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A Hateful Attack Led To An Unexpected Forever Friendship

Dawn Sahr (left) and Asma Jama met for the first time at their 2016 StoryCorps interview in Minneapolis. They say they're friends for life. Courtesy of StoryCorps hide caption

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A Hateful Attack Led To An Unexpected Forever Friendship

After a Somali American woman was attacked for speaking Swahili, the attacker's sister reached out to see if she was OK. The two women recently returned to StoryCorps to talk about their bond.

A Hateful Attack Led To An Unexpected Forever Friendship

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When A Bird Lover Returns Home, His Real Passion Takes Flight

Drew Lanham visited StoryCorps this month, in Clemson, S.C., where he followed his childhood dream to study birds. Eric Rodgers for StoryCorps hide caption

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When A Bird Lover Returns Home, His Real Passion Takes Flight

Drew Lanham grew up captivated by birds on his family's South Carolina farm. At StoryCorps, he says a return to the land inspired him to pursue his childhood dream of becoming an ornithologist.

When A Bird Lover Returns Home, His Real Passion Takes Flight

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A Father's Advice: The Choice To Start A Family Is 'An Act Of Hope'

Edward Kibblewhite and his daughter, Jessica, at StoryCorps in Chicago in October 2018. Jessica says that the StoryCorps conversation played a big role in her decision to try to start a family. Rocio Santos /StoryCorps hide caption

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A Father's Advice: The Choice To Start A Family Is 'An Act Of Hope'

Jessica Kibblewhite wonders whether it makes sense to bring a child into a world that seems broken and scary. At StoryCorps, her dad helps her find clarity with advice about humanity.

A Father's Advice: The Choice To Start A Family Is 'An Act Of Hope'

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A Daughter Talks With Her Father About Coping With Her Mother's Suicide

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A Daughter Talks With Her Father About Coping With Her Mother's Suicide

Sylvia Grosvold was 5 years old when her mother died by suicide. At StoryCorps, Sylvia, now 16, tells her dad how she has processed the loss. "I guess I'm stronger than I think I am," she says.

A Daughter Talks With Her Father About Coping With Her Mother's Suicide

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A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget

Ashley Baker (left) and her mother, Sandy, recount being homeless at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas in October. Eleanor Vasilli/StoryCorps hide caption

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A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget

When Sandy Baker left her marriage, she and her daughter moved into a hotel. They were homeless for over 2 years, and that, they said, left them with what mattered: Those who loved them the most.

A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget

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After A Cancer Diagnosis, Brothers Share As Much Time As Possible, Even On Dates

At their StoryCorps interview in New York City earlier this month, Mark Carles (left) and David Carles talk about how Mark's cancer diagnosis couldn't shake their strong bond. Mia Warren/StoryCorps hide caption

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After A Cancer Diagnosis, Brothers Share As Much Time As Possible, Even On Dates

David Carles and his younger brother Mark Carles are just a year apart in age. When Mark learned he had cancer last year, the men decided to support each other as much as time would allow.

After A Cancer Diagnosis, Brothers Share As Much Time As Possible, Even On Dates

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He Survived A Near-Lynching. 50 Years Later, He's Still Healing

Patsy and Winfred Rembert in Hamden, Conn., at their StoryCorps interview in 2017. Jacqueline Van Meter/ StoryCorps hide caption

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He Survived A Near-Lynching. 50 Years Later, He's Still Healing

As a young, black man living in Georgia's Jim Crow era, Winfred Rembert experienced an unforgettable trauma. "I still wake up screaming and reliving things that happened to me," he told StoryCorps.

He Survived A Near-Lynching. 50 Years Later, He's Still Healing

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When Cancer Arrived, The Battle Was Second Nature For Uncle And Nephew Veterans

Veterans Michael Menta (left) and his uncle, Sal Leone, in West Hartford, Conn., last month. Camila Kerwin for StoryCorps hide caption

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When Cancer Arrived, The Battle Was Second Nature For Uncle And Nephew Veterans

Michael Menta, who served in the Navy, bonded with his uncle, Sal Leone, a former Marine, over their shared experience as veterans. But when Leone got cancer, Menta assumed another soldierly role.

When Cancer Arrived, The Battle Was Second Nature For Uncle And Nephew Veterans

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Mother-Daughter Duo Reunited Against The Odds: 'I Believed That You Were Dead'

Janie Bush (left) and daughter Tracey Bush at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas on Dec. 8, 2014. Callie Thuma/StoryCorps hide caption

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Mother-Daughter Duo Reunited Against The Odds: 'I Believed That You Were Dead'

At age 20, Janie Bush gave birth to a daughter with a life-threatening condition and placed her for adoption. After 12 years, Janie reconnected with Tracey Bush, who has since made a full recovery.

Mother-Daughter Duo Reunited Against The Odds: 'I Believed That You Were Dead'

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Brothers Pass On Their Farmer Father's Life Lessons

Brothers Lebronze Davis, left, and Arguster Davis last month during their StoryCorps interview in Birmingham, Ala. "Daddy taught us all how to do the right thing and wanted us to do the right thing," Lebronze says. Emilyn Sosa for StoryCorps hide caption

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Brothers Pass On Their Farmer Father's Life Lessons

Arguster and Lebronze Davis and their 14 siblings grew up and worked with their parents on the family's Alabama farm. The brothers remember their father, who taught them how to "do the right thing."

Brothers Pass On Their Farmer Father's Life Lessons

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Their School Integrated But Racial Divisions Remained: 'We Missed Knowing Each Other'

Former classmates Natalie Guice Adams and Eli Brown reconnected at StoryCorps, in Birmingham, Ala., earlier this month, where they talked about their school integrating for the first time. Emilyn Sosa for StoryCorps hide caption

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Their School Integrated But Racial Divisions Remained: 'We Missed Knowing Each Other'

Eli Brown, who's black, and Natalie Guice Adams, who's white, were classmates when their Louisiana school integrated 50 years ago. "Our lives were so intertwined, but so separate," Adams said.

Their School Integrated But Racial Divisions Remained: 'We Missed Knowing Each Other'

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He Traded Single Life To Be Foster 'Pop' To More Than 50 Kids

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He Traded Single Life To Be Foster 'Pop' To More Than 50 Kids

Guy Bryant has fostered dozens of children over the past 12 years. At StoryCorps, he told one of his foster kids that he wants them to pass on what they've learned from him.

He Traded Single Life To Be Foster 'Pop' To More Than 50 Kids

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'A Great Burden Was Lifted': A Father's Made-Up Day Of Forgiveness

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'A Great Burden Was Lifted': A Father's Made-Up Day Of Forgiveness

Bernie Feldstein created "Amnesty Day," a tradition he started so his kids could confess anything without punishment. "I just wanted you to feel that you could share anything with me," he told them.

'A Great Burden Was Lifted': A Father's Made-Up Day Of Forgiveness

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Before He Animated For Disney, He Sketched Cartoons In An Internment Camp

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Before He Animated For Disney, He Sketched Cartoons In An Internment Camp

As a child, Willie Ito spent nearly three years in a Japanese American internment camp. At StoryCorps, he tells his son how he went from doodling on Sears catalogs to animating for Walt Disney.

Before He Animated For Disney, He Sketched Cartoons In An Internment Camp

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Encore: How A Librarian Changed A Future Judge's Life

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Encore: How A Librarian Changed A Future Judge's Life

In 1950s Arkansas, Olly Neal didn't care much for school. At StoryCorps, he remembers finding a book that changed the life of a teen who was, in Neal's memory, "a rather troubled high school senior."

Encore: How A Librarian Changed A Future Judge's Life

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