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Interview with James Garcia

James Garcia (32) speaks with Carolina Camps (68) about his childhood in Queens, NY, his decision to enlist as a Marine, his deployments, and what it is like reintegrating back in to civilian life.

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Interview with Janine Lutz

Janine Lutz (52) tells friend and colleague, Michelle Coleman (30), about her son Johnny, his service in the Marines, and his suicide. She talks about the organization she has created to bring…

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Interview with Jamila Gowdy

Mother, Amelia Gowdy (56) and her daughter, Jamila Gowdy (16) talk about Sgt. John Gowdy's 30 year military career with the Marines.

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Interview with Eloisa Echazabal and Francisco Dieguez

Friends Eloisa Echazabal, Francisco “Pancho” Dieguez and Armando Vizcaino talk about their experiences coming to the United States from Cuba through Operation Pedro Pan. Pancho discusses…

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Interview with Manuel Perez-Vichot

Manuel Perez Vichot, 65 talks to Whitney Henry-Lester, 27, about growing up in Miami after moving here from Cuba during the Batista dictatorship and seeing Miami change through the years.

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Interview with Javier G Lora

Javier G. Lora habla con sus hijos, Virginia Lora, 24 y Javier Lora 21 sobre su vida de chico.//Javier G. Lora talks to his children, Virginia Lora, 24 and Javier Lora, 21 about his life as a kid.

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Interview with Juan Gabriel Roca-Paisly

Juan Gabriel Roca Paisly (”Juanchi”) 8, talks to his mom Ana Roca, 57 about his school life and the places he has traveled to. His mother came to the US from Cuba in 1962.

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Interview with Brian Sullivan

Lilly interviews her father about his childhood, meeting her mom, and their tight knit family.

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Interview with Regina Bernadino, Part 2 of 2

Regina Bernadino (27) talks to her friend Erica T. Miehl (26) about her emotional struggle to find her identity as a child.

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Interview with Regina Bernadino, Part 1 of 2

Regina Bernadino (27) talks to her friend Erica T. Miehl (26) about her emotional struggle to find her identity as a child.

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Interview with Yara Machado Marrero and Maria J. Bermudez

Yara Machado, 58, Maria Julia ("Yoti") Bermudez, 57, and Helga Silva, 61 talk about how they left Cuba separately, then went to Australia and eventually reunited in the United States.

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Interview with William W. Silva

William Silva, 63, and his daughter, Laylah Silva, 38 talk about William’s life growing up coming back and forth from Cuba to the United States, and their unconventional family.

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Interview with Gloria Johnson

Gloria Johnson (65) talks with StoryCorps facilitator Virginia Lora (24) about living around the world as the wife of a banker, and the family as they moved from country to country.

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Interview with Daisy Murillo

Carolyn interviews Daisy about her life in Belize and coming to the US, her family, and her positive outlook on life.

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Interview with Raul Castellanos

Raul Castellanos (21) and Rafael Ferrer (21) compare experiences leaving Cuba and moving to this country, each at the age of 12. They compare childhood in the two countries, and how their experiences…

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Interview with Connor Barnas

Connor Barnas (44) and her sister Jeanna Houston talk about sisterhood and how, throughout their lives, their personalities have complemented each other.

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