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In 2009, 90.3 KAZU partnered with StoryCorps to bring its mobile booth tour to the Monterey Bay Area. The booth parked in front of the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas from February 26 to March 21, 2009.
During the visit, StoryCorps producers recorded 116 interviews between people who know each other well. A handful of those interviews were edited for inclusion in our local series StoryCorps Monterey Bay Area. All the interviews have been archived at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress in Washington DC and at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas.
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After Gus Hernandez of Salinas was evicted from his home, he found an employer and friend in Siddiqi Hansoti (pictured left). Their story aired on NPR on April 3, 2009. Listen
StoryCorps is a weekly national series that airs Fridays during Morning Edition. You can listen to those stories here.
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National Day of Listening
The day after Thanksgiving is the StoryCorps National Day of Listening. It's a day to interview someone important to you and preserve their story whether it's with a tape recorder or pen and paper.
Francine Rodd of Marina interviewed her father Cambrel Marshall when the StoryCorps mobile booth stopped in Salinas. Marshall told his daughter how his mother and the military shaped his life. Listen
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 | The Artists' Challenge
Artists Jacob Rafael Estrada and Luis Cerna met at the Alisal Center for the Fine Arts in Salinas. During their StoryCorps interview, Estrada talks about the challenge of turning a moment of inspiration into art. Listen
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Keeping Her Spirit Alive
Louise Miranda Ramirez is a member of the Ohlone Costanoan Esselen Nation, historically known as the Monterey Band of Monterey County.
When she came into the mobile booth in Salinas, she spoke with StoryCorps Facilitator Jeremy Helton about her daughter Tiara who died at the age of 14 after a battle with Leukemia. Listen
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 | Remembering Cannery Row
Monterey’s Cannery Row has drastically changed since the days of John Steinbeck. In an interview with his wife Doris, Joe Bragon remembers the way it was when he worked on Cannery Row. Listen
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Dream Come True Has Unexpected Outcome
Maria Figueroa of Hollister always dreamed of living in the United States, but when her dream became reality, it wasn't as she expected. She tells the story to her friend Stephanie Ornelas. Listen
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 | Understanding Grows Over Time
In families we don't always see eye to eye, but if we're lucky over time we can learn to understand each other. Steven Rozman of Monterey County tells his son Zachary about how he grew to understand his father. Listen
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A Mother's Legacy
DJ, Patricia and Mary are three of Marian McQuade's fifteen children. While raising a family, McQuade (pictured right) fought for the creation of National Grandparents Day. It's now celebrated every September on the Sunday following Labor Day. The McQuade sisters remember their mother who passed away last year. Listen
National Grandparents Day website
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courtesy National Grandparents Day Council
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 | Leap of Faith
Gary Sapia and his wife Dinah Vaughan Sapia risked everything to move to the Santa Cruz area and start a new life. Listen
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Becoming a Family
Sue and Janice Spence-Sharpe of Carmel Valley traveled thousands of miles to start their family. Sue shares the story with their now 11-year-old daughter Maisy. Listen
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 | A Little Goes A Long Way
Beginning in the summer of 1992, Mary Jane Nee and her father Jim Nee of Santa Cruz set out on a cross country bike ride. They aimed to spend two weeks on the ride every summer until they made it from coast to coast. Along the way, they discovered it's the little things in life that can keep you going. Listen
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Going to Great Lengths for Love
People will go to great
lengths for the one they love. J and Sonja Jackson of Pacific Grove show
that in a very unique way. Listen
See pictures on The Butterfly House website
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| The Power of Kindness
The power of kindness changed Alex Urciuoli's life. In an interview with his wife Angela, he talks about his second grade teacher. He remembers her as an always positive, grandmotherly woman who had the greatest impact on his life when he reached the third grade. Listen
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