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Nancy Kittle, 82, tells her friend Susan Doering, 49, about her childhood with her single mother, who came from a wealthy meat-packing family, in Santa Barbara, CA, her education at Sarah Lawrence College and other experiences in New York City...

Sister Theresa Teshima (92) talks with her nieces Carolyn Teshima (65) and Nancy Teshima (62) about growing up, her family's internment during World War II and her calling to be a Sister of the Sacred Heart Order.

Maria Iorillo (48) talks with John Lowry (45) about the work of midwives and the part she has played in the births of his children.

Phyllicia Daria McGowan (59) is interviewed by her friend, Susan Kocen (50), about her life as a queer person, who for so long did not fit into the queer community.

Theresa Taken (72) talks with her daughter Emily Taken-Vertz (28) about growing up in rural Iowa, being adventurous, going to college, traveling the world, and becoming a lawyer after being a social worker in the South Bronx.

Gabby Haze (75) and Sister Soami de Lux (69) talk about their involvement in the Radical Faerie Movement and the Short Mountain Sanctuary.

Loren and Veneta Lesher have been married over 70 years. They are sharing stories from each year of their lives together. They were married in 1953. This interview covers 1966.

Jennifer Joseph (59) and her spouse Jon Longhi (57) talk about their early memories of meeting, their shared love of poetry and writing, their concerns for the state of the world, and their involvement with their community in San Francisco.

Interview with Leogie, my dad, about his experience moving to the USA from the Philippines, meeting friends, and meeting my mom.

We talked about what we were grateful for and life lessons.

Barry Livingston (85) interviewed by his son Michael Livingston (58) and his granddaughter Shayla Livingston (25) about growing up in San Francisco, California, working for as fashion store called Livingston Brothers, his time in the Navy, and his love of...

Spouses Albert J. Legault (47) and Jason D. Curtis (44) talk about their relationship, being gay in the military, and AJ’s career in the National Park Service as a gay man.

Miriam Myers (17) and her mother Rose Medellin (42) talk about Miriam's upcoming undergraduate experience at Bryn Mawr College. They share childhood memories and discuss what they will miss most about each other.

I interviewed my mom about parenting

Bill Goldstein (61) interviews his friend Richard Burns (66) on his experiences during the AIDS epidemic having been apart of several advocacy, legal, and political groups providing protections to the queer community.

We talked about our meeting each other. We talked about the reason for our meeting ans our friendship that developed over the past twenty years.

Wife and husband Mary Sherwood (64) and Ron George (70) talk about their experiences working in journalism and the changes they've seen in the industry.

Friends Fei "Rachel" Perry (22) and Nickel Rivera (22) talk about their friendship, their work organizing in their communities, participating in mutual aid during the pandemic, and their aspirations for the future.

Laura Lent (60) talks with her friend Mary Brown (46) about her adventurous spirit, life adventures, and architectural work in San Francisco. Mary talks about the walking tours and historical resource surveys she has created around the architecture and landscape...

A 12-year old asked her grandma questions about her teenage life. Her grandma explains how life was always filled with joy and happiness.

Larry Parks (68) interviewed by his nephew Jeffrey Roper (40) about growing up in Antoich, CA, moving to San Francisco in the 1960's, what it was like to be gay in the 1960's and 1970's, running his own salon, and...

Laura Slattery (47) interviewed by Alex Lyon (28) about working for a homeless shelter and nonprofit called the Gubbio Project, growing up in Los Angeles, CA and attending Catholic school, her service in the Medical Service Corps in Hawaii, working...

Mom and Avery Her life as a young refugee moving to the USA. and rebuilding her life

Interview with my grandparents with my dad as a translator(with some interaction with my grandma and mom). We talk mainly about stories of my grandpa, how they came to the USA.

Josh (16) interviews his father Michael (52) about his background and his experience of 9/11.