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35:16
Wolfgang Lauck and Monica Ennis

Monica Ennis (61) has a conversation with her father, Wolfgang Lauck (94), about him growing up in Germany during World War II and immigrating to the United States.

Leaving Home

Saron Teklehaimanot (17) talks to Ergib Jaleta (47) about her journey to America after leaving Ethiopia.

Martha Marcus & Katherine Abelson

Martha and her mother managed to hide from the Nazis for a period of time in their home country of Hungry. Once they were discovered they were put in a concentration camp where they were treated like animals. They managed...

mby021154
41:16
Marie Newsom and Gwyn Newsom

Gwyn Newsom (69) shares a conversation with her mother, Marie Newsom (96), about Marie’s childhood, the passing of her mother and father, the aunts who raised her, her marriage and divorce, her work, her family, and her role as a...

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40:46
Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker

Cousins, Monica Jordan (48) and LaTonya Walker (50), recount their runaway adventure which coincides with the Atlanta Child Murders of the late 1970s.

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41:27
Anthony McDuffie and Jesse Maroney

Anthony "Bomani" McDuffie (34) shares with his friend Jesse Maroney (37) about his life growing up in South Los Angeles, the impact of the loss of his father, and how hyper-policing and trauma from his childhood lent itself to his...

Maynard "Dick" Dixon

"There wasn't nothin' goin' on around there anyway:" A grandfather's stories from Rainelle, WV to Hopewell, VA. Maynard "Dick" Dixon tells stories from his childhood and brief career in coal mining in Rainelle, WV, a stint in Arlington, VA, and...

Nisha and Puja Patel (reuploaded)

Today, I (Nisha, 19) spoke to my sister-in-law Puja (31) about her life experiences and how growing up in a traditional Indian household has impacted many decisions. She defied the norms of our Indian community in the past by running...