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Sisters Deborah Harkrader (64) and Elva Harkrader (66) share a conversation about their childhood, their parents, their family, and their experience of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nadine (Nai’a) Newlight (66) talks with facilitator Eloise Melzer (30) about growing up in New York City, September 11, and her mentors in life.

Nancy interviews her father, John, about growing up on a ranch as a child, being a farmer/rancher, and the flooding of the family ranch.

One Small Step Conversation partners Jay Parker (55) and Pam Lehman (73) talk about growing up in a military (both Airforce) family, the can-do spirit of High Plains people, racism/segregation (not in military, but off base), how travel informs perspective,...

One Small Step conversation partners Greg Stump (62) and Mary Lynn Manns [no age given] talk about their upbringing, political values, and how people can change.

daughter interviews her mom about race relations in cincinnati, and a wonderful memory of sitting on a plane beside an african american man who remembered her dad from 40 years ago.

Ruth Levenson (87) talks to her son David Taussig (60) and daughter-in-law Cecily Burke (61) about her life as a Holocaust refugee and eventually immigrating to the United States.

Susan Martin (62) interviews her mother, Lillian "Betty" Bartlett (92), and shares fond memories she has of living in a trailer in Cape Cod, Massachusetts as a child.

Adele Kurtzman (83) talks to her daughter Nellie Kurtzman (39) about raising children, being married to Harvey Kurtzman the cartoonist, and working a wide variety of jobs.

Norris Streetman (65) interviews his friend Daniel Warrior (40) about his journey as an actor, finding his identity as a Native American, and the struggles that he overcame along the way.

Kathleen interviews her mother Miriam about her childhood.

Sisters, Linda Watley Norris (73) and Pearl Watley Mitchell (78), describe what it was like growing up in Columbus, GA, reminisce about the fun times they had as children, and remember family members who have passed away.

Brad Zuniga (32) interviews his wife Yvette Zuniga (32) about growing up in Mexico and California as the child of migrant workers.

Susan Warner, 55, and Koren Bosworth, 53, remember adventures together as wild young women.

Mari Keiko and her daughter Devon discuss what it was like for Mari Keiko as a single mother. They discuss how Mari Keiko’s relationship with Devon’s father Nelson, and their own relationship.

Colleagues and community leaders Lorena Solorio (44) and Melissa Canela [no age given] talk about KIPP's advocacy, community engagement, and the partner organization Melissa works for: the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley.

Weena (34) interviews her grandparents, Margaret (85) and John (88), about how they grew up and how they met at NASA.

A man interviews his mother in law about her religious parents and her five children.

Delores Thompson [no age given] shares a conversation with her cousin, Davian Chester (28), about the Juneteenth Google Doodle that Davian illustrated and how the reception to that piece of art affected his life and career. Davian also talks about...

Kanwal Prakash (aka KP) (68) tells his friend Richard Hamilton (80) about surviving the violent partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, and later coming to American to become an architect.

Jessica Rivera (41) talks with her colleague Markeisha Grant (32) about their work together helping guide students through the college admissions process.

Charlene Robinson and her niece, Sonja Scott Woods discuss their family history.

Yvette J. Benjamin (62) tells her friend, Dr. Linda Degutis (55), of her career path in medicine and describes her life in semi-retirement.