Marquez, Alma V; Herrera, Miquitzli (mother/daughter). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-02-11T15:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006176

Interview Description

Alma V Marquez (35) talks to her daughter Miquitzli Herrera (10) about meeting her biological father for the first time.

Facilitator Subject Log

01:40 Alma talks about how he chose Miquitzli's name. The name was taken from the Aztec Calendar and it's the name of an Aztec goddess.

06:15 Alma describes when she first saw her daughter. Miquitzli was four months premature.

19:00 Alma talks about how she felt as a child knowing that her biological father had left her mother. Alma mentions her biological father Jesus for the first time.

28:50 Alma describes the first time she told her father that she was meeting her "biological "father.

40:00 Alma describes meeting her father for the first time.