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Maythinee Washington (41) joins her friend Wanphen McIntosh (76) to remember and share stories about her late mother, Somporn Bhukeaw Foy.

Serena DeJesus (30) shares a conversation with her mother, Billie Sherwood-Bakhshi (48), about her journey to becoming an MMA fighter and an advocate for athletes with autism.

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.

Conversation partners Khin Oo (21) and Ratree Ratdachot (67) talk about Ratree's childhood in Thailand, moving to Queens and starting a business in Elmhurst, NY. They also discuss the importance of having an official Little Thailand in NYC and how...

Business partners Bryan Chunton [no age given] and Pei Shan Wei [no age given] talk about their path to opening their Isan restaurant on Little Thailand Way in Queens, New York. They talk about the lessons they learned from their...

James Hakim (58) and Myron "Mike" Cohen (62) talk about their involvement with HPTN trial 052, a very successful HIV treatment and prevention study. They talk about their own histories, the history of the trial, and how it felt when...

Owner of May Kaidee Thai Vegan Restaurant, Sommay "May" Jaijong (51), and her friend, Niramon "Mon" Zucker (59), reflect on their careers, Thai food, and the importance of sharing Thai culture with the world.

Conor McGlade (27) speaks with his fiance Sarah Clark (28) about how they met during a study abroad program in New Zealand, started dating and eventually became engaged in Ireland.

Sisters Mai J. Lo Lee (43) and Elizabeth "Beth" Lo (49) talk about their early childhood memories, things they've had to unlearn, and their shared devotion to Mai's daughter Seenia.

Spouses, Pnomwan Wager (66) and Lawrence Wager (75), discuss Pnomwan’s immigration to the United States, Lawrence’s deployment in Thailand, and their children, as they together recount their love story.

One Small Step conversation partners Veronica (36) and Jenni (42) have a conversation about their backgrounds growing up and living in different places, their experiences living abroad in Italy, and their views on having diverse communities and perspectives in their...

Fairy Diamond [no age given] speaks with friend Nancy Leed (72) about her family and experience as a refugee to the US from Thailand. She shares memories of arriving, getting settled, and learning English. Fairy and Nancy also talk about...

Napat "Plum" Snidvongs (41) tells conversation partner and new friend, Brianna Cea (26), about his mother's Thai grocery store and the impact of social media on business. He also shares memories of growing up in the United States of America...

Chatchai Sangern (68) speaks with friend and bandmate Suwanta Sukhum [no age given] about Thai music, their band, Bangkok Cha Cha, and their journeys as musicians.

Theodora Niemeyer (82) interviews her friend Roger Norgaard (83) about his childhood, his golfing career, his experience flying helicopters for the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, and the story of how he and Theodora, who were high school...

A couple speaks about relationships and the topic of love.

Gregory Hartzler-Miller (55) talks to his wife Cindy Hartzler-Miller (54) about gaining a heightened spiritual awareness and how it has changed his life and their marriage.

Rodney Farmer (75) speaks with his stepdaughter Pam Bessey (56) about his time serving in the Vietnam War. Rodney discusses Agent Orange, his travels around Southeast Asia, and memories from his time served that have inspired his poetry.

In this Remembrance story, Duanne Lafrenz [no age given] and Erika Fountain (48) reminisce about Jon Carlson with whom they studied and worked, and his influence on the clinic Erika bought from him.

Friends Colin Waters (55) and Seph Itz [no age given] share a conversation about community and the arts in Marfa, Texas, and elsewhere in the world. They also reflect on the affordability of the area and how to create a...

เพื่อนสนิท Eady Green (58) และ Bunliang Phetloet (53) พูดคุยเกี่ยวกับความทรงจำความทรงจำในวัยเด็กในประเทศไทยและความหวังอนาคตชุมชนลิตเติ้ลไทยแลนด์ในนิวยอร์ก. [Friends Eady Green (58) and Bunliang Phetloet (53) share memories from their lives in Thailand and discuss their hopes for the Little Thailand community in New York.]

Julie Fischer [no age given] and her friend (and "preferred catsitter") Seph Itz [no age given] share a conversation about their travels and experiences living in different parts of the world, particularly in the Philippines and Thailand.

Sukanya Cherdrungsi (44) สัมภาษณ์สามี Sarasin Chatwichitkoon (45) เกี่ยวกับชีวิตศิลปินจิตรกรและผลงานภาพฝาผนังให้วัดและสถานที่อื่นๆที่ควีนส์นิวยอร์ก และการสนับสนุนศิลปินจิตรกรไทยในอเมริกา นอกจากนี้พวกเขาพูดถึงชีวิตครอบครัว การมาเยี่ยมลิตเติ้ลไทยแลนด์กับลูกสาวเกือบทุกสัปดาห์ และการเลี้ยงดูเธอเพื่อรักษาความเป็นไทยในขณะที่อาศัยอยู่ในแวกที่มีความหลากหลายทางเชื้อชาติและภาษา [Sukanya Cherdrungsi (44) interviews husband Sarasin Chatwichitkoon (45) about his life as an artist and his commissioned mural artwork for Buddhist temples, including Wat Buddha Thai Thavorn Varanam...

Geoffrey Farris (33) speaks with his father, George Farris (73), about his life growing up in Ohio and California.

Sakhone Lasaphangthong (46) talks to StoryCorps interviewer Syma Mohammed (34) about coming to the US as a refugee, being incarcerated, and his current work with houseless people.