Ruiz, Ana Maria; Ibarra, Veronica (sister/sister). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-02-14T15:30:00
Interview Description
Ana Maria Ruiz (46) talks with her sister Veronica Ibarra (30) about their mother.
05:20 Ana talks about living with her grandparents in Guatemala without her mother because her mother Maria Montenegro was living in Los Angeles, CA. Ana was 7 when her mother left.
09:30 Ana tells the story about how she came to Los Angeles when she was 14. She arrived with her mother.
14:50 Ana talks about the first day she spent reunited with her mom. She was 14 when they reunited in Guadalajara, MX.
24:30 Ana describes what her mother looked like.
32:40 Ana describes the first moment she had seen her mother after not seeing her for six years.
37:00 Ana reflects on her mother's decision for a better life in the United States and says she understands why she left.
Dates
- Creation: 2010-02-14T15:30:00
Topical
- Community History
- Cooking
- Earliest Memories
- Ethnic Foods
- Favorite Foods
- First Meetings
- Grandparents
- Guadalajara
- Immigration Stories
- Love
- Maria Montenegro
- Meditation
- Neighborhood Life
- Parents
- Recipes
- Siblings
- Spirituality
- Town Life
- Traumatic Memories
- Travesuras
- Trend
- Valentine's Day
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- appearance
- childhood games
- Ethnicity
- family naming and nicknames
- family reunions
- family trips and excursions
- first impression of America
- memories of former times
- memories of growing up
- personal experiences
- playground
- religious beliefs and practices
- ritual foods
- schoolyard games
- separation
- social beliefs and practices
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