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Linda interviews her mother Dolores about how she met her husband and at age 16 traveled to Mexico to find him again.

Judith "Judy" Bentley (63) and One Small Step partner Laura Mayo (68) relate over their frustrations with US institutions and the polarization of US politics.

One Small Step conversation partners John Verssue (43) and Barbara Giorgi (55) talk about labels, faith, being progressive, and how being divided makes our country weak.

Kevin and Jennifer Trapani talk about their respective upbringings and what they mean to one another.

Ann Lombardi, 59, interviews her friend Anna Woo, 42, about her family’s immigration to the United States and her life here since that day in April 1976.

John tells his children about immigrating to the USA from China in the early 1940’s, adapting to American life, and becoming an American citizen.

One Small Step Conversation partners Joseph "Joe" [No name given] (52) and Jennifer "Jen" [No name given](48) talk about their faith, working in law enforcement and the importance of conversations to find understanding.

Brenda Mapp is interviewed by her daughter about her family, specifically her mother and how she raised Ashley.

William D. Evers, 83, talks with Peter Emblad, 43, about his life growing up in San Francisco and Marin County, his education and his values and lessons.

James Thayer (47) is interviewed by his friend and partner, Trecia Vanover about his motorcycle accident and leg amputation.

Christopher McPherson (51) and his spouse Matt Hinrichs talk about how they met and their marriage in 2008.

Curtis Gray tells daughter Rachel Gray-Castro his Mexico stories.

Kathryn Wooten interviews Dolores Henson, her grandmother, about growing up with a working class family in Glouster, Ohio, where most of her family and ancestry worked in the coal mines. Dolores remembers the two most important people in her life:...

Friends and Colleagues Stuart Carroll, 50, and Tabitha Dellangelo, 40, talk about how Stuart came to the U.S. from Canada and how Tabitha came to become a teacher.

Francine Barr (62) is interviewed by her daughter Francine Barr (31). Francine shares stories of her life and struggles to the top of the corporate ladder when gender roles served as a prime determinant to a woman’s success.

One Small Step partners Kristena (40) and Nathanial (41) talk about children, working with handicapped people, gray areas in politics and life, and Christianity.

Susan talks to her daughter about her childhood, her college life, growing political awarness, her pride in her computer skills and expectations of women who raised families.

Tricia Regan talks to her friend, Nina Porzucki (33), about growing up in Canarsie, Brooklyn, becoming interested in photography and film, and making her first feature film, A Leap of Faith, about a group of parents creating an integrated school...

One Small Step conversation partners Michael Albrecht (22) and Janet Richards (54) discuss how major health issues have shaped their lives, how their Christian faith is important to each of them, how conflicts within their religious communities have forced them...

One Small Step conversation partners Jerlena Griffin-Desta (61) and Franceen Levy (76) talked about how coming to the Bay Area influenced their perspectives and how complex and confining political labels and descriptions can be.

One Small Step conversation partners Glenda Reynolds (76) and Glenda Dart (76) talk about their lives and similarities, their political values, children in need of social services, term limits, and politicans more worried about their donors than their consituents.

One Small Step conversation partners Maria Bustamante (43) and Amy Danner (58) talk about trying to do your best for your children, Christianity vs Catholicism, being judged by people at church, and alcoholism.