personal experiences

Interview Description Carlos Gomez entrevista a su hermana, Pilar Gomez sobre su niñez en Mexico y recuerdos de la familia, su inmigración a los Estados Unidos como adulta y sus hijas. [Carlos Gomez interviews his sister, Pilar Gomez, about her childhood in Mexio and memories of their family, her immigration to the US as an adult and Pilar's daughters.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 La mamá de Pilar y su influencia. 03:40 Primer recuerdo...

Interview Description Amira Góngora (51) talks with her friend Jorge Diaz (42) about a class that they are going to teach and about the differences between film and theater. Facilitator Subject Log 1:10 introducing a new class about film; Jorge's experience as a director and actor 8:00 the camera is more about the eyes; theatre is bigger than just the eyes; movement and voice projection needs to be bigger in theatre 17:26 You don't need to...

Interview Description Armando Gonzales (17) talks with his friend Eduardo Torrez (17) about their friendship, their love of rap music, football, and gangbanging. Facilitator Subject Log 5:23 how they met each other in the second grade; football 9:00 Eduardo has a lot of brothers and sisters; rapping together; how Armando started rapping; Houston rap versus Atlanta rap 14:00 verses and songs written; freestyling; experience freestyling...

Interview Description Sylvia Gonzales (65) is interviewed by her friend, Celia Vara Valles (49) about her career in law enforcement, her adoptive son Michael and her grandchildren whom she has raised. Facilitator Subject Log 3:46 Sylvia's role model was her mother; she taught her and her siblings everything they needed to know before kindergarten; Olga Solis got Sylvia a scholarship for college; Sylvia's parents' names 7:50 childhood was happy; family...

Interview Description Denise Ricks (29) interviews her father, Dennis Gonzales (56) about his life. Facilitator Subject Log 00:50 Denis talks about his ethnic background, and the progression of labels he identified himself as. 03:52 Dennis shares memorable stories from his childhood in Pueblo, CO. 09:40 Dennis talks about his parents. His mother was a stay-at-home mom and used to drive him to school. He recalls the cooking she did. She and...

Interview Description José Gonzalez, de 64 años, comparte con su hijo Guillermo Gonzalez, de 37 años, algunos de sus recuerdos tristes y felices, discute la relación con su padre y expresa remordimiento por el maltrato que le brindó a sus hijos mayores. [José Gonzalez, 64, shares with his son Guillermo Gonzalez, 37, some of his sad and happy memories, discusses his relationship with his father, and expresses regret at the poor treatment he gave his older children when they were young.]...

Interview Description Robert A Gonzalez (62) talks with daughter Erica Gonzalez (32) about his life. Facilitator Subject Log 01:20 Robert talks about watching :Ozzie & Harriet "on television and fantasizing about a better life. 04:50 Robert talks about his experience working on farms when he was younger. He says that's where he learned to hate grapes. 08:52 Robert talks about the Vietnam War draft and getting drafted. 13:00...

Interview Description Javier interviews his mom, Martha, about her time coming to the US and working in the fields with her mother and siblings. Facilitator Subject Log 1:17 Martha's mom was a farmworker. Her father worked in a bakery. Martha remembers waiting to see what her mother brought her from "the other side." 4:24 Her mom and dad separated. Mom took the kids and they crossed the border to live in Texas. 10:57 Worked through rain...

Interview Description Edgar Griffin tells his granddaughter, Christina Ramaya about his family background and military service as a paratrooper. Edgar remembers his wife and father-in-law. Facilitator Subject Log 02:00 Edgar first went to school in Mexico and then finished in the US when his family moved. 04:24 During military service, Edgar volunteered for infantry training in order to stay in the US long enough to see his mother who was immigrating...

Interview Description Fina Guevara (64), talks with facilitator, Carolina Correa (30s), about her parents and why she is so proud of them. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Fina came in to talk about her parents, Irene Casada Montagno and Antonio Montagno. They raised Fina and her 3 siblings in Los Angeles. 04:43 Fina talks about her parent's backgrounds. Her father, originally from Mexico didn't speak English. Her mother had a strong influence on her....