“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