personal experiences

Interview Description Patricia Veliz Macal (42) habla con su mama Amanda Macal (72) de su trabajo con gente infectados con el virus VIH/SIDA. [Patricia Veliz Macal (42) talks with her mom Amanda Macal (72) about working with people with HIV/AIDS.] Facilitator Subject Log 00:40 Patricia nacio en Guatemala y es la menor de cuatro hermanos. 07:00 Patricia habla de la persona que la inspiro ha escribir una obra para educar gente de VIH/SIDA....

Interview Description Alejandro Magallon (37) and friend Cecilia Duarte (31) talk about food, singing and their lives. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Alejandro and Cecilia talk about their favorite breakfast foods. They talk about chilaquiles and cereals. 07:40 Cecilia talks about traveling and signing with the Houston Grand Opera. She is a mezzo-Soprano. 21:30 Cecilia talks about her inspirations as a singer. She also talks about her...

Interview Description Newly-weds Jonathan Malagon, 32, and Veronica Flores-Malagon, 30, discuss how they met each other, share memories of their meetings, and discuss their passion for teaching and community improvement. Facilitator Subject Log 1:00 VFM recounts seeing JM for the first time. 2:45 JM recounts couple's first conversation. "It was like a quinciañera. " 9:20 Couple recounts first kiss and remember the friends who matched...

Interview Description José F. Maldonado, 67, talks to StoryCorps Mobile Facilitator Alejandro De La Cruz, 28, about his childhood, his worklife as an electronics engineers and musician, and his political views. Facilitator Subject Log 0:50 JM talks about his parents and siblings and his upbringing as a migrant farm laborer. 5:30 JM remembers traveling the country with his family picking crops and recalls an instance in which his family faced...

Interview Description Siblings Samuel Marin, 14, and Yanely Marin, 17, talk about memories of their father's illness, their family, their favorite movies and TV shows, their neighborhood and school, and their aspirations. Facilitator Subject Log 0:40 Siblings talk about their father's convulsions and stay in hospital six years ago. They reflect about how life changed for them. 13:55 Siblings discuss and admire their family's unity, especially in...

Interview Description Johnnie Marino (90) talks with nephew José Luis Gonzalez (60) about his ancestry and his time during World War II. Facilitator Subject Log 00:48 Johnnie was born in Colorado City, TX. His father was from Chihuahua, MX and worked for the railroad. His mother was from Valencia, Spain. 09:20 Johnnie talks about not finishing high school. He eventually took lower-level college courses as a "sub-student. " 11:00 Johnnie...

Interview Description Alma V Marquez (35) talks to her daughter Miquitzli Herrera (10) about meeting her biological father for the first time. Facilitator Subject Log 01:40 Alma talks about how he chose Miquitzli's name. The name was taken from the Aztec Calendar and it's the name of an Aztec goddess. 06:15 Alma describes when she first saw her daughter. Miquitzli was four months premature. 19:00 Alma talks about how she felt as a child...

Interview Description Luis Marquez talks to Anna Walters about his work on the fields, involvement with the United Farm Workers union, and his memories of and inspiration by Cesar Chavez. Facilitator Subject Log 00:40 LM talks about the place where he was born and his childhood and family. 2:15 First impressions of America. Intimidation at school because he did not speak English. 3:30 LM talks about working in the fields, his parents....

Interview Description Loretta interviews her father, Benny, about his life if social service and his experience with civil rights for the Hispanic community. Facilitator Subject Log 10:00 Benny remembers a man who had earned a medal of honor in war and was refused a funeral service. The proprietor said, "I don't want to offend my white clientele. " 17:00 Benny remembers applying for a job as a truck driver and being denied because he was Mexican...

Interview Description Jesus Martinez (92) talks with his daughter Linda Martinez (52) and Delia Navarro (56) about the lessons he's learned in his life and the people that have influenced him. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Jesus was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He talks about his childhood and his family. 04:00 Jesus talks about going to a segregated school and working as a newspaper boy. 08:00 Jesus talks about the different advice...