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Mary Isaacson (46) and Julie Summers (46) discuss their time spent with the CampFire organization. They have been involved in some capacity since high school and are both current Board Members

Michael and Joseph talk about their father/son relationship and their sexuality.

David Kuhl and Abby Wheeler talk about their family get-togethers and how everyone seems to truly enjoy themselves.

Joyce Hayes, 64, talks with her friend Tanene, 28, about growing up in Chicago and her involvement with social work, education and politics.

One Small Step partners Amy Menzel (41) and Hazel Miller (67) share a conversation about political figures they've seen, 9/11's impact on their lives, and the lessons they hope (or do not hope) their children learn from them.

John Esaki (60) talks with his coworker and friend, Koji Steven Sakai (33), about their family backgrounds, their families’ experiences in Japanese American Internment Camps, redress and reparations, and the Japanese American National Museum.

Rosann Sinti is interview by Rosamund Looney about growing up in Soho as a child, her family’s ethnic. background, work, and her son and daughter.

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.

Dario Morell (57) talks with son Dario Gabriel Morell “Gabriel” (20) about coming to the U.S. at the age of ten, and their visit to Cuba 47 years later to meet long-lost family.

Self-described “best friends forever” Mikey Riley, 23, and Jared Busch, 23, talk about their friendship and Mikey’s battle with drugs and multiple sclerosis.

Ben Frisch is interviewed by his son Peter Frisch about his experiences as a teacher at Friends Seminary School and growing up Quaker.

Samir Luther (29) interviews his friend and colleague, Meghan Stabler (46) about her transition from male to female. Meghan also talks about being a parents and her work with Human Rights Campaign.

Joseph Brown, 29, talks to his mother Sybil Brown, 67, about her life growing up in rural Georgia, her education in Athens, GA., and her move to and life in Atlanta, GA.

Kay Guske Thomas and her daughter in law Maggie Thomas come in to discuss Kay’s role as caretaker to her late uncle Frank Burgess.

Zand Bakhtiari (18) and his mother, Rosemary Bakhtiari (50), remember Rosemary’s father, Frank Firek, by recounting their favorite stories from his life.

Life and business partners Harriet Miller, 73, and Monica Wehrle talk about their involvement in the Ft. Wayne Womens Bureau, the Run Jane Run Sports competitions, and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball association.

Willie King tells his friends about the person who most impacted his life.

Ralph interviews his brother, Dan, and sister, Barbara, about their memories from childhood of their parents and grandparents.

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

World War II stories; story of falling in love with wife at first sight.

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.

A woman speaks to her mother about growing up during the Great Depression and World War 2, and becoming an occupational therapist.