Ramirez Carrillo, Emilia; Fajardo, Adam (grandmother/grandson). Yuma County Main Library, 2010-01-10T14:30:00

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Interview Description

Adam Fajardo (12), interviews his grandmother, Emilia Carrillo (63) about her experiences living in Mexico and the United States and her goals and dreams in life. Emilia talks at length about her father, her hero, who raised her.

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01:00 Emilia talks about her childhood. She was born in the US, but moved to Mexico with her sister at 4 yrs old, where they were raised by their grandmother.

06:12 Emilia recalls seeing her father again for the first time at 8 years old.

09:17 Emilia tells stories about the language barrier she and her sister had with their Spanish speaking grandmother.

12:41 Emilia recalls picking cotton in the fields with her father in Mexicali.

16:13 Emilia talks about how badly she wanted to go to school, but her father couldnt afford the 5 pesos. He finally gave her that gift for her 13th birthday.

21:00 Emilia talks about coming back to the United States and what that was like.

28:18 Emilia recalls meeting President George W. Bush when he came to Yuma in 2007.

32:29 Emilia talks about her father's death.

36:56 Emilia paints a picture of her father, the lessons he taught her, and the sacrifices he made.