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A woman talks about the birth and life of her daughter (now 40 years old) who was born with multiple mental and physical handicaps.
Ishmael Jihan (60), by his social worker and friend Abby Lamb (29) about his life growing up in Chicago and his involvement in the Black Panthers as well as his political views now.
A woman interviews her mother-in-law about her life. One theme that crops up is the storytellers’ difficulty coping with increasing memory loss.
Luz Burrows-Henrice (57) is interviewed by her daughters, Cristina Castro (24) and Maria Calzada (34) about coming to the United States from Chile and her career, marriage, and divorce.
Joe (80) tells his grandson James (40) about his family, his childhood, his work life, his marriage, his daughter (James’s mother), his emphysema and his outlook on life.
Otis Johnson (Age 11), a current 7th grader, asks his father Jeremy Johnson (Age 41) what middle school was like for him. Witness the challenges and the fun of what middle school was like in the 90s.
Nicole Di Rocca asks her parents about their recent family trip to Cuba and her parents’ immigration from Cuba over 40 years ago.
Granville Sr. describes from his early memory of leaving Kansas as a boy and settling in Eastern Colorado. His family, farming as a boy and family man, the old home place, death of his two younger brothers, hauling grain to...
A woman talks about the deaths of two of her three children, and growing up in a poor Spanish speaking family.
Jan Johnston (85) talks to daughter Jackie Johnston (44) about the day that Pearl Harbor was bombed and how life changed after that - she was 15 years old. She also remembers her Japanese friend Keiko who was taken away...
Kevin and Jennifer Trapani talk about their respective upbringings and what they mean to one another.
Greg and Steve talk about their friendship, which has spanned three decades.
A man talks about having Polio as a child that made him physically handicapped, and his experiences teaching physically handicapped children.
A man interviews his partner of 29 years about his childhood and their decision to adopt two boys from Peru in 1989.
Kathy (30) interviews her mother, Nancy (61), about her childhood and raising a family.