Category: Identity

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

Recorded in partnership with KRZA in Taos, New Mexico.

John Hope Franklin, the late scholar of African American history, tells his son, John, about being a Boy Scout during the 1920s.

Recorded in Tulsa, OK, in partnership with National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).

10-year-old Ida Cortez talks about her dyslexia with her mother, Kim Wargo.

Recorded in San Francisco, CA.

Willa and Brad Guidi tell their daughter Tasha about meeting at college in 1970.

Recorded in Peoria, IL.

John Brown (R) tells his brother Paul (L) about an encounter with a local radio station in West Virginia.

Recorded in Charleston, WV.

Hyman Bloom (L) tells fellow taxicab driver Andrew Vollo (R), about driving a cab for over 30 years. Hyman Bloom retired in 2007.

Recorded in New York, NY.   Click here for more taxicab driver stories.

Robert Madden (R) tells his friend Tom Kurthy (L) about coming out to his parents.

Recorded in Santa Monica, CA.

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

Recorded in Fort Collins, CO. Click here for more from Historias.

Judith Wilson tells her husband, Donald Kaufman, about a conversation that changed her life.

Recorded in Oakland, CA.

Taro Alexander talks about growing up with a stutter.

Recorded in New York, NY, in partnership with Our Time Theater Company..