Search Interviews

Edith E. Johson, 80, is interviewed by her granddaughter, Jaimie Johnson, 26.

Betty Grebenschikoff, 79, is interviewed by her daughter Jennifer Grebenschikoff, 58.

Theresa Laffey (59) and her brother-in-law Keith Kondrich (47) remember Theresa’s mother Alice Laffey, who passed away from cancer two years ago. The two talk about Alice’s incredible strength, her warmth, her infections smile, and the lessons she taught her...

Mother, Linda Minter (70), and daughter, Jowharah Abdulraheem (33), talk about the hardships that shaped them, their motivations in life, and share family stories.

William D. Evers (83) by Peter Emblad (43) on W.’s family history. W. talks about his parents and grandparents’ immigration to the U.S. from Germany, and their rise in prominence in San Francisco

Pat Quinn (63) interviews her friend, Camille Warzecha (67) about her family and how she came to live in Little Falls, MN. Camille talks about her ancestry and retells the stories of how her grandparents came to the United States.

Manual and Susan talk about their 32 year marriage.

Mary Ann Gessel, 50, talks to her son Benjamin Gessel, 28, about her parents, life, and marriages

Alan and Emily came to the booth to remember their mother, Janice Sawyer Green, who passed away 14 years ago.

Francis Wong (72) talks to his wife Mary Ann Wong (62) about his life, his accomplishments and the things he is most proudest of.

Bettina Moorish (47) and her son Nate Harling (14) talk about their family.

One Small Step conversation partners Marian Shapiro (78) and Robert Price (73) discuss their belief systems, their families, their political involvement, their concepts of racism, their environmental advocacies, about the functioning of the government, about words that discriminate, and about...

Sara, 28, interviews her boyfriend, Alex, 30, about growing up on Chicago’s South Side.

Marilyn remembers her daughter Renee who passed away.

Kathryn Adisman, 57, interviews her friend and former dance teacher, Mary Anthony

Perry Gaidurgis tells his wife, Sue Gaidurgis about his childhood growing up with alcoholic parents, becoming involved with “greaser” gangs during his adolescence, spending time in jail, and being sober for nearly 30 years after being released from prison.

Eileen Ballback is interviewed by her grandaughter Eileen Sweeney and her daughter Margaret Sweeney. She talks about growing up in Manhattan and Elmhurst, Queens, her family, childen, grandchildren and Catholic faith.

Marie tells her daughter Rachel about her parents and their strength and dedication serving their country and raising a family

Milena Muzquiz (31) is interviewed by her friend, Stephanie Taylor (37) about growing up and her move to the U.S. from Tijuana when she was in elementary school.

92 year old woman is interviewed by her 65 year old daughter about her family, growing up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and her career as a bookkeeper in St Louis.

Hazel Wilson (96) tells her son Michael Wilson (65) about her life, her religion and her affinity for cooking.

Sarah Blackburn (55) speaks with her mother, Carole Blackburn (85), about growing up in Memphis during World War II, how Carole's faith influenced her political views, the Memphis Sanitation Strike and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Carole's community organizing.

Alexi Calderon talks to his former teacher and friend Jared Joiner about his experiences as a bilingual student in the United States.

One Small Step partners Cherice Henderson (52) and Sarah McEnerney (57) have a conversation about women's rights and religion.