Padilla, Xavier; Padilla, Lisa (father, daughter). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-03-10T11:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006295

Interview Description

Xavier Padilla, 76, tell his daughter Lisa Padilla, 47, about his childhood, his different occupations, his family, and his former neighborhood East Los Angeles.

Facilitator Subject Log

0:50 XP talks about how his parents migrated to the United States, in the 1920s.

3:20 XP recalls some of the occupations his father had. Most of the jobs were in manufacturing, and during the Depression, XP's father Jerónimo (or Jerome) worked for the Works Progress Administration.

10:45 XP remembers some of the jobs he took on as an adolescent and recalls riding the subway.

18:10 XP discusses what he feels life was like in East Los Angeles when he was growing up. He remembers corner stores, theaters, and the construction of the CA-60 and I-710 freeways.

24:39 XP remembers the diversity of East Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s. His mother grew up in a Russian neighborhood.

31:27 XP talks about the relationship with his sisters and some of his friends.