“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