“All I know is I was given the bag complete, which they had filled with about fifteen pigeons.”
Mitchell Agoos remembers protesting the 1955 Carnegie Hall debut of conductor Herbert von Karajan, a former member of the Nazi party.
Recorded in New York, NY
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“One day some guy showed up to him and said, 'We're going to make some movie. Can you write a script?'”
Chin-Ju Li tells his daughter, Julia, about his father, the filmmaker Pingqian Li.
Recorded in New York, NY
“Even though I was very comfortable living and presenting as a woman, there was still part of me that felt like I was hiding.”
Laura Jacobs, who is transsexual, to her friend Katherine Katsanis.
Recorded in New York, NY
“This little white boy said, 'Come, let me see your hands.'”
Claudette Colvin remembers her childhood in Alabama.
Recorded in New York, NY
“If you asked a kid, 'Would you rather be president or world boxing champion,' they'd all say world boxing champion.”
Petros and Nikos Spanakos, twin brothers and professional boxers, remember growing up in Brooklyn.
Recorded in New York, NY
“I just recently lost somebody who was very much like my best friend.”
Lisa Cerulli to her brother, Derek Billings (not pictured), and mother, Sandy.
Recorded in New York, NY
“My dad had seen some pearl necklace in Paris...”
Hania Jakubowski tells the story of her parents' engagement.
Recorded in New York, NY
“My mother wanted to take a vacation to this place in the Poconos, and I didn't want to go.”
Carol Safir tells her son, Adam, how she met his father.
Recorded in New York, NY
“We would drive into whatever was the closest town and approach the police and ask, 'Where is the colored section?'”
Patricia Adams tells her friend Louisa Stephens about traveling in the South during segregation.
Recorded in New York, NY
“I went into Uncle Jake's room and opened up the dictionary, and in the middle was hidden a magazine...”
84-year-old Miriam Kerpen to her daughter, Lisa Shufro.
Recorded in New York, NY
