Esther Honig

3 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Esther Honig |Alan Jinich

SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Esther Honig |Alan Jinich

As a teenager, Joseph Bond fought in Vietnam. Later he started a family and worked for the city of Philadelphia for 35 years. After retiring, there was something he needed — to finish high school.

3 weeks ago | tpr.org | Esther Honig |Alan Jinich

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:It's Friday, which is when we hear from StoryCorps. And today we have the story of Joseph Bond. As a teenager, he fought in Vietnam as a Marine. Later, he started a family and worked for the city of Philadelphia for 35 years. After retiring, he felt like there was something he still needed to finish - high school. At StoryCorps, his daughter, Tramaine Crawley, remembered when he enrolled in night school at the age of 72.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Esther Honig |Alan Jinich

Growing up, Amy Marshall loved her adoptive parents, but always wondered where she came from. Finally, when she was in her late forties with a family of her own, she decided to find out.

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Esther Honig |Alan Jinich

SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.