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Interview Description Stella Beltrán, 85, tells her son Steven Beltrán, 61, and her granddaughter Mary Beltrán, 21, about her memories growing up - which include moments lived during the Great Depression, World War II, and the Los Angeles of the 1960s and 1970s - as well as her commitment to good citizenship. Facilitator Subject Log 1:10 Stella talks about move to El Paso, discusses lessons learned from father through anecdote (father made her return a watermelon...

Interview Description Maria Guadalupe F. Benavides (56) habla con su hija Diana Eloisa Benavides de su vida (29). [Maria Guadalupe F. Benavides (56) talks with her daughter Diana Eloisa Benavides (29) about her life.] Facilitator Subject Log 00:50 Maria cuenta su primera memoria de cuando tenia dos años en Tamazula, MX. Cuenta una historia de cuando se quemo su casa. 04:00 Maria cuenta la historia de como llego a los Estados Unidos. Tenia 18 años...

Interview Description Siblings Aliyavor Betancourt, 42, and Maria Silva, 39, reflect on their upbringing, remember their mother, and discuss Maria's relationship with her husband. Facilitator Subject Log 1:00 Siblings remember their mother, who immigrated alone from Mexico and who raised her children alone. 3:05 Siblings introduce their father, who escaped from Cuba and who never exercised a parent role. 7:00 Siblings reflect on the life...

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 Jane P Blea (76) talks with daughter Grace Blea-Nunez (47) about growing up in Villanueva, NM (a town her grandparents founded), meeting her husband and raising her family in Colorado. Facilitator Subject Log 02:20 Jane was born and raised in Villanueva, NM. The village was founded by her grandparents who were Gallegos from Spain. They founded the town, which was originally named "Cuesta ", but was then changed to Villanueva....

Interview Description Grace (47) interviews her father, José (75), about his childhood in New Mexico, meeting his wife for the first time, and his children. Facilitator Subject Log 3:30 José's best memories from childhood were getting new toys and a horse from his father. 12:40 José didn't know English when he first started school. He could only speak Spanish. 19:30 José was working at a State Hospital the first time he met his wife. They...

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 Luz Burrows-Henrice (57) is interviewed by her daughters, Cristina Castro (24) and Maria Calzada (34) about coming to the United States from Chile and her career, marriage, and divorce. Facilitator Subject Log 1:20 Luz' childhood in Chile; parents names; grew up with her grandparents; work ethic from her grandfather 7:26 fears of what what would happen to Luz in the U.S.; Luz' father was in the U.S.; how hard it was to leave...

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 Vicki Caballero (62) is interviewed by her son Jaime Caballero (33) about how she met her husband, the death of her child, Chris, and her advice about being a parent. Facilitator Subject Log 1:23 how Vicki met her husband, Jaime's father at a movie theatre; "here comes the wetbacks " 6:00 happiest memories of marriage: going dancing, partying all the time together; having children 17:00 Vicki's son Robert is a...