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Austin Laufersweiler, 18, talks with school counselor, Maru Gonzalez, 26, about Austin’s advocacy work for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and queer youth in his high school. Austin was named the student advocate of the year for his work to...
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.
Maria Meza-Ayala (89) habla con su hija Maribel Meza (25) de su vida en Mexico. [Maria Meza-Ayala (89) talks with her daughter Maribel Meza (25) about her life in Mexico.]
Vanessa Brito, 26 and Herb Sosa, 45 talk about their work as LGBTQ advocates, about what motivates them and their role models.
Rodriga Cortez (68) tells her son Daniel Cortez (44) about her move to the United States, about learning English, and earning her bachelor’s degree.
Rosa Montes is interviewed by her children, Natalia Fidelholtz and Estanislao Fidelholtz about their births, being a mom, her family in Argentina and maintaining family closeness.
Michael Doyle, 39, tells StoryCorps facilitator Virginia Lora, 24, about his experience on September 11, 2001, the impact that the terrorists attacks on that day had on him, and his decision to leave his hometown of New York for Chicago.
Hortencia Armendariz (58) and her mentee Elizabeth Rockenbach (18) discuss how they came to know each other throughout Elizabeth's time in school, Elizabeth's college applications, and the house fire that happened not even a month before recording.
Patricia "Patty" Perdomo (62) speaks with her daughter Sarah Gibson (29) about growing up, attending high school in Boston and meeting her future husband eight days after arriving in the USA.
Maria L. Leyba (60) talks with her daughter Angélica Turrieta (33) about her childhood life in a prison, growing up in New Mexico and the death of her brother Ramón.