliest childhood memory which was the earthquake of 1972 in Nicaragua. He wants people to remember him as...

I spoke to my paternal grandma about her early life, school, family, faith, and immigration.

Going in depth in my mother’s childhood and life!

in this interview I briefly went over the story of my uncles journey through drug abuse. I asked him questions such as how he believes this shaped him as a person and how he got through it.

Going through a teen pregnancy

One Small Step Participants Reza Nekumanesh (46) and Joseph "Dennis" Delaney (80) discuss religion, politics, and travel. Reza speaks about his inter-faith work, his political work and his work in non-violence. Dennis speaks about his time as a state senator,...

Questions and answers about a father’s faith for generations to follow.

This interview was between me, Ashley Pazos and Jose Lenza, my great grandfather who is 86 while I’m 18. We talked about his life in cuba, and a brief mention of life in America.

Dr. Bobbi Alba shares her new inspirational memoir about multiple sudden atypical losses. Topics include: cancer, loss of child, domestic violence, mental illness, homelessness, alcoholism, pet loss, transgender youth, and leaving a living legacy.

Jeff Hild, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Katherine Chon, Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP), and Shawndell Dawson, Director of ACF’s...

In this interview, conducted on December 15th, 2023, in Santa Monica, California, Andrew Bernknopf (60) talks with his son, Leo Bernknopf (15) about how his Jewish religion and faith in God has shaped his perspective of the world. He shares...

Jill talks about her mother, Sylvia, who recently passed away. She shares memories of Sylvia's early childhood, marriage, and family life, and the valuable legacy she left to her family and posterityl

A Bridge of Hope; Peter and Claire look back on their life together that began when Claire met Peter when she he was 6 and she 16 and how they reconnected 20 years later when Claire was a violist in...

Voices of victory from sex trafficking to domestic violence & generational trauma.

Ellen Sears (75) and colleague Wayne Boatwright (61) discuss religion, death, addiction, and meritocracy.

Religion was important to her. She thinks that everything is good and people should remember her as a happy, peppy woman.

Korean American Christian girl from Orange County grows up and finds herself working in Skid Row

Adrian Tirtanadi (38) and friend Sara Farooqi (37) discuss their journeys of disconnection and reconnection to Christianity and Islam respectively.

I talked to my mom about marriage

One Small Step conversation partners LaQuesha Wiley (34) and John Espinosa (25) talk about their families, what it means to be a "moderate," vaccine hesitancy, and how COVID-19 has brought communities together

This is an interview about growing up in foster care, family, and community involvement.

One Small Step partners Marianne Kast (70) and Jason Johnson (50) have a conversation comparing their experiences working in education and with school resource officers. They talk about the importance of voting and not engaging in political discussions online.