Stories and storytelling are at the heart of human connection. That’s why we welcome you to East County Voices, our local audio story project. In Voices, we ask pairs of people — friends, relatives, co-workers — to interview one another about their most important memories and life lessons. Many conversations delve deep into local history and heritage, others on more personal experiences.
Cada segmento de audio a continuación es un extracto de una conversación más larga que se puede escuchar here, on the StoryCorps website. All East County Voices interviews will be preserved in the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress.
Learn more about Voices here, and sign up to participate.
(Haz clic en las fotos de abajo para abrir las grabaciones individuales.)
Angkoriya & Julie Bengongsocheat
‘The church sponsored us. They helped do the immigration paperwork and airline tickets. I was 8 and very scared.’
Cooper Condon & David Glass
‘She didn’t know me very well. I called up the first time, and she said, “Dave who?”‘
Rob Pabst & Lainey Hajek
‘I loved going motorcycling, all over the western US — as far as Juniper, Alaska and the Great Smokies.’
Barb Seaman & Shirley Scott
‘Women at that time weren’t liberated, and we could only do certain jobs. Then they liberated us, and things opened up.’
Julianne Lawrence & Marilyn Brown
‘We have found people’s war medals that they didn’t know what they did with.’
Scarlette McBee & Darrian Ellsworth
‘I couldn’t eat anything, and just generally felt like I was dying.’
Olivia Rios & Lina Rios
‘I learned that it wasn’t as much of a struggle to live here as I made it to be.’
Morgan Johnson & Joy Terry
‘I’m almost positive I don’t want kids. I’m good with two dogs and a cat.’
Debby Brink y Patrice Campbell
'Lo primero que me dijiste fue: "Bueno, ahora vas a venir aquí a menudo, así que elige una taza.'
Don O’Brien & John Neumann
‘You never say, Doggone, that kid makes me mad. You always say, I’ve got good kids.’
Jen Bargar y Molly McKay Williams
'Necesitamos plantar especies autóctonas, pero la gente no lo entiende.'

























