De La Torre, David J.; De La Torre Menzel, Karen Ann (brother/sister). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-02-12T16:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006183

Interview Description

Siblings David De La Torre, 61, and Karen Ann De La Torre discuss their family genealogy and the nuances of their Latino identity.

Facilitator Subject Log

1:35 Siblings discuss family genealogy on fathers side. Forefathers settled in California when state was still a Spanish territory.

12:00 Siblings discuss genealogy on mother's side.

14:35 KDLT shares memories of grandmother's house.

23:40 DDLT discusses what aunt called "dumb Mexican complex, "her inferiority complex tied to her ethnicity. Aunt did not want to be identified as Latina.

27:50 Discussion of siblings' Latino heritage, including story of father not being allowed to speak Spanish at school.