Olague, Chandra; Olague, Pedro Miguel (wife, husband). Yuma County Main Library, 2010-01-17T11:30:00
Interview Description
Chandra Olague and Pedro Miguel "Mike "Olague, married, recount their relationship and marriage on their fifteenth anniversary.
1:10 Mike recounts time in jail.
2:30 Mike recounts meeting Chandra.
9:55 Mike recounts jail time after couple returns to Arizona from Washington. "She was sending letters every day. "
14:40 Chandra's version of meeting Mike. "Then, I knew. "
16:10 Chandra recalls traveling to Washington pregnant.
17:30 Mike recalls conditions when moving out of Washington.
18:50 Chandra recalls living in Phoenix, getting married, buying a house.
24:45 Mike remembers relationship with step-grandfather.
27:25 Chandra and Mike "get a kick "out of working with government officials given their past history.
32:50 Message to kids "Life can be hard... but it's what you make of it "
Dates
- Creation: 2010-01-17T11:30:00
Language of Materials
Interview in English
Topical
- Bosses
- Children
- Coming Of Age
- Community Businesses
- Engagements
- Ethnic Foods
- Fear
- Grandparents
- Marriage
- Parents
- Prison Life
- Schools
- Town Life
- Traumatic Memories
- Urban Life
- Weddings
- Workday Life
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- economic beliefs and practices
- family characters
- family heroes
- family naming and nicknames
- family trips and excursions
- illness
- influential people
- jail
- memories of former times
- migration
- personal experiences
- spouse
- wedding anniversary\
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu