family traditions

Interview Description P. Rebeca Reyes (42) talks with her brother Aaron Serraino-Reyes (35) about fleeing El Salvador during the Civil War and immigrating to the United States with their family. Facilitator Subject Log :52 How they ended up in Corpus Christi, TX; leaving San Salvador in 1972; Rebeca's memories of arriving on the bus 4:24 sightseeing in Mexico City; taking Pan Am flight to Houston, TX; first memories of arriving in the United States...

Interview Description Paula Rincón (74) is interviewed by her daughter, Cynthia Rincón (40) and her granddaughter, Stacey Crawford (31) about her advice as a mother and woman. Facilitator Subject Log 1:17 story of going to the park with her grandmother who wanted to give her advice 7:50 Paula's marriage was very traditional, deciding to express herself; marriage is 100% 18:51 Bringing God into your home; "nuestra herencia "is the gold that...

Interview Description Magda Rivera (40) talks with friend Poli Marichal (55) about being a Latina in Los Angeles, CA. Facilitator Subject Log 02:30 Poli talks about how she met Magda. Magda was performing in a play and Poli wanted to start a new film. 08:00 Magda and Poli talk about Puerto Rican Spanish and how it's different from other Spanish. Poli talks about the first days she was in LA and working for an art organization called "Self Help...

Interview Description Martha Elena Robles de Fernandez (60) habla de su niñeza y Salvador Fernandez (62) habla de su vida. [Martha Elena Robles de Fernandez (60) talks about her childhood and Salvador Fernandez (62) talks about his life.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Martha nacio en Zacatecas y habla de su familia. 02:40 Martha habla de la primera vez que conocio a su esposo. 18:30 Salvador habla de su vida en Zacatecas, MX....

Interview Description Carlos Rodriguez and Armando Rodriguez are interviewed by their sister, Dolores Gallegos about the influence of their parents and their work within the Hispanic community in Houston, TX. Facilitator Subject Log :37 they sing Cielito Lindo; music is a big part of the Rodriguez family 5:12 their mother used to gather the kids together to say a rosary; music, education and religion 12:38 story of their mother being...

Interview Description Esperanza Rodriguez entrevista a su suegra, Eugenia Rodriguez sobre su niñez en un Rancho y los 15 hijos que tuve con su esposo. [Esperanza Rodriguez interviews her mother-in-law Eugenia Rodriguez about her childhood on a ranch and the 15 children she had with her husband.] Facilitator Subject Log 1:35 Eugenia nació en Mexicali. Se crió en La Paz con su abuela y su tío. 08:30 El papá de Eugenia regresó cuando tenía 14...

Interview Description Rosa Rodriguez (49) talks with son Alfredo Alexis Rodriguez (30) about their family and her life. Facilitator Subject Log 01:58 Rose was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. She talks about leaving when she was six-months old. 02:45 Rosa talks about going back to Guadalajara in 2004 to see her father for the first time in 42 years. 12:40 Rosa talks about her grandparents and the store they owned named "El Pirri. "Her...

Interview Description Waldo Romo (81) is interviewed by his sister Gloria del Carmen Sierra (64) about their father, a hard working man with a good sense of humor. Their father was in his 50s by the time his wife gave birth to Gloria, so she never got to know him well and relies on her brother's stories to keep his memory alive. Facilitator Subject Log 2:50: three errors in Waldo's birth certificate 21:15: mother didn't trust American food unless it...

Interview Description Manuel Ronquillo, 32, and his sister Rebecca Ronquillo, 33, remember their mother and their older brother and share some of their favorite memories of both their family and their upbringing in the housing projects of East Los Angeles. Facilitator Subject Log 0:50 RR explains purpose for coming to StoryCorps booth: remembering death mother. 1:55 MR talks about what he misses about his mother. SIblings talk about their mother's...

Interview Description Edward H Ruiz (73) talks with facilitator Jorge Rios (24) about his life in Los Angeles, Ca. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Edward reads a story he wrote about his life. He talks about moving from Arizona to Van Nuys, Ca and some of his first jobs. 03:00 Edward talks about being a shoe-shiner when he was 7. He also talks about finding a treasure chest when houses were being vacated at Bunker Hill. 10:30 Edward talks...