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Marco Campos (26) interviews his mother Rebeca Rodriguez (52) about growing up as a migrant farmer and what she learned from her family.

Juan Arambula (68) talks with two of his sons Diego Arambula (40) and Miguel Arambula (37) about his life-long love of learning that inspired him to go from a field laborer to a graduate of Harvard, Stanford, and UC Berkeley,...

John Lizarraga (63) and his wife Lynn Lizarraga (64) discuss their upbringings, how they both became educators and how they met.

One Small Step partners Kevin [No Name Given] (59) and Adilene “Addy” [No Name Given] (31) talk about the experiences and identities that shaped their relationships, world-views, and career paths.

Spouses Maya "Lisanna" Vazquez (37) and Adam Vazquez (39) talk about their respective and shared artistry within the world of Circus, and describe how their relationship developed into something they both feel blessed to share.

Friends David Beebe (49) and Remijio "Primo" Carrasco (76) talk about their friendship and their mutual love of music.

Valerie Smith (49) shares a conversation with her son, Dio Hadley (15), about his gender identity, pronouns, support system, interest in baking, and experiences with grief and divorce. They also talk about hispanic culture, religion, and their relationship.

Gina Bingham (37) interviews her friend Jessica Lopez (31) about her experiences with homelessness, the support she has received from the library and her twelve-step fellowship, and how her daughter's birth changed her life.

Mary Weber (63) talks with her friend Ann Mould (67) about their lifelong friendship, their families, and living with Alzheimer's.

Colleagues Maria Wyatt (58) and Susan Alamillo (65) share a conversation about their work in the Migrant Education Program in Plant City, Florida.

Spouses, Roman Wilcox (42) and Adriana Wilcox (40), come together to talk about the timeline of their love story, personal growth, connection to service, and their restaurant, One Grub Community Diner.

David Basoco (78) shares stories with his daughter, Monique Sandoval (35), about his life growing up in the valley in Yuma, the blind date that led to his 54 year marriage, and how he has developed his strong faith in...

Victor Calderon (37) interviews his wife Araceli Rodriguez (35) about how her upbringing in Yuma and her relationship to Arizona after she graduated college.

Friends Bella Gonzalez (25) and Zazil Davis-Vazquez (27) talk about their time in Bristol New Hampshire and exchange family stories having grown up in a Latinx household.

Friends Maye Torres (62) and Ana Beluche (77) discuss Taos, New Mexico, art, and the many forms healing can take.

William Zapata (51) es entrevistado por Rebecca Sumner Burgos (48), coordinadora de enlaces comunitarios en La Casa Norte donde él recibe servicios sociales. William habla de su llegada a Estados Unidos de la República Dominicana, su crisis confrontando el alcoholismo...

Colleagues Silvia Austerlic (55) and Kimberly De Serpa [no age given], discuss their work at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, helping others through grief, and how they hope to better serve the Latino/a/x population at the hospital.

Brothers Andrew Munoz (51) and David Munoz (54) recall their family's tradition of camping and hiking trips in the summertime and the impact these travels had on them.

Rhina Valentin [no age given] speaks with her friend and mentee Teresita Ayala (41) about her family background, childhood, and her career in media production. Rhina talks specifically about her spiritual relationship with her father, who was killed when she...

Spouses Eliana Banuelos (29) and Mario Banuelos (30) share memories of growing up in Delano, California, talk about their mothers, who have both been field workers in California, and expand on their experiences as first-generation college students and, now, educators...

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

Michael Ortiz Hill (59) talks to his daughter Nicole Lockwood (37) about his life, being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and fond memories of Nicole's childhood.

Kate Cooper (35) interviews her colleague Paola Sanchez Valdez (25) about her community organizing work with migrant farm workers in Virginia. Paola discusses how she got started in her work, how her work has changed in the midst of COVID-19,...

Daniel Perez (30 ) tells his friend, Mary Turck (67) his immigration story. He talks about the various immigration statuses that he has held over the years and about the daily exhaustion of being an immigrant, even a legal one,...

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