Category: Work

“I didn’t even think twice.”

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Umberto Joseph DeJesus talks to his wife, Nancy Cardona, about volunteering at Ground Zero. Read more…

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Recorded in New York, NY.

“There was nothing more that I wanted to do than to protect you.”

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Two stories about teachers who went beyond the classroom to help their kids. Read more…

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Recorded in Hampton, VA.

“We were prepared for people to be unhappy, but we couldn't believe our eyes.”

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Karen Slade, Eric "Rico" Reed, and Arthur "Sonny" Williams of radio station KJLH remember the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Read more…

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Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.

“I felt like a walking star in the hallway.”

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Raul Bravo tells his former high school automotive teacher, Clairene Terry, how she inspired him to stay in school. Read more…

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Recorded in Chicago, IL.

“I've never seen you turn anybody away.”

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Paul Crowley (L) talks with his friend and fellow veteran Anthony Bravo Esparza (R), who calls himself "Dreamer," about the free haircuts he gives in a VA Hospital parking lot. Read more…

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Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.

“I saw a flash of ankle and I went smack dab into the wall.”

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Henry Flores and his wife, Gwendolyn Diaz, talk about the first time they met. Read more…

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Recorded in San Antonio, TX.

“My first question was, 'Do you have the right guy?'”

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Iraq War veteran Richard Bennett (R) talks with Craig Williams (L) about how they became unlikely business partners.

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Recorded in Norristown, PA.

“If just one of them gets through, they may save us all.”

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John Hunter talks with two former students about what they learned playing the World Peace Game, which he created. Read more…

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Recorded in Charlottesville, VA.

“I was working for the state of Colorado...”

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Queen Jackson (R) tells her case manager, Debra MacKillop (L), how she became homeless.

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Recorded in Denver, CO.

“In my old school, I never went to class.”

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Meliza Arellano tells Sarah Benko, her former seventh-grade teacher, about how she became a serious student.

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Recorded in New York, NY.

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