Torres, Gladys H; Martinez, Juan Pablo (mother/son). Discovery Green Park, 2009-11-28T09:30:00

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Interview Description

Gladys Torres (54) talks with her son Juan Pablo Martinez (31) about leaving Colombia to be a nurse in the United States.

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02:30 Gladys talks about the conversation she had with Juan Pablo when he was ten years old about coming to the United States to be a nurse.

11:00 Juan Pablo remembers when his mother would sell brownies on the bus in Colombia in order to save money for her trip to the United States.

17:40 Gladys talks about failing to successfully pass her nursing exams. She would pass the nursing part of the examination, but always fail the English part of the exam. She talks about taking English courses at Houston's Community College.

26:30 Gladys talks about failing the nursing test for the second time, but taking a job at a nursing home to work with elderly people. She remembers meeting a couple she that had been patients of hers in Colombia.

32:00 Gladys talks about the elderly couple she began working with and how they helped her. She still has the first paycheck they ever gave her.

36:00 Gladys talks about finally passing her nursing exams and becoming a nurse. She's been a nurse for over 20 years.