Salazar, Alfie Casaus; Martinez, Deborah Martinez (friend/friend). Penrose Public Library, 2009-10-14T15:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY005846

Interview Description

Deborah Martinez (55) interviews her friend, Alfie Salazar (74) about her life, especially in relation to her identity as Hispanic.

Facilitator Subject Log

02:19 Alfie talks about her patents, and her childhood on her father's farm in Monte Vista, CO where she was born.

06:14 Alfie tells stories of the magpie bird tattle telling (in Spanish!) on Alfie and her siblings and cousins when they would get into trouble.

10:21 Alfie recalls moving to Pueblo when she was 9 years old and the Adobe house her family lived in. Alfie had many responsibilities, as the eldest of 12 children.

17:05 Alfie shares memories of going to school. She was not allowed to speak Spanish.

28:55 In high school, Alfie's counselor told her she could never be a secretary because she was Mexican. Alfie talks about the impact this had on her life.

34:24 Alfie reads the poem, "Shattered Dreams, "that she wrote reflecting on the racist experience she had with the high school counselor.