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Andria Spinks and Suzie Flores interview Cecilia Barretto. They discuss Cecilia’s childhood, family and life lessons.

Spouses Marie Santiago (31) and Danny Santiago (33) sit down for a conversation about the highs and lows of the years that they have spent together and offer some of the wisdom that they have gained along the way.

Patricio E Baca (66) talks with facilitator Lilly Sullivan (26) about his family’s genealogy and the “Baca” name in his family.

Sarah Padgett (24) shares a conversation with new friend Luz Karakozian (59) about how Luz came to Columbus, Georgia, her plans to move to Puerto Rico, her family, her husband, and her faith.

Friends Yvonne Rodriguez (47) and Jesús Pando (54) talk about going to college in their 30s, majoring in Physics, their ethnic backgrounds and their family.

Dolores Huerta, 80, speaks with two of her daughters, Camila Chavez, 34, and Lori Huerta de Leon, 57, about being a labor leader and organizer and being a mother.

Laurent Sanchez (34) talks to her husband, James Barnes (32), about their first year of marriage, meeting family in Colombia, and future family plans.

School Counselor Dan Schmidt, 55, interviews one of his students Carolina, 18, about what motivates her, the challenges she faces as an undocumented student, and her hopes for going to college.

Michael Diaz-Rivera (23) interviews his mother, Linda Diaz-Rivera-Cleveland (46) about her life, focusing on her experience as a mother.

Jose Garcia (74) talks to son Karl Garcia (46) about his life and how he became a physicist.

Clara Marts (55) and new friend Cole Johnston (26) discuss Clara's childhood, her children, and her work helping families stay together.

Amelia Alice Vara (87) talks with daughter Mary Hernandez (65) and granddaughter Dawn Leal (37) about her service to her community.

Harriet Weber [no age given] interviews her friend, Maria de la Luz Gonzales Estrada Oppen Dockins Craig Oppen [no age given] about her upbringing, family, and childhood journey from Mexico to Quincy, Washington.

Sara Santiago (32) interviews her father Gilbert Santiago (60) about their family history and growing up in Lubbock, Texas.

Christina Laufer (27) talks with her brother Ryan Nebeker (30) about their grandparents.

Jamaal D. Fisher (30) talks with StoryCorps Facilitator Marquita James (24) about his life.

Kate Rafey (24) by Sophia Simon-Ortiz (25!) about K’s family, extended family, and her love of LARPing (Live Action Role Playing).

Partners Stephanie Rosario Rodriguez (31) and Nathaniel McLeroy (33) discuss their relationship, the similarities of their upbringings, the limitations of language, and how their pasts have shaped their experiences of the present.

Armando Rodriguez (88) and his wife, Beatriz Rodriguez (79) remember how they met, how they pushed each other during their marriage in order to move forward socio-economically, and the opportunities they’ve enjoyed and fulfilled as a couple.

Albert H. Lozano, 84, talks with his daughter Catalina Lozano, 58, about growing up in Mexico, his immigration to the US, his family and his varied careers.

Mark Richards, 31, talks to his wife Sarah Richards, 30, about his birth in Colombia, his adoption, growing up in New Jersey, their meeting, marriage and new-born baby.

Alfonso Castillo Garcia (84) talks with his granddaughter Renee Sanchez (36) about his life.

Etelvina Hernandez (81) is interviewed by her daughters, Monica García (47) and Maribel Barrera (45) about her childhood in México, her life in the U.S. and her job with Mary Kay Cosmetics.

One Small Step conversation partners Matthew Kitchen (27) and Reyna Estrada (24) discuss the intersection of religious and queer identity and shared experiences of partnership and marriage.

Victor Romero (54) interviews his father, Rosendo Romero (82) about identity, growing up during the Depression, Rosendo’s wife and family stories and anecdotes.