Pla, Stephanie Lorraine; Briceno-Padilla, Roxanne (friend/friend). Yuma County Main Library, 2010-01-17T15:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006122

Interview Description

Stephanie Lorraine Pla and Roxanne Briceno-Padilla discuss military life, being a military widow, and living in bilingual and bicultural contexts.

Facilitator Subject Log

2:20 SP discusses being a woman in the military.

7:10 RBP talks about her husband Fernando Padilla, who was killed in Iraq.

9:20 SP and RBP discuss challenges for military widows

17:25 SP discusses being in a bicultural marriage (Puerto Rican husband), tells story of struggle to gain acceptance of husband's family and friends

23:50 RBP and SP discuss bilingualism, multiculturalism and difficulties for bilingual, multicultural families

32:40 RBP recounts death of her husband