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Friends Jennifer Ramos-Chavez (39) and Chelsie Evaldi (39) discuss growing up and raising families in El Paso, being first-generation Mexican-Americans, and the ways they have overcome obstacles to achieve their goals and give back to their community.

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

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.

Tony Maldonado (29) talks with his wife, Oneida Cantú-Maldonado (27) about some of his most difficult times and the lessons he's learned of the years. They reflect on their marriage and mutual growth through difficult times and tell each other...

Bilal Baeza (20) and Ezra Kelly (23) discuss their experiences as artists and music creators, and the role of math in their creative process. They also discuss their thoughts on the afterlife and morality.

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.

Coworkers Rosanna Castoreno (38) and Elizabeth Nava (23), talk about their experiences and perspective working for the organization, Southside First. They also talk about how they have grown, who has impacted their life, and how Southside First is helping the...

Friends & Community Organizers, Alex Martinez (27) and Miguel M. Morales (50), talk about their adolescence, Alex recalls crossing the boarder, while Miguel remembers farm work with his family, and the importance of their work as organizers and activist.

Sarah Griesbach (42) and her friend and fellow activist, Elizabeth Vega (47) talk about their leadership in recent protests and demonstrations in Ferguson, MO, which were a result of the recent death of local teen, Michael Brown, who was shot...

Gabriel Acosta (42) and his friend Scott Turner (43) have a conversation about their daily bus ride from Terlingua, TX to school in Alpine, TX, which used to be the longest bus route in the U.S. They discuss the dangers...

Siblings Barbara Espinoza (30), Rebeca Beliard (34), and Jaime Espinoza (28) remember moving from Mexico to Michigan as children. They also talk about their happiest and saddest moments, biggest influences, and hopes for the future.

Angela Moretti (57) interviews her husband, Oscar Moretti (62), about his childhood growing up in both Italy and Venezuela, why he immigrated to the United States, and together they reflect on their 35 years of marriage.

Billy Smith (30) talks with his wife Michelle Smith (33) about first meeting each other, how their favorite bands brought them together, memories of dating, falling in love, and eventually getting engaged on stage at a show.

Miriam Lara (32) interviews her mother, Mary Meloy-Lara (69), as Mary advances in the stages of Alzheimer's disease. Mary talks about her parents, how she eventually moved to Mexico, reminisces about her children when they were younger, commemorates their accomplishments,...

Robert Delgado (47) shares about the passing of his son with family doctor Sarah Norris (47). They discuss how they met in the Pediatric ICU, finding out his son died, and his choice to designate his son as an organ...

Zoraida (33) and Grace (33) talk about their friendship, their artistry, their immigrant families and Zoraida's pregnancy.

Gilberto Diaz (38) speaks to his aunt, Maria Gamboa (52) and his mother, Rosalba Segura (55) about their immigration story.

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

Cynthia Cross (61) talks with friends and colleagues Alexander Feliz (49) and Nico West (43) about what lead them to the field of medicine, influences along the way, the issue of health inequity and disparities in care, the "human side"...

Anthony (33) talks to Patricia (67) about his upbringing, struggling in college, joining the Military and his career in the Army.

Michael Genhart (53) and John Stiehler (61) talk with their daughter Gabrielle Genhart-Stiehler (19) about first meetings, becoming a couple, adopting Gabrielle and their family's story.

Barbara De Leon (49) interviews her mother, Inez Vega Gallegos (71), about her life growing up in a farm.

Friends Jacqueline "Jackie" Fierro (23) and Gustavo De Los Rios (25) discuss growing up on the border and what they've learned from their six months dancing together.

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,...

Marina Monsisvais (45) entrevista a sus padres, Sylvia Monsisvais (71) y Mauro Monsisvais (71), sobre su inmigración a los Estados Unidos desde Ciudad Juárez, México. Los dos emigraron sin saber inglés pero tenían un fuerte deseo de lograr sus metas...