• “We had to sit in the back of the class.”

    Linda Hernandez remembers growing up as one of the few Latinos in Lincoln, Nebraska. Read more...

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    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM

  • “What was the hardest part about me being gone?”

    Rowena Gore-Simmons speaks with her daughter, Kenya Gore, about the year Rowena spent in prison. Read more...

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    Recorded in Baltimore, MD

  • “I'm so thankful for everything you've done.”

    Tracy Johnson and her mother in-law, Sandra Johnson, talk about the death of their wife and daughter, Army Staff Sergeant Donna Johnson. Read more...

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    Recorded in Raeford, NC

  • “I don't think we ever had a date.”

    Harriet Caplan talks to her husband, Louis, about how their relationship began. Read more...

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    Recorded in Santa Fe, NM

  • “When I was a kid, I didn't realize that you were different.”

    Myra Brown speaks with her mother, Bonnie Mae Brown, who has an intellectual disability. Read more...

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    Recorded in Lansdowne, PA

  • “Have you ever felt you wanted to quit?”

    South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn talks with his granddaughter Sydney Reed about his career in politics. Read more...

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    Recorded in Columbia, SC

  • “He dropped me off in the middle of the night with a $5 bill.”

    Bryan Wilmoth tells his younger brother, Michael, about being kicked out of the house because he is gay. Read more...

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    Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

  • “He was trying extremely hard to get back on track.”

    Judy and Randy Pilgrim remember their son and Iraq war veteran, Army Specialist Lance Pilgrim. Read more...

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    Recorded in Daingerfield, TX

  • “Evander and I had a dog named Lassie ... ”

    Bernard Holyfield (R) tells his friend Charles Barlow (L) about a painful memory from his childhood in the 1960s. Read more...

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    Recorded in Atlanta, GA

  • “I remember going through family albums looking for my face in old photographs...”

    Diane Tells His Name talks to her daughter Bonnie Buchanan about discovering she was adopted. Read more...

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    Recorded in San Francisco, CA