“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