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  • “She was one of these women who would grab a rattlesnake by the tail and snap its head off.”

    Bishop Ricardo Ramirez remembers his grandmother Francisca "Panchita" Espitia. Read more...

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    Recorded in Mesilla, NM

  • “I worked harder than I have ever thought of working.”

    Three stories about student mentors called "Chasers" who do whatever it takes to get their kids to class. Read more...

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    Recorded in Pasadena, CA

  • “I got a reputation as the straightest guy around.”

    U.S. Navy veteran Denny Meyer remembers what it was like to be gay and a sailor in the late 1960s. Read more...

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “My basketball teammates were my first babysitters.”

    Wil Smith tells his daughter, Olivia, about being a single dad in college. Read more...

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    Recorded in Sheffield, MA

  • “I started playing basketball and opportunities just opened up for me.”

    Jose Rodriguez tells his former coach Charles Zelinsky how he got involved in the Special Olympics. Read more...

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    Recorded in Trenton, NJ

  • “I remember a private swim club...”

    Robert Holmes talks about his family being among the first to integrate a neighborhood in Edison, New Jersey. Read more...

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    Recorded in Newark, NJ

  • “I went home that first night, and I was like, 'What am I doing?'”

    Tyrese Graham remembers his first day as a teacher at John Marshall Metropolitan High School in Chicago, IL. Read more...

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    Recorded in Chicago, IL

  • “They asked me to blow 'Taps' for all who died in the war.”

    Harrison Wright tells his grandson, Sean Guess, about serving in the Army at the end of World War II. Read more...

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    Recorded in Austin, TX

  • “We'd go to our hangout, which was Dubrow's Cafeteria.”

    Van Harris and his wife, Shirley, remember being young in Brooklyn during the 1940s. Read more...

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “Dennis will roll with the best of them.”

    Theresa McLaughlin speaks about raising her son, Dennis, who was born with spina bifida, leaving him unable to use his legs. Read more...

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    Recorded in Portland, ME

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