Death

Interview Description Mario Oporto habla con su pareja, Gloriana Guillen sobre su periodico, La Prensa, y recuerdos de su abuelo. [Mario Oporto tells his partner, Gloriana Guillen about his newspaper, La Prensa, and memories of his grandfather.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:08 Gloriana y Mariano se conocieron poco despues de que falleció el abuelo de Mario quien era su papá. 03:20 El proyecto de hacer el periodico, La Prensa....

Interview Description Javier Pacheco, de 49 años, entrevista a su madre Guadalupe Pacheco, de 81 años, y a su tía María Saldivar, de 85 años, sobre sus vidas laborales y sus experiencias viviendo en la ciudad de Los Angeles. [Javier Pacheco, 49, interviews his mother Guadalupe Pacheco, 81, and his aunt, 85, about their working lives and their experiences living in Los Angeles.] Facilitator Subject Log 1:00 JP introduces his family and the purpose of...

Interview Description Xavier Padilla, 76, tell his daughter Lisa Padilla, 47, about his childhood, his different occupations, his family, and his former neighborhood East Los Angeles. Facilitator Subject Log 0:50 XP talks about how his parents migrated to the United States, in the 1920s. 3:20 XP recalls some of the occupations his father had. Most of the jobs were in manufacturing, and during the Depression, XP's father Jerónimo (or Jerome) worked for...

Interview Description Gilberto Peña (73) talks with his daughter Carmen Peña Abrego about his life in Brownsville, TX, joining the Army and meeting his wife. Facilitator Subject Log 01:10 Gilberto moved to the outskirts of Brownsville, TX with his parents and family when he was nine. He talks about the "Smitty "boys, his neighbors, who became his friends. 03:55 Gilberto talks about his friend Dale Smitty teaching him to speak English, while he taught...

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...

Interview Description Venus Perez, 22, and her mother Patricia Perez, 36, talk about their family, Patricia's lovers, and Venus's upbringing. Facilitator Subject Log 2:30 PP recounts the death of VP's father. 4:10 PP and VP talk about PP's role as a single mother. They reflect on the companions that PP has had and allude to the abuse inflicted upon them by one of these lovers, Rick (José Ricardo Vigil). PP: "I'm sorry that I thought he would a...

Interview Description Esther Phillips, 69, conversa con su hija Alicia Z. Aguirre, 52, acerca de su niñez, su vida laboral, sus anécdotas y los logros de su hija. [Esther Phillips, 69, talks to her daughter Alicia Z. Aguirre, 52, about her childhood, different job experiences, anecdotes from different times of her life, and Alicia's achievements.] Facilitator Subject Log 2:10 Familia deja el pueblo donde nació EP. Mudanza a Sonora. Muerte de madre de...

Interview Description Stephanie Lorraine Pla and Roxanne Briceno-Padilla discuss military life, being a military widow, and living in bilingual and bicultural contexts. Facilitator Subject Log 2:20 SP discusses being a woman in the military. 7:10 RBP talks about her husband Fernando Padilla, who was killed in Iraq. 9:20 SP and RBP discuss challenges for military widows 17:25 SP discusses being in a bicultural marriage (Puerto...