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Interviewing Skylette Koon about her nomination for the Morehead scholarship

Me and my Dad talked about my dad’s family history.

We talked about what or how was it like raising me.

Me and Aniya talked about what I was like as a child

Talking to my mom about our Hispanic heritage and family values

A look into the life of my great grandmother who became the first black nurse at Sentara Lee Hospital.

Jackson and Cory discuss shrimp, work, college, and relationships.

Carson Armstrong, Greg Rubidge, Olivia Bonde, and Kaiya Boyd

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Novoto, California, Margot Ramsey (14) interviews her Grandpa Peter Ramsey (77) about his childhood growing up in Florida. Peter talks about his experience at boarding school and how much he liked it....

One Small Step partners Scott Taylor (29) and Nealy Ambron (41) share a conversation about their time in the military. Scott also talks about his experience navigating his identity, questioning the beliefs he was raised with, and coming out to...

Jenny Modesitt (37) is a family friend of mine who had to have brain surgery to get rid of her epilepsy. In this interview, we talk about the struggles she had to go through, the people that helped her, and...

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Larry Nessly (73) about his involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

One Small Step conversation partners Tim Wheeler (68) and Joseph "Joey" Ernst (40) explore common experiences growing up in small Midwestern towns and talk about their differing views on environmentalism and climate change.

Full life experience

My older brother answers my questions.

In this interview, I interview my grandmother Betty Savage in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 24, 2017. Betty reflects on her childhood, family, accomplishments, aspirations, hobbies, and lessons she's learned over the years. She discusses her grandmother, cousins, mother, father,...

I interviewed my grandma, Hilda Fowler on her life, but especially her childhood. My grandma grew up in North Carolina just outside of Raleigh. Her whole life she lived in the south. She was born on March 7, 1936 and...

Gary W. Hawk (72) interviews his wife, Joyce L. Hocker (76), about her family's experiences taking a stand against U.S. racism in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.

We talked about stuff when my dad was my age.

In this interview, recorded and the third of December of 2017, Brooklynne Clark interviews her mother Porscha Clark about her life experiences and views on life. Porscha talks about her childhood in New York and her adolescence in North Carolina....

We talked about how he learned that it's important to enjoy life, because we won't be here forever. He also talked about how family is the most important thing in life.

Michael Muller (63) and his wife Judith Frank (63) share their journey to building the farm home life they always wanted.

We talked about my dad's life growing up and his life now and lessons he has learned.

Family history during the Great Recession

Interviewer: Lucan Foster, Age: 16, Cousin Interviewed: Dillon Lawson, Age: 15, Cousin Summary: The Life of Dillon