Martinez, Leticia; Arteaga, David; Portillo, Ileanna (mother, son, daughter). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-02-27T16:30:00
Interview Description
Leticia Martinez (50) talks with her son David Arteaga (9) and daughter Ileanna Portillo (23) about her life.
01:20 Leticia begins by telling Ileanna what she dreams for her children.
06:15 Leticia talks about how important her children are. She talks about how important it is to send them to private school.
15:15 Leticia and Ileanna talk about the struggles they had when Ileanna was a senior in high school.
26:10 Ileanna describes her grandmother - Joséfina Martinez - when she was a little girl.
32:00 Ileanna talks about wanting to have a friendlier relationship with her biological father.
Dates
- Creation: 2010-02-27T16:30:00
Language of Materials
Interview in English
Topical
- Achievements and Awards
- Burials
- Children
- Coming Of Age
- Death
- Divorce
- Dreams
- Earliest Memories
- Fear
- First Meetings
- Funerals
- Grandparents
- Identity
- Immigration Stories
- Job Satisfaction
- Josefina Martinez
- Marriage
- Occupational Traditions
- Parents
- Rivalries
- Schools
- Weddings
- Workday Life
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- birth of first child
- college
- craft, skills, and procedures
- Ethnicity
- family feuds
- family naming and nicknames
- family traditions
- family trips and excursions
- first impression of America
- memories of growing up
- money
- personal experiences
- regrets
- religious beliefs and practices
- school day memories
- social beliefs and practices
- spouse
- vacation
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