Gill, Clyde S.; Pina, Tiffany; Gill, Joslyn Kae (father/daughter/daughter). Yuma County Main Library, 2010-01-24T17:30:00
Interview Description
Clyde Gill talks to his daughters Tiffany Piña and Joslyn Gill about his childhood, school life, community life and worthies, family history and lineage, his Mexican heritage and family traditions, and happiest and saddest memories.
3:40 CG talks about the pride and joy of becoming a parent.
7:35 CG shares anecdotes of his daughters growing up. Daughters' skits and singing.
10:40 CG talks about his identity and pride of his Mexican heritage. CG tells of family Mexican traditions. CG's maternal and paternal lineage.
14:20 CG shares family stories and tall tales. The Gills have lived in Yuma for eight generations.
17:00 Stories of local establishments and discrimination. Discrimination suffered by older family members.
18:05 CG's shares school memories and remembers some community worthies.
23:20 CG discusses work life and work history.
30:45 CG discusses happiest and saddest memories.
35:50 CG's message for grandson.
Dates
- Creation: 2010-01-24T17:30:00
Language of Materials
Interview in English
Topical
- Achievements and Awards
- Birth
- Children
- Christmas
- Community Businesses
- Community Characters
- Community History
- Community Organizations
- Death
- Discrimination
- Ethnic Foods
- Extended Family
- Favorite Foods
- Football
- Gangs
- Genealogy
- Grades
- Graduation
- Grandparents
- Histories
- Identity
- Legacy
- Marriage
- Mexican Traditions
- Neighborhood Life
- Occupational Traditions
- Parents
- Pranks
- Racism
- School pranks
- Schools
- Street Games
- Students
- Sweet Sixteen
- Tall Tales
- Teachers
- Town Life
- Urban Life
- War Stories
- Workday Life
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- appearance
- apprenticeships
- birth of first child
- childhood games
- college
- community worthies
- craft, skills, and procedures
- Ethnicity
- family characters
- family expressions
- family heroes
- family in-jokes
- family members in history
- family naming and nicknames
- family traditions
- family trips and excursions
- historical events/people
- memories of former times
- memories of growing up
- personal experiences
- prejudice
- religious beliefs and practices
- school day memories
- schoolyard games
- social beliefs and practices
- spouse
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