Meza-Ayala, Maria; Meza, Maribel (mother, daughter). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-03-08T17:30:00
Interview Description
Maria Meza-Ayala (89) habla con su hija Maribel Meza (25) de su vida en Mexico. [Maria Meza-Ayala (89) talks with her daughter Maribel Meza (25) about her life in Mexico.]
01:20 Maria cuenta una historia de su papa en Mexico. El era "Cristero "y soldados lo mataron cuando Maria tenia 7 años.
08:10 Maria describe el rancho de su familia en Mexico.
22:00 Maria cuenta la historia de cuando pago para traer a sus hijos a Los Estados Unidos.
25:30 Maria cuenta las historias del fin del mundo. Son historias que le contaba a su hija Maribel.
27:10 Maria habla de angeles y demonios.
Dates
- Creation: 2010-03-08T17:30:00
Language of Materials
Interview in Spanish
Topical
- Burials
- Charms and Amulets
- Community History
- Death
- Earliest Memories
- Fear
- First Meetings
- Funerals
- Grandparents
- Identity
- Immigration Stories
- Last Words
- Marriage
- Neighborhood Life
- Parents
- Siblings
- Supernatural Legends
- Tall Tales
- Town Life
- Traumatic Memories
- Urban Legends
- Visions
- War Stories
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- appearance
- conjuring
- economic beliefs and practices
- Ethnicity
- family members in history
- family naming and nicknames
- family traditions
- family trips and excursions
- first impression of America
- historical events/people
- luck and fate
- magical beliefs and practices
- memories of former times
- memories of growing up
- personal experiences
- prejudice
- religious beliefs and practices
- 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