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Interview Description Alicia Molina habla con su hija, Patricia Nungaray sobre la maternidad, sus hijas y su familia. [Alicia Molina talks to her daughter, Patricia Nungaray about motherhood, her daughters and family.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Memorias de la infancia de Alicia. Sus papás se separaron cuando Alicia tenía 7 años. 05:28 Como Alicia conoció a su segundo esposo, y como conoció al papá de Patricia (su primer esposo)....

Interview Description Juanita Alice Mora, 69, tells her son Dino Mora, 46, about her parents, her life in East L.A., her schooling, and her husband. Facilitator Subject Log 1:05 JM's parents were born in Chihuahua, Mexico, but settled in East Los Angeles. 4:10 JM recalls the schools she attended in East Los Angeles, some of her teachers, and shares anecdotes about the services that schools offered. 10:24 JM recalls meeting her husband....

Interview Description Rosa Maria Salamanca Moreira (20) talks with student counselor Jacqueline Amparo (25) about moving from El Salvador and continuing her education in the United States. Facilitator Subject Log 01:47 Rosa talks about her life in El Salvador. She tells the story about how her mother decided to come to the United States. 06:00 Rosa talks about graduating high school in El Salvador when she was 17-years-old. 09:00 Rosa...

Interview Description Rosana interviews her friend Alberta about her life coming from Mexico and raising a developmentally disabled son. Facilitator Subject Log 11:10 Alberta met her husband in Fort Dix, NJ when they were in the Army. He was an American dreamboat. 14:49 Her son got his first job at Albertsons that he was so proud of, and he was crushed when it closed. Alberta met a friend, Kevin, who works with developmentally disabled youth and gave...

Interview Description Ana Ochoa, de 54 años, habla con Jeanette Diez Martínez, trabajadora en la bibioteca de San Luis de 49 años, acerca de las condiciones de trabajo que buscaba cambiar la unión de trabajadores campesinos (UFW, por sus siglas en Inglés) y sus envolvimiento con el sindicato. [Ana Ochoa, 54, talks to San Luis library worker Jeanette Diez Martínez, 49, about the field working conditions that the United Farm Workers (UFW) sought to change and her own involvement with the...

Interview Description Chandra Olague and Pedro Miguel "Mike "Olague, married, recount their relationship and marriage on their fifteenth anniversary. Facilitator Subject Log 1:10 Mike recounts time in jail. 2:30 Mike recounts meeting Chandra. 9:55 Mike recounts jail time after couple returns to Arizona from Washington. "She was sending letters every day. " 14:40 Chandra's version of meeting Mike. "Then, I knew. "...

Interview Description Javier Pacheco, de 49 años, entrevista a su madre Guadalupe Pacheco, de 81 años, y a su tía María Saldivar, de 85 años, sobre sus vidas laborales y sus experiencias viviendo en la ciudad de Los Angeles. [Javier Pacheco, 49, interviews his mother Guadalupe Pacheco, 81, and his aunt, 85, about their working lives and their experiences living in Los Angeles.] Facilitator Subject Log 1:00 JP introduces his family and the purpose of...

Interview Description Leticia Padilla, 33, tells StoryCorps Mobile Facilitator Anna Walters, 27, about her family, her leukemia diagnosis, her hopes for the future, and her teaching career. Facilitator Subject Log 1:40 LP recalls her parents and grandparents and extended family. She recalls some of the relatives' names and some of the family reunions and traditions. 11:20 LP talks about having leukemia. Finding out. Becoming depressed ( "I thought I...

Interview Description Gilberto Peña (73) talks with his daughter Carmen Peña Abrego about his life in Brownsville, TX, joining the Army and meeting his wife. Facilitator Subject Log 01:10 Gilberto moved to the outskirts of Brownsville, TX with his parents and family when he was nine. He talks about the "Smitty "boys, his neighbors, who became his friends. 03:55 Gilberto talks about his friend Dale Smitty teaching him to speak English, while he taught...

Interview Description Lucas Perez (38) is interviewed by facilitator, Whitney Henry-Lester (26) about his work as a poet, writer and composer. Facilitator Subject Log :59 nació en San Luis Potosí; describe sus padres 3:29 escuchaba música; escribir música; como empezaste a escribir versos? 10:46 como Lucas vino aca en Houston; vino para trabajo; fue dificíl para encontrar trabajo 18:00 la persona más importante en su vida es...