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One Small Step partners Victor Acevedo (61) and Ajax Greene (66) discuss understanding LGBTQ identities as straight cis men, whether businesses should take political stands, and their fears around aging and disability.

One Small Step Conversation partners Dina Wood (66) and Bailey Shepard (34) discuss experiences in college, major influences in their life, personal values, and political points view.

Dr. Rachel Sutz Pienta (49) sits down with her mother, Nora Sutz (71), to discuss their family history, to reminisce about their favorite family memories, and to remember family members who have passed away.

[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. Monique Emond (17) is from Warrenton and Isabel Lafrance-Melendez is from Henrico....

Family, immigration, ancestors, family stories

Elizabeth talks about her experience moving from Sweden to the United States with her family in the 19702.

Natasha Berrio (16) interviews her father Hugo Berrio (57) on November 28, 2021 in Egg Harbor Township New Jersey, about his experience growing up and living in Colombia for the first half of his life and then moving to the...

Pema shared the story of her family's escape from Tibet and how they eventually came to live in the U.S. She also talked about her families relationship with the Dalia Lama.

An interview with my uncle Henry Bach, on his life from communist Vietnam to the United States.

One Small Step partners, Fayanne Riegelhaupt (63) and Carey Boyzuck (45), share personal experiences that would come to shape their political and religious beliefs.

Lani Habrock (36) interviews her colleague Imam Imad Enchassi (57) about his childhood on a refugee camp in Lebanon and his interfaith work.

Tara Dhungana talks with Tatiana Friedman about his experience as a former refugee from Bhutan for Westerville Public Library's Westerville Voices project.

Julio DeCarvalho is an immigrant from Cape Verde, a small West African country. in the interview we discussed Cape Verde, the United States, his family, jobs that he has had throughout his life, and important events that shaped to Dr....

Friends Susan Daniel Mathuram (18) and Kiyanna Edwards-Polk (18) discuss dead roots, overcoming trauma, independence, and what they hope to accomplish in the future. The two also discuss leadership and the changes they hope to see in the future.

One Small Step partners Suzi [No Name Given] (75) and Charles "Roger" Bolton (68) discuss their views on abortion, how history will view January 6, and whether impeachment proceedings against presidents help our country.

Friends Randy Williams [no age given] and Jess Lucero [no age given] discuss how they met and their work with the Cache Refugee Immigrant Connection (CRIC).

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Seema Gupte, born and raised in India, talks about her childhood living between her family’s farm and in the city. After immigrating to America, she adjusted to the many cultural differences. Once she moved to...

An interview with my aunt Kim Bach, on her life from communist Vietnam to the United States and also discusses family and work ethic.

Damman is the youngest of the asylum seekers I interviewed at Villa Barbiero Centro Accoglienza Immigrati. While it is always a struggle to cross Northern Africa to get to Libya, Damman had a few strokes of luck along the way....

My aunt was speaking on behalf of my grandmother and grandfather (Nonno and Nonna). They had left Italy during the year of 1968, and traveled to Brooklyn NY, in order to provide for their family by working.

[Recorded: Friday, December 3, 2021] Liz (43) and John (68) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Liz is a mother of three teenagers and teaches at a local elementary school in Albemarle County. John opened a yoga...

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20th, 2024] UVA students Shannon Dinkler (21) from Virginia Beach, VA and Eliza Sanusi (22) from Charlottesville, VA recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course, Lead from Anywhere. Shannon and Eliza discussed their...

Spouses, Pnomwan Wager (66) and Lawrence Wager (75), discuss Pnomwan’s immigration to the United States, Lawrence’s deployment in Thailand, and their children, as they together recount their love story.

Nicole Tindall (16) talks to her mother Amy Chen (49) about her experience being a Taiwanese immigrant in America.

Frank age 98 on Providence Hospice, of Dutch Indonesian heritage born in east Indies shares reflections with his son Frank who lives with his father about serving in the Dutch Indonesian army and being a prisoner of war for three...