social beliefs and practices

Interview Description Yolanda Blanco remembers the life of her husband Victor, who suffers from Parkinson's and dementia, and discusses the love and care that family, friends, and coworkers have displayed for him. Facilitator Subject Log 1:20 Fecha y lugar de nacimiento de Victor. 2:00 (Full switch to English) Childhood jobs: taking water and lunches to mine workers. 3:05 Parents' divorce and move to the United States. Genealogy...

Interview Description Maricela "Mari "Bobadilla (40) y su esposo Cesar "Fabi "Bobadilla (41) hablan de cómo se conocieron, sus hijos, su familia, y la comida que Fabi cocina. Maricela "Mari "Bobadilla (40) and her husband Cesar "Fabi "Bobadilla (41) talk about how they met, their children, their family and Fabi's cooking. Facilitator Subject Log 1:10 Mari cuenta cómo se conocieron en México 3:55 Mari describe la boda y cuando tuvieron a su primera...

Interview Description Jael intrevisa a su padre, Efren, sobre su viaje a los Estados Unidos, su familia y valores, y su historia. Jael interviews her father, Efren, about his journey to the US, his family and values, and his history. Facilitator Subject Log 2:29 Efren enseñó a sus hijos que la educación es lo más importante. Con la educación se puede crecer. Efren taught his children that education is the most important. Education allows you to...

Interview Description Shannon Stoney (55) interviews her friend, Vilma Burwick(42) who grew up in Peru, met her husband in an airport and is now in the US studying Biology. Facilitator Subject Log 8:52 Met her husband Ketih in the airport. He offered her the newspaper. She was listening to her first ipod and didn't want to talk to anyone. He kept telling her how beautiful she was. She gave him her email and the wrote each other, using a dictionary to...

Interview Description Edgar Bustillo, 13, tells his friend and teacher Jay McAdams, 46, about his life in Honduras and adjustment to time in Los Angeles, his aspirations, and his views on social issues and marriage. Facilitator Subject Log 0:57 EB talks about adjusting to school life in Los Angeles after arriving from his native Honduras. EB talks about the village where he grew up. 5:40 EB talks about his father's death, his views on it, the funeral,...

Interview Description Randolph Christopher Cabral (55) is interviewed by his friend, Heidi Christine Johnson (38) about his father going blind and his invention of the Braille American flag. Facilitator Subject Log :51 interest in Braille started when his father started losing his sight 3:46 father was confused about his cultural identity; am I Mexican or am I American?; considered himself American; father worked on the railroad 14:46...

Interview Description Moses Camarena, 62, talks to Mobile Facilitator Sara Culver, 25, about his parents, experiences growing up, academic and athletic achievements, and career satisfaction. Facilitator Subject Log 4:40 Discussion of mother and mentions on her teachings on discrimination. She inspired him to excel in whatever he did. 6:30 Family accident: father runs over little sister. Mother's prayer for sister's well-being. 8:45 Story...

Interview Description Alberto Campain (61) and wife Marlen Campain (61) talk with their daughter Pamela Wright (31) about being Latinos in the United States. Facilitator Subject Log 02:00 Alberto talks about the cultural differences he experienced when first arriving to the United States. 05:20 Marlen talks about going to Belmont High School in Los Angeles, Ca and being a Latina. 08:20 Alberto talks about going to the Grand Central Market...

Interview Description Lourdes Campos (50) and friend John Rivera Sedlar (55) talk about Latino/Hispanic food trends. Facilitator Subject Log 03:20 John talks about how he got started with food and how his interests began. 07:20 John talks about arriving in Los Angeles from Santa Fe, NM during the bicentennial anniversary of America. 10:15 John talks about the different tamales his company introduced and also the evolution of tamales....

Interview Description Connie Campos, 54, and Leticia Campos, 55, friends and sisters-in-law, discuss their strong friendship and their aspirations for their daughters. Facilitator Subject Log 1:45 CC recalls meeting LC, who married her brother. She appreciates LC for supporting her during CC's pregnancy with her first child 6:05 LC discusses her impressions of CC and her other sisters when LC and her then-husband Victor began living with CC....