Weddings

Interview Description Berta "Bertie "Saavedra and Pauline Cázares interview their father, Zeferino Saavedra about work and growing up in Mexico and the US. Facilitator Subject Log 00:50 Zeferino remembers coming to the US from Nuevo León Guanajuato, Mexico. He earned money picking up bottles and scraps on the way home from school. 10:15 The building of City Hall at La Placita. Zeferino was one of the first to climb to the top of the building....

Interview Description Nicole Di Rocca asks her parents about their recent family trip to Cuba and her parents' immigration from Cuba over 40 years ago. Facilitator Subject Log 01:22 Thais reads a poem she wrote called "49 years "about the recent family trip back to Cuba. 10:08 Thais and Javier talk about their parents' exodus from Cuba following Castro's revoution. 15:30 Thais expected to have her Quinceañera in Cuba but couldn't go...

Interview Description Wilbert E. Sanchez (71) talks with wife Luisa Sanchez (68) about living in San Luis, CO and their marriage. Facilitator Subject Log 01:13 Luisa describes how she met Wilbert in a San Luis, CO variety store. She was the clerk and he was there to buy tissue. They chatted briefly and then went on to date. 04:40 Wilbert talks about being raised on a farm in San Luis, CO. The farm was purchased by his family and he remembers there was...

Interview Description Jorge Valdez (26) talks to his wife, Jesusita Valdez (28) about his love of family, his experiences in the Marine Corps, and his relationship with Jesusita. Facilitator Subject Log 00:45 Family is very important to Jorge. He shares childhood memories from growing up in Texas. 05:30 Jorge recalls being in boot camp on September 11, 2001. 07:30 Jorge was deployed to Iraq 4 times. He shares memories of those times,...

Interview Description Amelia Alice Vara (87) talks with daughter Mary Hernandez (65) and granddaughter Dawn Leal (37) about her service to her community. Facilitator Subject Log 02:30 Amelia talks about her mother and her father. Her father was a Spanish translator. 04:50 Amelia talks about her experiences in school. She remembers being segregated at school from her sister because they had differing skin tones. 16:10 Amelia talks about...

Interview Description Gerladina Interiano Wise (49) talks with son Scott Wise (17) about moving to the States from El Salvador, her ancestry and her accomplishments in life. Facilitator Subject Log 01:06 Geraldina was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. Her parents moved to the United States when she was five because her father became the Consul General to the United States. She talks about the language barrier she encountered. 03:50 Geraldina talks...

Interview Description April Wood (38) talks with her mother Maria Teresa Hill (60) about their lives. Facilitator Subject Log 01:20 Maria is from Juarez, MX. She talks about meeting her husband in 1969. She recalls moving to California with her new husband. 05:45 April talks about Harry. Maria talks about meeting Harry for the first time when he was in a convalescent home. 10:55 Maria names and mentions all of her children. She also talks...