birth of first child

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 Maria Morales tells her daughter, Pascualita Morales about her childhood in East LA and her own parents. Facilitator Subject Log 00:40 Maria was born and grew up here in East LA in a family of 12 siblings. Maria's parents worked at anything that would support a large family from making tortillas to going up north to pick crops. 08:10 Maria's siblings got in trouble for throwing her and her younger brother out of the house to fend...

Interview Description Jaime Moreno (79) is interviewed by his daughter, Jenalie Moreno (35) about growing up in Mexico, soccer, playing in a Mariachi band, and his love of travel. Facilitator Subject Log :52 nació en Jalisco, México; nombres de sus padres; sus 9 hermanos 5:42 la primera vez he saw his wife; what English he knew: "I love you my darling. " 10:09 coming to play soccer in Houston, TX; he had visited Laredo and San Antonio on...

Interview Description María Muñoz, 65, habla con su hijo Alberto Flores, 42, acerca de sus recuerdos más alegres y tristes, de inmigración a y vida en los Estados Unidos y de los problemas familiares. [Maria Muñoz, 65, talks with her son, Alberto Flores, 42, about their happiest and saddest memories of immigration and life in the US and about family problems.] Facilitator Subject Log 1:30 Momento más alegre de vida de MM: legalización en los Estados...

Interview Description Rosalia Olaya (40) habla con su amiga Silvia Jimenez (55) de su vida en Oaxaca, Mexico y cuenta su viaje de Oaxaca a Los Angeles, CA. [Rsalia Olaya (40) talks with her friend Silvia Jimenez (55) about her life in Oaxaca, MX and her emigration from Oaxaca to Los Angeles.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Rosalia habla de su vida en Oaxaca. Cuenta la historia de como llego a Los Angeles. 04:00 Rosalia cuenta la historia de como...

Interview Description Juan Cuevas (33) interviews his mother Harriet Ottenstein about her life, career as a pianist, and family. Facilitator Subject Log 1:20 Harriet's parents built a succah in the back yard in their home in NJ to celebrate their Jewish heritage of harvest and life on the fields. 6:10 Harriet wanted to be a pianist since she was 4. She could tell what song was on a record just by looking at the grooves. 11:05 Harriet met...

Interview Description Victor Padilla y su esposa Patricia Padilla dialogan sobre sus experiencias matrimoniales y brindan consejos sobre como mantener una buena relación. [Victor Padilla and his wife, Patricia Padilla, talk about their marriage experiences and give advice about how to have a good relationship.] Facilitator Subject Log 0:20 PP explica porque quisieron hacer esta grabación. 4:00 VP y PP habla de la importancia de tener buena...

Interview Description Inez Perez tells her grandchildren, Tony Estrada and Christy Rios about their family history, her life growing up and meeting and marrying her husband, Tony Perez. Facilitator Subject Log 01:12 Inez's parents' names and her family name, Najar. Their emigration from Mexico to El Paso and then Pasadena. 06:24 Inez remembers meeting Tony Perez, her future husband at a restaurant. They were married two weeks later with an El Paso...

Interview Description José Perez (85) is interviewed by his daughter, Norma Perez about coming to the United States from Mexico to work on the railroad, about his marriage, and his children. Facilitator Subject Log 2:00 decision a venir a EEUU; EEUU durante WWII; trabajo en ferocarriil 6:05 vivimos sin preocupacion; tenia planos de regresar; Norma remembers su padre y madre fueron a los clases de ingles; ciudano Americano 18:35 fueron a...

Interview Description Maria Elena Perez (67) habla con su hija Liliana Perez (39) de su vida. [Maria Elena Perez (67) talks to her daughter Liliana Perez (39) about her life.] Facilitator Subject Log 03:10 Maria cuenta la historia de cuando vino a los Estados Unidos cuando tenia 37 años. 07:15 Maria habla de su papa y la novia que tuvo. Su mama murio cuando tenia 3 años. 19:50 Maria cuenta la historia de cuando se hizo ciudadana de los...