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Daniel Wolfskehl (41) and Adelene Armenta (15) talk about the relationship that they formed at Ace Leadership High School, being in the classroom environment, and their hopes for the future.

Theresa Stattel (53) interviews her father, Raymond Stattel (93), about his time in the Air Force and his experience witnessing test blasts for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project.

Caroline Wilkerson (21) and her boyfriend, Robby Espano (21), discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic affected their relationship, their family lives, and their lives as students.

Colleagues Derek Bruff (45) and Stacey Johnson [no age given] discuss how they were able to develop a course design institute to support Vanderbilt faculty in adjusting to teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andrea Bordeau (37) and Arik Ohnstad (47), colleagues at Vanderbilt University, reflect on how the COVID-19 crisis impacted their work in global education.

Vice Chancellors Eric Kopstain (52) and Steven "Steve" Ertel (44) discuss how COVID-19 impacted the Vanderbilt community and the university's decision to offer in-person learning during the 2020 school year.

Spouses, Kuang Chiang (42) and Adam Supple (43), talk about Adam's service in the United States Army and his deployment to Iraq in the early 2000s.

Barbara Fair (71) shares stories and memories from her life with her son Shelton Tucker (45). She reflects on her early life, the happiest and saddest moments of her life, being a parent, the love of her life, and her...

Judy Sarkozy (72) talks to her friend Dhera Strauss (63) about starting the Sarkozy Bakery in the city of Kalamazoo, MI, the ups and downs of owning a business, and about having to start over again at the age of...

Dwania Kyles (67) speaks with friend and fellow member of the Memphis 13 Leandrew Wiggins (68). The two discuss their differing experiences as members of the initial group of Black first graders who integrated Memphis schools during desegregation.

Michael Barnett (59) interviews John Paul Dineen III (39) about how he started his own farm. He talks about learning how to farm, his family, his son's death on the farm, and what he is proud of.

Jane Swersey (60) and her husband Arthur Swersey (80) talk about how they met on match.com, their courtship and wedding, and how much they are in love.

Lindy Lord (71) and her daughter, Nancy Lord Lewin (46), discuss their earliest memories of learning about depression, the death of Lindy’s husband and Nancy’s father by suicide, and how they cope with depression today.

Robert Kovacs (38) tells Facilitator Katie Brook (26) about his life as an ethnic Hungarian and having grown up in the US with strong cultural ties to Hungary and Romania.

Trista (36) interviews her colleague Rashaan (40) about his career in philanthropy, how he got started, and why he works in the field. They also talk about issues of diversity in the world of philanthropic work.

Long-time MESA partners Patricia MacGowan (68) and James Dorsey (55) talk about their work with the Washington Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Organization.

Maryann Ott (61) tells stories from her life to her friend Terry Dagradi (62). She shares the background to her love of eclipses and eclipse chasing, her father's influence, her work with The Institute Library in New Haven, her interest...

Ronald Gibbs (62) speaks with old co-worker Diane Shaw (58) about how they got into law enforcement, what they think it means to be an officer, and how trainings from the Holocaust Museum have shaped how they see the work...

Amy Guerry (42) interviews her daughter Sera Guerry (16) about what her experience of being a trans woman has been like. They discuss the challenges they have overcome, the role that faith has played in the process and what they...

Terry Brennan speaks to her friend and colleague, Rachel Gagen (39) about their work as pediatricians in Lynchburg, Va, their involvement with Amazement Square and the many passions they follow.

Karim Abdullah (70) speaks with friend and colleague Phillip Hill (59) about his life growing up in Memphis and his family's history. Karim discusses the independent Black community of Mound Bayou, his experience as a student in a segregated school,...

Dr. Gina Tillis (42) speaks with her friend Sheri Neely (48) about her experience as a young woman with Black, Mexican, and Choctaw heritage who moved from California to Texas as a teenager. Gina speaks fondly of Edwards High, an...

Katherine Sharp [no age given] exchanges with her husband, Alf Sharp [no age given], their memories growing up in racially segregated towns in Tennessee, impactful events from their university years at Vanderbilt, and moments from when KS taught at a...

Savannah Dominguez (25) and her former professor Jamie Lynn Slenker (38) talk about their library design projects they have done with the New Haven Free Public Library.

Coworkers Charles Carrington (76) and Betsy Hastedt (72) discuss Charles's career and their time working together at Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center.