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Moms infertility and how it lead to adoption and being a new parent

Financial perspectives and OC realizations by Armond Herndon and Anita Coleman who became friends at Irvine Rotary.

Talks about growing up all over the country, finding your “home,” relationship with parents, and hope for the future.

We talked about our family, background, love, kids, professions, love, and the OC.

Grandparents history and parents lives . High school romance and marriage . Teaching life and volunteer life. Stories about Phil. Legacy wishes.

A mom’s perspective on raising 5 kids.

Jackie and Ana discuss their life and the moments that led them to meet in the unlikeliest place of all.

Dinah and Renee talk about Sivia, Renee’s traveling grandma. They also chat about what is means to be “Hakka” and “Farang” at home

Kate interviews her husband Behtash about his journey from a child in Iran to becoming a father in Irvine. During the interview, you will hear sounds from their youngest son, Luca, who is 8 months old and enjoying playing in...

A practice conversation

Talked about our favorite books, sang our favorite songs, talked about all our extended family / our family history and remembered what we did this year.

We talked about love, relationship, work and religion

This is a story of a young girl who was told that she could not become a physician, but went on to become a great leader in the field of pediatric neurology. The story covers her own personal healing from...

Sharing life stories from generation to generation

Two women become friends and activists after the 2016 presidential election

Sunny & Katie Cure talk about the massive changes in Sunny’s life.

Mark and A G had a wide ranging conversation about the history of Orange County agriculture: past, present and future, including some of their experiences as lifelong regional farmers

Parents coming from Hungary, moving to upland, involvement in the environmental movement in OC, husband, son and grandchildren

Interview by Dr. Janet Woods and Governor Mark Aaron.

Todd Kennedy, a City of Hope cancer patient and his wife of 30 years, Diane, have lived in Orange County for 21 years. They share their cancer journey and why they are so thrilled that City of Hope is expanding...

Two women who grew up in Irvine share how their experiences as Asian Americans evolved with the city.

Family, growth, the future and the past

"Vaasis" is a Tamil word that means residents. Two long term residents of the OC and American citizens, formerly South Indian natives of the city of Chennai (Madras), discuss parental and ethnic influences, arranged marriages, and how immigrant cultures and...

Avra and Al talk about our lives in Orange County and significant moments in our life.

Two friends, and long time residents of South OC, chat about the emotional labor, challenges, and solutions for homelessness in south OC.