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Joaeph "Joe" Garcia (82) and Jace Freyman (36) talk about their family histories, how they came to their vocations, their economic and socio-political fears and hopes for the country, and the importance of connecting with others.

Friends and former colleagues John "Mark" Alexander (52) and Olivia Pedersen (65) discuss teaching, how they became educators, and how learning more about racial equity and justice affected their teaching.

Frank Apodaca (73) speaks with his daughter Heather Apodaca (39) about his life growing up and his family.

Anita Rodriguez (82) shares the stories of her life with her conversation partner Naomi Love (27), reflecting on age, art, and her activism. Anita also speaks about the dynamics of race, racism, and culture, particularly through the lens of growing...

Carla Saavedra (56) talks with her mother, Alice Hill (85), who was born in Tampa in 1936 at an immigrant Spanish hospital. They talk of family members working in the cigar factory, migrating from Spain and her great aunt being...

Mari Teresa Fernandez (67) and her husband, Albert R. Fernandez (71), discuss memories of growing up. Albert Fernandez describes growing up in the immigrant neighborhood of Ybor City in Tampa, Florida. Mari Fernandez describes migrating from Cuba at seven years...

Pilar Albertín is a college professor that has been working for years on different social areas. She has done research among various marginalized groups such as women who have suffered from violence, the LGBTQ+ community, drugg consumers, and sex workers...

Valentina Marin (16) interviews her uncle, Leonardo Villa (54) about his childhood in Colombia and about working at the Twin Towers.

Lee and Arly Kempf talk about their time in living in Spain during the early 1960’s. Lee taught and coached children of American military families. Arly substitute taught and raised children.

We talked about what he did during his childhood, where he lived, where he worked, how he met my grandma, and other life decisions he made.