Griffin, Edgar G.; Ramaya, Christina (grandfather/granddaughter). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-02-15T12:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006200

Interview Description

Edgar Griffin tells his granddaughter, Christina Ramaya about his family background and military service as a paratrooper. Edgar remembers his wife and father-in-law.

Facilitator Subject Log

02:00 Edgar first went to school in Mexico and then finished in the US when his family moved.

04:24 During military service, Edgar volunteered for infantry training in order to stay in the US long enough to see his mother who was immigrating from Mexico.

13:00 Edgar was able to secure his mother's immigration by writing a personal letter to Mrs. Roosevelt.

18:50 Edgar remembers his father-in-law, Salvador Dominguez who was an old-timer of East LA. He remembers going with Salvador to buy a Jaguar sports car.

26:25 Edgar remembers his wife, Mary "Mimi. "

32:00 Some of the traumatic experiences Edgar underwent during military service and his desire that these things, and the atrocities he witnessed, be remembered.