Emma Bowman
Stories
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National
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.
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Arts & Life
David Cameron Calls The Brexit Referendum His 'Greatest Regret'
The former prime minister, who called for the referendum that unleashed the ongoing turmoil around Britain's exit from the EU, says he is "deeply depressed by what's happening."
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National
Sikh Deputy 'Trailblazer' Fatally Shot In Houston-Area Traffic Stop
Sandeep Dhaliwal emerged as a symbol of religious diversity in law enforcement as the first Sikh to become a sheriff's deputy in Harris County. "He was a unifying symbol," a city official said.
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Movies
A Refugee Family Takes Viewers On A Years-Long Escape In 'Midnight Traveler'
An Afghan filmmaker and his family shot hundreds of hours of cell phone footage after fleeing the Taliban. Producer Emelie Mahdavian said it was important to let their first-person story stand alone.
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National
For A Black Woman In The Military, Harassment Was Its Own Battle
At StoryCorps, retired Col. Denise Baken says the challenges she faced as both a woman and an African American in the Army weighed her down over time, mentally and physically.
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National
5 Dead As Slow-Moving Dorian Batters The Bahamas, Tracks Toward U.S.
The prime minister said five people were killed on Abaco Island. The Category 3 storm sustains 125 mph winds with "life-threatening" storm surge levels expected on Florida's east coast by late Monday.
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National
For 2 Nurses, Working In The ICU Is 'A Gift Of A Job'
For years, Kristin Sollars and Marci Ebberts worked together caring for critically ill patients, a job they say is also a daily mindset. "You carry a little bit of them with you," Ebberts said.
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National
When His Mom Was Deported In 2008, A Certainty Shattered: 'Where Is Home?'
Pedro Lopez, a 24-year-old born in Mexico, recalls when ICE agents raided the meatpacking plant in Iowa where his parents worked. "It was just shattering," he said.
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National
Coming Out As Transgender When There Was No Language To Describe It
In the late 1960s, Elizabeth Coffey-Williams' family kicked her out after she told them that she was transgender — before many knew what that meant. A little brother's embrace welcomed her back.
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National
'What You Did Changed Me': Ferguson Protesters Found Friendship Amid Unrest
Jamell Spann and Elizabeth Vega protested in Ferguson, Mo., after the shooting death of Michael Brown. A comforting response in a moment of rawness, immortalized in an iconic photo, led to friendship.