Paula Castano and James Castano
Recorded
January 16, 2022
Archived
January 16, 2022
39:05 minutes
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Id:
mby021379
Description
Spouses, Paula Castano (49) and James Castano (52), share a conversation about how they met, how their relationship developed, their work in the FBI, counterterrorism, the adoption process, their children, and their work with Hillsborough Public School Advocates in Tampa.Subject Log / Time Code
JC and PC remember how they first met, at a church potluck in Hoboken, New Jersey, and talk about how their relationship developed.
JC and PC talk about a rafting trip that they went on.
JC and PC talk about JC’s work in the FBI and PC’s dream of becoming an FBI agent. They also talk about the training that PC did to get ready for the FBI fitness tests.
PC talks about the work that she did in the FBI and about becoming an intelligence analyst. JC and PC also talk about their work in counterterrorism.
PC remembers caring for her mother while her mother was sick.
PC and JC talk about starting the adoption process.
JC and PC talk about adopting their daughter.
JC and PC talk about moving to Tampa, JC’s hometown. They also talk about the state of the public schools in Tampa and about the grassroots group that they helped to start, which later became a nonprofit organization, called Hillsborough Public School Advocates.
JC and PC talk about the importance of public schools, how public education fits into the larger role the government plays, and the issues facing public schools in Tampa.
Participants
- Paula Castano
- James Castano