“I was sick; I had no job; I was lonely—and then Felix called me.”

Rob Sanchez (R) and his friend Felix Aponte (L), who both served time at Sing Sing Penitentiary, talk about Rob's diagnosis with an aggressive form of kidney disease.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“I was in the ICU and there was a man dying of tuberculosis...”

Dr. Pedro "Joe" Greer talks to his wife, Janus, about how he started working with Miami's homeless.

Recorded in partnership with WDNA in Miami, FL.

“My mother would tell me, 'If you don’t straighten yourself out, you’re going to end up going to Springer.'”

Larry Hoover tells his granddaughter Anastacia Garcia about his time at The New Mexico Boys' School in Springer, New Mexico.

Recorded in partnership with KRZA in Taos, NM.

“I learned from her, and that's why I can pass it on to you guys.”

Richard Anthony Torres talks to his daughter Kathy Namba about his mother, Guadalupe Torres.

Recorded in partnership with KRZA in Taos, New Mexico.

“I knew the top ten on the radio and I could do my nails, but I didn't even know how to cook.”

Lucille Mascareñas tells her son, Victor, about what happened when she moved from the city to work on her husband's family farm.

Recorded in partnership with KRZA in Taos, New Mexico.

“They had one or two cans of this cranberry stuff...”

Adolph Carranza remembers an unusual holiday donation from the Salvation Army.

Recorded in Paonia, CO.

“From the little English that we knew, my brother and I knew that we were not going to have class that day.”

Jose Fernandez tells his wife, Teresita, about the first Thanksgiving he spent in the United States.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“She didn't speak English but she understood 'A.'”

Congressman Raúl Grijalva talks to his daughter Marisa about his mother's influence on his education.

Recorded in Washington, D.C..

“I was six years old when she left for New York City.”

José Cruz tells his daughter, Grace, about living in Villa Juana, a neighborhood in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, while his mother was living in New York City.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“We couldn't afford to buy toys.”

Secretary of the Interior, Kenneth Salazar (R) and his brother, Congressman John Salazar (L), talk about growing up in a family of eight children.

Recorded in Washington, D.C..

“I didn't know if I was ever going to see you again.”

Sergeant Papsy Lemus tells her daughter Griselda about going off to war in Iraq.

Recorded in Salt Lake City, UT.

“Everywhere we went my mother would make sure that they enrolled us in school.”

Lourdes Villanueva tells her son Roger about growing up in a family of migrant workers.

Recorded in Tampa, FL, in partnership with Redlands Christian Migrant Association.

“She still thought I was in Iraq.”

Hector Vega and his wife, Leopoldina, remember the day Hector returned home from war.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“We saw the searchlight from the patrol boat...”

Gustavo Mestas talks to his daughter, Ileana, about escaping from Cuba to the U.S. in 1963.

Recorded in Georgetown, DE.

“They would allow potential parents to check you out like a library book.”

Ray Martinez remembers growing up in an orphanage during the 1950s.

Recorded in Fort Collins, CO.

“By the time I was in the second grade, everyone was calling me Raymond.”

Ramón "Chunky" Sanchez remembers how teachers changed the names of Mexican-American students during the 1950s.

Recorded in San Diego, CA.

“As he's walking away, I'm like, 'Hey, you forgot something...'”

Julio Diaz remembers being robbed on a subway platform in the Bronx.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“A friend of ours wanted us to be together in a scene...”

Miriam Cruz-Colon and her husband Oscar Colon remember meeting as acting students in 1959.

Recorded in New York, NY, in partnership with the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA)..

“I would see tons of doctors...”

Gloria Mengual tells her partner, Charles Gregory, about growing up with epilepsy.

Recorded in Hartford, CT.

“When I met Michael I was 14 years old.”

Monique Ferrer remembers her ex-husband, Michael Trinidad, who was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Recorded in Rockville Centre, NY.

“He said, 'When the border patrol changes shifts, you're going to run.'”

Blanca Alvarez tells her daughter, Connie, about crossing the border from Mexico to the United States.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.

“So I ran back to the bus, and I said, 'Sweetie, your restaurant is right here.'”

New York City bus operator Ronald Ruiz remembers one of his passengers on the City Island line in the Bronx.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“He went somewhere; you could see it. And there was no pain. There's a quiet dignity in there.”

Jesus Melendez telling Frank Perez about poet Pedro Pietri's final moments in an air ambulance.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“You know, when everybody's poor, nobody feels poor.”

Manny Diaz tells his friend Blanca Vazquez about growing up in New York City, during the Depression.

Recorded in New York, NY.