mental illness

Interview Description Olivia and her partner talk about their family histories and their life together. Facilitator Subject Log 00:35 Olivia's great grandmother in Laredo, Mexico. She couldn't read but she could count. She made 10 tortillas and put a bean aside, and then she would trade a bean for a peso to the shop. 12:00 Joséphine, Olivia's mother, found her cousin dead on the floor, killed by her husband. 16:18 Olivia's mother gave her...

Interview Description Michael Baughman (67) talks with friend, Douglas Sanchez (18) about their work as community activists in the LGBT community in Yuma, AZ. Both share coming out stories. Facilitator Subject Log 00:46 Michael explains how he came to Yuma and first became involved in the LGBT community. 06:33 Michael shares his coming out story. 08:35 Michael talks about his work with the Amancio Project. Amancio was a gay cross dresser...

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 Ana Waldo entrevista a su cliente, Alberto Diaz sobre su niñez en Michoacán, Mexico, su esposa y familia y su trabajo. [Ana Waldo interviews her client, Alberto Diaz about his childhood in Michoacán, Mexico, his wife and family and his work.] Facilitator Subject Log 04:40 Alberto-sus canciones favoritos. Deseo de regresar a Michoacán. 13:35 Recuerdos de la infancia en Michoacán, el rancho que tenía la familia. Los...

Interview Description Elsie Garza (54) talks with her niece Bernadine Ojeda De Sevilla (34) about her family's history. Facilitator Subject Log 03:00 Elsie talks about her mother. She tells a story about a time when Bernadine got very impatient with her Grandma Dolores. 13:50 Elsie's father died in 1960. He was killed in a car accident in Mexicali. Elsie was five when it happened. 17:50: Elsie tells a story about visiting her father's...

Interview Description Sandra Heralda, 59, talks to her sister Gracie Apodaca, 60, and her niece Corina Apodaca Lash, 32, about the community she grew up, her education and work life, and her mother. Facilitator Subject Log 5:55 SH recalls when she first grew aware that her family was poor and of her socioeconomic status. At her first job at City Hall, people would be surprised that someone had brown eyes. 11:00 SH remembers some of her favorite...

Interview Description Mercedes de Leon conversa con su amiga y cuidadora Celia Elizarraras sobre su vida, sus hijos y sus nietos/as. [Mercedes Leon talks to friend and health aide Celia Elizarraras about her life growing up, her children, and her grandchildren.] Facilitator Subject Log 2:50 Descripcion de embolio (referido como un accidente). 12:10 Discusion del optimismo de Mercedes en cualquier situacion. 14:55 Discusion...

Interview Description Cassandra Magdaleno (19) talks with her sisters Meagan Magdaleno (16) and Crystal Delgado (27) and her mother Adela Delgado (55) about surviving a motorcycle accident. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Cassandra talks about being in a coma for a month after suffering a serious motorcycle accident. 05:00 Cassandra reads a written description about the motorcycle accident. 13:20 Adela talks about the day her daughter got...

Interview Description Celia Mayoral (26) habla con Alejandro De La Cruz (28) del accidente de su hijo Miguel cuando tenía un mes, sus problemas físicos y su vida después del accidente ahora cual tiene tres años. [Celia Mayoral (26) talks with Alejandro De La Cruz (28) about her son Miguel's accident at the age of one month, his prognosis and his life now at the age of three.] Facilitator Subject Log Celia cuenta la historia de su hijo Miguel y el accidente que...

Interview Description Alicia Molina habla con su hija, Patricia Nungaray sobre la maternidad, sus hijas y su familia. [Alicia Molina talks to her daughter, Patricia Nungaray about motherhood, her daughters and family.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Memorias de la infancia de Alicia. Sus papás se separaron cuando Alicia tenía 7 años. 05:28 Como Alicia conoció a su segundo esposo, y como conoció al papá de Patricia (su primer esposo)....