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The Unedited Interview: Adama Bah and Deleen P. Carr

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The Unedited Interview: Adama Bah and Deleen P. Carr

The Unedited Interview: Adama Bah and Deleen P. Carr

Adama Bah talks about her experience being forcefully detained as a 16-year-old on suspicion of terrorist activity, and what her life has been like since she was released with no charges.

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The Unedited Interview: Farah Ebrahimi and Rose Elizabeth Gorman

The Unedited Interview: Farah Ebrahimi and Rose Elizabeth Gorman

Farah Ebrahimi remembers emigrating from Iran to the U.S. at age 10, returning to Iran during the Iranian Revolution, and then making a risky escape back to the U.S. after her husband was executed for opposing Ayatollah Khomeini.

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A Day When Her Story Matters Most of All

A Day When Her Story Matters Most of All

Want to honor the special mother in your life in a way guaranteed to last a lifetime, and beyond? Give the gift of a StoryCorps conversation, recorded and uploaded via the free StoryCorps App.

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The Unedited Interview: Inko London Dokubo and Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt

The Unedited Interview: Inko London Dokubo and Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt

The NCAA men’s 2018 tournament will be remembered for the emergence of a singular star: Sister Jean, the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers' 98-year-old men’s basketball team chaplain.

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Goodbye, Bay Area! Thank You for a Decade of Partnership.

Goodbye, Bay Area! Thank You for a Decade of Partnership.

StoryCorps is ending operations in the San Francisco, our home for more than nine years where we have recorded nearly 6,000 interviews while also working with a range of community partners in the greater region.

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Military Voices Initiative: Honoring Veterans and Their Families

Military Voices Initiative: Honoring Veterans and Their Families

This year, StoryCorps will partner with local public media stations in three cities to record stories of veterans, service members, and military families. Sign up to participate at one of our StoryBooths, record your story using the StoryCorps App, or listen to stories we've recorded.

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The Unedited Interview: Norma Mai Tsen Wang Braun & Dava Weinstein

The Unedited Interview: Norma Mai Tsen Wang Braun & Dava Weinstein

Norma Mai Tsen Wang Braun tells her friend, Dava Weinstein, about what it was like to grow up in China during World War II, her family’s emigration to the United States, and her experiences as a child of mixed race parents.

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Give the Conversation of a Lifetime

Give the Conversation of a Lifetime

How can a last-minute gift last a lifetime? When it’s the gift of a StoryCorps conversation, recorded and uploaded via the free StoryCorps App. Here’s your one-stop gift guide for an experience you, your loved one, and future generations will cherish.

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Una Entrevista de StoryCorps Sín Editación: Maria Elena Soto y Lilia Soto

Una Entrevista de StoryCorps Sín Editación: Maria Elena Soto y Lilia Soto

Una entrevista sín editación del archivo: una madre Méxicana quien no pudo asistir a la escuela después del grado sexto describe la importancia de apollar a su hija para ir al colegio y ser profesora.

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The Unedited StoryCorps Interview: Nia C. Mathis & Cavril P. Williams

The Unedited StoryCorps Interview: Nia C. Mathis & Cavril P. Williams

Cavril Payne Williams shares stories of traveling the world and entertaining members of the United States Armed Forces on the USO Tour, her musical family, and meeting her husband at the beach.

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