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son interivews his mom about how she single-handedly raised her three sons once her husband got very ill. until then she’d always been dependent on her husband. very nice interivew.

Three sisters interviewed by daughter/niece about growing up on a cattle ranch in south Texas as a Mexican-American family. Stories about their university educations, traditions, pranks, and life on the ranch.

Dennis talked about his work as minister, which he deeply enjoyed, as well as about his family.

Mary Stevenson, 63, was interviewed by her daughter, Elizabeth Stevenson, 27, about her life.

Lois tells stories about growing up in South Dakota, studying journalism and her many carriers throughout her life.

Susan Goldstein (66) interviews her partner, Victor Herbert (82), about his unconventional life living around the world and then settling down in Berkeley in their relationship.

Kanani Choy, 57 is interviewed by her good friend Holly Cost 53.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith discuss their families, their education and the Oakland of their youth.

Cynthia Davis Johnson “Cyndie” (64) and daughter Courtney Leilani Johnson Rome (32) talk about Cyndie’s mother and Cyndie’s life.

Luz Burrows-Henrice (57) is interviewed by her daughters, Cristina Castro (24) and Maria Calzada (34) about coming to the United States from Chile and her career, marriage, and divorce.

Barbara D. Martinez (76) talks with her daughter Renee Martinez (49) about her life.

Marie tells her daughter, Donna, stories of her childhood and family in North Carolina.

Ara Arakelian (79) is interviewed by his daughter Lisa Forsberg (29). Ara shares his experiences as a child and as a soldier in the Korean War where he won a bronze medal of valor.

Ken Brutzman, 56, interviews his mother, Mardelle J. Brutzman, 77, about her life growing up in the Tri-Cities area and about her parents.

Marian Goldstine, 67, talks to her daughter Susan Goldstine, 38, about her grandparents, parents, and extended family, who fled Germany during the Holocaust.

Sunny Wong (40) and Justin (32) discuss their backgrounds, families, jobs, and living situations. Sunny recently moved from Hong Kong to New York, where he works in archives, while Justin lives in Atlanta with his wife, daughter, and foster dogs.

College life, meeting and marrying spouse, life during WWII, Iwo Jima, death of spouse.

Sophie Broche, 80, talks with her cousin Karen Quest, 54, about the family that they have in common and about their own lives.

Raphael Pantet, 24, visiting San Francisco from Brazil, talks with facilitator Frank Kingman, 64, about his several trips throughout the U.S., having dual Swiss/Brazilian citizenship, and compares how race is talked about in the U.S. and Brazil.

Toby and Bettina talk about their trip to China together to see Toby’s family, and then Bettina talks about her travels around the world as a young child.

Andre and Lynne Davidson remember Andre's late father, Lynne's husband.

David Carter (38) interviews spouse Luz Gomez (35) about her father, Carlos Ignacio Gomez Arriola, who died three years ago.

Ann Tice (58) tells StoryCorps Facilitator Rose Gorman (26) what it was like to be a female medical student in the 1970s, what she learned from her father, and about being able to be at home with her children while...