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Since 2004, Jorge Muñoz has gathered with his family in their small kitchen in Queens, NY where they cook meals for those in need. Together, they’v...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:35
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Martha Escutia and her cousin Marina Jimenez remember their grandfather, nicknamed Papu, who came to the U.S. as a Bracero worker in the 1940s.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Tomás Ybarra-Frausto at his StoryCorps interview in San Antonio, Texas on March 23, 2012., Credit: Anaid Reyes for StoryCorps.
In a conversation with his long-time friend, Tomás Ybarra-Frausto reminisces on his childhood in San Antonio and the lessons he learned about land,...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KZYX, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3
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Tania Chairez is a social entrepreneur and educator who grew up undocumented under the threat of Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona. In this episode, Ta...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 12:40
Caption: Vivian Garcia Leonard (left), Baby Liana, Marissa Ochs, and Vivian J Leonard. , Credit: Marissa Ochs.
Three generations of hospital pharmacists discuss staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and what carrying on their family legacy means to them.

Bought by WERA-LP and KVNF


  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Tito Puente Jr., Credit: Shefik
Happiness - Tito Puente Jr. is a bandleader. He is the son of legendary mambo musician Tito Puente and the brother of local New York City meteorolo...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:13
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Reydesel, a legally deaf undocumented college graduate, shares how he went from suicidal to successful after the Deferred Action for Childhood Arri...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 17:35
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Kiara tells a tender story of flying home to Mexico for the first time since she was four to see her ailing grandmother. (*She was able to visit as...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 14:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Cristian tells his personal story of strategizing to protect his eight-year-old sister, who is an American citizen, in the event his mother gets de...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 14:15
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Alejandro Fuentes-Mena tells the story of his hard working parents and shares his journey to becoming one of the first two DACAmented teachers in t...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 16:20
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Ears Adrift talks with Sailors about their journey in getting citizenship in the United States.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 11:38
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Legend says whoever sees the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill is cursed. Fina Mendoza, the 10-year old daughter of a congressman, just saw it. Can she sav...

Bought by KUNM and KUNM


  • Added: Nov 26, 2019
  • Length: 01:56:10
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Caroline Dezan and Maria Rivas at their StoryCorps interview in Fresno, California on April 4, 2014., Credit: Courtesy Caroline Dezan.
Maria Rivas cared for her ailing mother over the last six years of her life, but she remembers her as anything but fragile while talking to social ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, Marfa Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WHRV


  • Added: Sep 26, 2019
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Pedro Lopez (left) stands beside his mother, Consuelo Lopez (right) in May of 2011 at St. Bridget Catholic Church on the 10th anniversary of the Postville raid. Consuelo is carrying the Book of Names — a record of those arrested and detained. , Credit: Photo by Jim Slosiarek of The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Pedro Lopez remembers the day his mother was detained and deported in the largest single-site, single-day immigration raid in U.S. history.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WHRV, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 13, 2019
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Cristina's mother, Cristina, and producer Sophie
Cristina Grain dreams of selling her huaraches.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2019
  • Length: 05:44
Caption: Tio Ray Plays With the Kids, Credit: Jacqui Zazueta
Samantha wants to know why so many people in her family have been incarcerated. Her mom tells her it's just "poor choices," but Sam isn't satisfie...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 11:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Candi and Estela Reyes at their StoryCorps interview in El Paso, Texas in 2012. By Anaid Reyes for StoryCorps.
Sisters Estela and Candi Reyes remember the passing of their father, Juan Reyes.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2019
  • Length: 03:07
Caption: 52 years after he died in a Vietnam plane crash, Raul Guerra's memorial service was held at Risher Mortuary in Montebello, Cal., Credit: Libby Denkmann/American Homefront
Raul Guerra was adopted, so his DNA couldn't be matched to blood relatives. Scientists instead turned to an emerging technique that linked his bone...

Bought by KMXT, KPBS, North Country Public Radio, Texas Public Radio, WUSF and more


  • Added: May 29, 2019
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: women power, Credit: flocabulary
In "De donde venimos," we discover more about our Latino roots, where do we come from and where do we stand now.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:00
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In "De donde venimos," we discover more about our Latino roots, where do we come from and where do we stand now.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: resist, Credit: flocabulary
Celebrating the Month of our founder Cesar Chavez through his own words and with the people who were closer to him.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:01
Caption: resist, Credit: flocabulary
Celebrating the Month of our founder Cesar Chavez through his own words and with the people who were closer to him.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: resist, Credit: flocabulary
Celebrating the Month of our founder Cesar Chavez through his own words and with the people who were closer to him.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:01
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Celebrating the Month of our founder Cesar Chavez through his own words and with the people who were closer to him.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: resist, Credit: flocabulary
Celebrating the Month of our founder Cesar Chavez through his own words and with the people who were closer to him.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:01