• “After we lost our daughter, we lost everything.”

    Daejin (L) and Kyung Woo Ryook (R) lost their daughter, Christina Sunga Ryook, on September 11, 2001. Here, Daejin talks to Sunga's friend Lauren Woo about life without his daughter.

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “She brought a glimmer of hope...”

    Andrew DeVries remembers the impact that a hospitalist's support had on his recovery from a serious motorcycle accident.

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    Recorded in Grand Rapids, MI

  • “It changed me from the moment my children came onto this earth.”

    Michael Cahn talks to his daughter Maya Leonard-Cahn about being a parent.

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    Recorded in Eugene, OR

  • “I spotted this book that looked rather risque...”

    Judge Olly Neal tells his daughter, Karama, how he discovered African American author Frank Yerby while cutting class and hiding out in the school library.

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    Recorded in Little Rock, AR

  • “I had a real extensive comic book collection.”

    Sharon Holley, a retired librarian, tells her husband, Kenneth, about preparing for her career at an early age. Holley operated Harambee Books and Crafts, a community black bookstore, for 29 years in Buffalo, NY.

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    Recorded in Buffalo, NY

  • “I was six years old when she left for New York City.”

    Jose Cruz tells his daughter, Grace, about living in Villa Juana, a neighborhood in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, while his mother was living in New York City.

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “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.

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    Recorded in Washington, D.C.

  • “I just felt I was not living an honest life.”

    Tony Perri tells his grandson, Jeffrey about coming out as a gay man.

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    Recorded in Rochester, NY

  • “I remember pacing back and forth and pacing back and forth...”

    Christine Kraft, a Red Cross volunteer, remembers responding to the news of the September 11 attacks.

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “Some call us the Guardians of the Gate.”

    Ironworkers Kerry Davis (L) and Ken Hopper (R), who have been working together for 25 years, talk about rescuing suicide jumpers on the Golden Gate Bridge.

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    Recorded in San Francisco, CA