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Lee Littlewood talks to Ann Littlewood about his mother, with their son Daniel facilitating the interview.

Siegfried Buss (78) talks with daughter Frieda Nossaman (?) about being a German missionary living in Japan.

Lourdes de los Angeles Naranjo (57) talks with daughter Carmella de los Angeles Guiol (23) about her family’s path from Cuba to the U.S., and her mother’s sacrifices so she could have a better life.

Marie Romero (59) talks with Beatriz Datangel (26) about the history of Arkipelago Filipino bookstore and the importance of knowing one's culture.

Marvin Walthal (37) speaks with his wife Nejra Sumic [no age given] about her childhood memories of fleeing to Spain as a refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina, her early experiences and first impressions of coming to America, and her work...

Andrea Bazer (67) has a conversation with her mother Olympia Peters (91) about Olympia's life as a first-generation American and her life over the past 90+ years.

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

Married couple Joseph Galante (77) and Patricia Galante (73) reminisce their childhoods in Italy, and how they met in America.

Dan Le (50) tells partner Peter Wallace (59) about growing up in Vietnam.

Martha Sklar (80) talks with her son Jonathan Sklar (48) about her life and work in academia. She remembers the challenges that she faced on the way due to anti-semitism and sexism, and how she navigated them.

Herminia Curiel (60) is interviewed by her daughter, Zahaira Curiel (29) about her views and feelings on immigration, how the process has changed since her arrival in Washington heights in the 70s. They discuss Washington Heights and how the community...

Joan Stein Jenkins (54) and her daughter Sarah Jenkins (27) talk about Judaism and Jewish culture in their family, anti-Semitism, visiting Israel, and their family's immigration to the United States.

John Boot (80) talks to his younger brother, Niek Boot (67), about being an identical twin, growing up in the Netherlands during WWII, moving to the United States to study econometrics, and living Buffalo for almost half a century.

Stephen and Barbara interview Stephen’s father, Andy, about returning to America from Hungary, his first jobs, and his wife, Mary.

Margot Moinester, 22, and Arielle Moinester, 30, ask their mother, Susan Moinester, 56, about her parents who survived the Holocaust.

Frank Smaka tells his daughter Beth about leaving Poland to come to America as a kid, about his family’s history, adjusting to life in America, and how he met Beth’s mother.

Rudolf Schmerl tells his daughter, Sonia, about fleeing Germany during the Holocaust and vowing never to be a coward and never to be silent.

Dominic DeLeonardis (70) talks to his cousin, Don Vincent (34) about their family's Italian lineage with special emphasis on Dominic's mother, Teresa, and her siblings, and his parents who were Italian immigrants who settled on Taylor Street in Chicago in...

One Small Step partners Marsha Staley (70) and Patti Wood (63) have a conversation where they explore each other's life contexts. They find they both prefer to see movies in theaters, believe in trusting their community members, and have unique...

Waltraud Ilse Kuerschner-Burton, "Wally" (70) tells her daughter Ariana Kramer (41) about her childhood in Darmstadt, Germany during World War II and immigrating to the United States as a child.

Pamela Dodson, 54, interviews her friends Rodelin Dapena Lewis Palmer, 34, and Rosa Hadden, 33, about immigrating from Cuba.

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.

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.

Rosita Carida-Miller (68) was only a young girl when she came to America, yet she has plenty of stories from the "Old Country." She shares her story with Sarah Lydon and Annette Fantanzo.

Dorothy Blau and Florence Brown are interviewed by their granddaughter Alana Cowan about their parents immigration to America, their childhood, education and their husbands.