First Meetings

Interview Description Friends Gustavo Alvarez, 18, and Adrian Rodriguez, 17, talk about school, their plans for the future and aspirations, their families, and their friendship. Facilitator Subject Log 1:10 Friends talk about extracurricular activities and school schedules. 6:10 GA talks about moving from Mexico at age 7 and the changes that took place after his arrival. 10:15 Friends share happiest memories of their lives....

Interview Description Olivia and her partner talk about their family histories and their life together. Facilitator Subject Log 00:35 Olivia's great grandmother in Laredo, Mexico. She couldn't read but she could count. She made 10 tortillas and put a bean aside, and then she would trade a bean for a peso to the shop. 12:00 Joséphine, Olivia's mother, found her cousin dead on the floor, killed by her husband. 16:18 Olivia's mother gave her...

Interview Description Yeni Aravia (17) and Noe Martinez (18) talk about their lives. Facilitator Subject Log 02:15 Noe and Yeni talk about meeting on Myspace. 10:50 Noe talks about the university that he wants to attend. 16:37 Noe talks about his mother who passed away in El Salvador. He talks about what he misses about her. 22:30 Yeni talks about her father having a drinking problem. 33:30 Noe talks about the...

Interview Description Dorotea Archuleta (71) talks with husband Rey Archuleta (72) about counseling couples for 32 years, at their church, before they get married. Facilitator Subject Log 01:20 Dorothy talks about joining Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1957. She was looking for a job and wanted to join the Catholic church. 05:00 Dorothy tells the story about how they started a program to counsel couples wanting to get married. The program is called "Focus...

Interview Description Guadalupe "Lupita "Arvisu habla con Jeannette Diez Martinez sobre sus experiencias trabajando en el campo y organizando con la unión de Cesar Chavez. [Guadalupe "Lupita "Arvisu tells Jeannette Diez Martinez about her experiences as a fieldworker and organizing with Cesar Chavez's union.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:53 Lupita entró a la unión cuando tenía 25 años. Se acuerda de cuando vió Cesar Chavez por primera vez. Habla también...

Interview Description Noel and Diandra interview their mother, Diana, about her family history and their identity as 3rd Generation Americans of Mexican descent. Facilitator Subject Log 4:17 As the story goes, Diana's grandmother was struggling to provide for her mother, her sister, and her children. She heard Pancho Villa was nearby and she approached him and asked for help. He gave her food and medicine. 6:14 When she came to the US she only had...

Interview Description José "Joe" Barrera (63) talks with son Juan Barrera about his childhood and his identity as a Chicano. Facilitator Subject Log 02:00 José talks about being from the Southeast portion of Texas, specifically a town called Mercedes, TX near Brownsville, TX. He talks about his earliest memory there. 04:49 José talks about the day Juan was born. He remembers Juan being born at home with a midwife and describes the scene....

Interview Description José Barrios Ureño, 89, habla con su nieta Cindy Mosqueda, 29, sobre su niñez en México, su migración a los Estados Unidos, sus orgullos y su familia. [José Barrios Ureño, 89, talks to his granddaughter Cindy Mosqueda, 29, about his childhood in Mexico, his migration to the United States, his proudest accomplishments, and his family.] Facilitator Subject Log 3:05 JB habla de cuando vino a Salinas, California, como participante en...

Interview Description Michael Baughman (67) talks with friend, Douglas Sanchez (18) about their work as community activists in the LGBT community in Yuma, AZ. Both share coming out stories. Facilitator Subject Log 00:46 Michael explains how he came to Yuma and first became involved in the LGBT community. 06:33 Michael shares his coming out story. 08:35 Michael talks about his work with the Amancio Project. Amancio was a gay cross dresser...

Interview Description Stella Beltrán, 85, tells her son Steven Beltrán, 61, and her granddaughter Mary Beltrán, 21, about her memories growing up - which include moments lived during the Great Depression, World War II, and the Los Angeles of the 1960s and 1970s - as well as her commitment to good citizenship. Facilitator Subject Log 1:10 Stella talks about move to El Paso, discusses lessons learned from father through anecdote (father made her return a watermelon...