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Cynthia Hand [no age given] and her birth mother, Suzanne Asha Stone [no age given], share a conversation about finding one another, Cynthia's adoption, and their experiences getting to know each other after they were separated for over 40 years.

Joselyn was adopted as a newborn, in Chadron, NE and she shares with her friend & colleague, Melody Fawcett, the story of meeting her birth family. The love and care she has been given by her adoptive parents and sibling.

Ruby tells her daughters Jill and Jennifer about being adopted, meeting their father, and later finding her birth mother

James Johnson (82) talks to his daughter Nicole Johnson (48) about his experience in the Air Force, his service in Vietnam, and his transition back to civilian life.

Sarah "Sally" Butzin (76) interviews her husband, Peter Butzin (77), about his involvement in the draft resistance movement during the Vietnam War.

Lamar Van Dyke (66), Paula Marie Lewis (70) and Traci Lewis (47) talk about their experiences as they relate to each other. Lamar is Traci's birth mother and Paula is Traci's adoptive mother. They talk about what their lives were...

Nicole Dummitt (44) and her husband Robert (Bob) Dummitt (45) talk about their road to becoming parents.

Spouses, Steven Binder (67) and Kristin Segebarth (65), talk about World War II and how both Steven - Dr. Nathan Binder - and Kristen's - Lieutenant Jack Segebarth - fathers helped with the war effort in different capacities.

Dr. Robert Carolla (79) speaks with his wife, Margaret Carolla (79), about how the early loss of his younger brother inspired his practice of writing personalized letters to the families of his patients who have passed away while he was...

Jillian Wilson (42) talks with her birth mother, Susan Peters (57) about her experience of motherhood, from being a birth mother to an adoptive parent, and how their relationship has grown after reuniting.

Melody Lin (65) interviewed by her husband (Charles) Loring Woodman (75) about her childhood in Taiwan, marrying an American man and moving to Southern California, having a child with him, their divorce, her being a single mother, meeting and marrying...

Today I interviewed my mom where she explained her past and what is going on now in her life.

I interviewed Victor and Maddie who share their story about their open adoption of 19 months old girl Maxine.

William "Bill" Hinderer (78) talks to StoryCorps facilitator Jeb Backe (26) about serving in the Army during the Vietnam War. He reflects on enlisting, going through officer training school, and reuniting with his wife in Hawaii.

One Small Step partners Jack King (78) and Patrick Leahy (54) discuss what their lives are like in California and Omaha, respectively. They discuss their hobbies of reading and sailing. They also talk about what issues are important to them...

Listen to my mother what she gone through her life is very important,

25 year old woman and her husband interview her grandfather-in-law about his heart for social justice.

Jane Harty (62) talks to facilitator, Vera Carothers (24), about her Uncle Curly's death during the Naval Battle of Gudalcanal in WWII and how her mother's search to find her brother, Curly, ended in her marrying his shipmate, Jane's father....

Susan Kelley (57) sits down with her mother, Grace Kelley (89), to talk about her experience immigrating to the United States from Palestine, to discuss her passions for nursing and music, and to remember members of their family who have...

Spouses Ann Marshall (80) and Terry Marshall (80) talk about their advocacy, PeaceCorps, nuclear waste cleanup, and writing careers, reminisce about their travels, and reflect on their relationship.

Mother and daughter Susan Brooks (68) and Anne Adams (38) remember Susan's father Curt Doescher, who served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and spent 18 months as a prisoner of war. They reflect on learning the...

We talked about her childhood in New Jersey all the way to her moving to Wisconsin after meeting my grandpa.

Rylie Rasmussen (21) speaks with her birth mother, Brittany Poulton (42), about their relationship and their experience with adoption.