Category: Struggle
Sy Saliba talks to his daughter, Yvette, about her mother, Pat, who passed away from multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, in 2005.
See a photo of Pat Saliba here.
Recorded in partnership with Florida Hospital in Orlando, FL.
“I remember being in court every day...”
Sylvia Mendez (L), 73, talks to her sister Sandra Mendez Duran (R), 59, about Mendez v. Westminster, their family's 1945 lawsuit that won Mexican-American children the right to attend white schools.
Recorded in Walnut, CA.
“I was in the ICU and there was a man dying of tuberculosis...”
Dr. Pedro "Joe" Greer talks to his wife, Janus, about how he started working with Miami's homeless.
Recorded in partnership with WDNA in Miami, FL.
“My mother was the glue to our family...”
Gwen Richards remembers her mother, Helen, who had Alzheimer's.
Recorded in partnership with The Alzheimer’s Association - Heart of America Chapter in Prairie Village, KS.
“My maternal grandfather, Rocco Galasso, was a superintendent in an apartment building...”
Nicholas Petron remembers his grandfather, who came to the U.S. from Italy as a young man.
Recorded in partnership with Adelphi University in New York, NY.
“Letting go, for my mother, was scary.”
Fanni Green (L) tells her daughter, Danyealah (R), about moving her mother, Pauline, into an assisted living facility after her health began to fail.
Recorded in partnership with WMNF Community Radio in Tampa, FL.
Jim Sargent (L) and his brother, Don (R), who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 17, interview each other.
Recorded in partnership with KCPW Public Radio in Salt Lake City, UT..
