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Dolores Huerta, 80, speaks with two of her daughters, Camila Chavez, 34, and Lori Huerta de Leon, 57, about being a labor leader and organizer and being a mother.

Friends Yvonne Rodriguez (47) and Jesús Pando (54) talk about going to college in their 30s, majoring in Physics, their ethnic backgrounds and their family.

Julia Bergman, 64, talks with her research partner Will Maynez, 63, about their work and research in the Diego Rivera Mural Project.

William Silva, 63, and his daughter, Laylah Silva, 38 talk about William’s life growing up coming back an d forth from Cuba to the United States, and their unconventional family.

Patricio E Baca (66) talks with facilitator Lilly Sullivan (26) about his family’s genealogy and the “Baca” name in his family.

Tajay Ramos (18) speaks to her friend and former boss Ashley Zalabak (30) about her experience as an teen intern at the South Carolina Aquarium, her interests in becoming a sea turtle biologist and hopes for her generation to care...

Andria Spinks and Suzie Flores interview Cecilia Barretto. They discuss Cecilia’s childhood, family and life lessons.

School Counselor Dan Schmidt, 55, interviews one of his students Carolina, 18, about what motivates her, the challenges she faces as an undocumented student, and her hopes for going to college.

Joel D. Lusk and colleagues Cynthia Abeyta and Maceo Martinet talk about their work as biologists and the influences in their own lives that led them to the work they are engaged in. Cynthia and Maceo talk about being Latinos...

Mark Richards, 31, talks to his wife Sarah Richards, 30, about his birth in Colombia, his adoption, growing up in New Jersey, their meeting, marriage and new-born baby.

Mejores amigas Yeni Vasquez (43) y Jordana Vera (42) comparten una conversación sobre sus experiencias estudiando en los Estados Unidos, la organización sin fines de lucro que fundaron para apoyar a otras personas hispanohablantes en Springfield, Missouri, y la amistad...

Rita Danilo (45) and her husband Hugo Danilo (47) talk about their relationship, growing up together and how they eventually decided to have and adopt a total of 10 children.

Rodriga Cortez (68) tells her son Daniel Cortez (44) about her move to the United States, about learning English, and earning her bachelor’s degree.

Dr. Orsini Gonzáles (60) tells his daughter, Ysabel Y. González (29) how his parents met in Puerto Rico, about growing up in the South Bronx in the ‘60s, and how he met his wife, Ysabel’s mother.

Lourdes de los Angeles Naranjo (57) talks with daughter Carmella de los Angeles Guiol (23) about her family’s path from Cuba to the U.S., and her mother’s sacrifices so she could have a better life.

Friends and colleagues Naomi Rose Fertman (40) and Dr. Sarah De Los Santos Upton (36) talk about navigating parenthood and their careers as educators at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). They also talk about their community, women's...

Friends Edy Dominguez, 25, Quintillano Rios, 20, y Adriana Velasquez, 19 talk in fluent Spanglish about how each of their families came to the United States.

Rosa Montes is interviewed by her children, Natalia Fidelholtz and Estanislao Fidelholtz about their births, being a mom, her family in Argentina and maintaining family closeness.

Cesar Mejía, 80, y su esposa Mercedes Mejía, 75, le cuentan a su hija Katherinne Sardena, 32, acerca de sus vidas en el Perú y su amor por la música y el baile peruanos. [Cesar Mejía, 80, and his wife...

Gabriela Baeza VEntura (39) talks with sister Georgina Baeza (27) about her academic success.

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.

Friends Shirley Martinez (63) and Anabela Crooks (70) discuss Shirley’s time in the military, the African diaspora, and self-acceptance.

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

Albert H. Lozano, 84, talks with his daughter Catalina Lozano, 58, about growing up in Mexico, his immigration to the US, his family and his varied careers.