Extended Family

Interview Description

Cecilio Montes (46) habla con esposa Bertha Jaramillo (54) de cuando cruzaron la frontera, su mudanza a Paonia, CO con su familia y la muerte de su hijo Noel. [Cecilio Montes (46) talks with wife Bertha Jaramillo (54) about crossing the border, their move to Paonia, CO with their family and the death of their son.]

Interview Description Victor Morales (59) is interviewed by Jorge Rios (24) about his parents' immigration to San Diego from Mexico and the difficulties they experienced when they first moved there. Facilitator Subject Log 8:00: grandparents had 13 children 20:30: father was undocumented; deported 5 times 31:20: wanted a job, so started to work with his mother at a factory 33:15: the factory was a terrible place so he decided...

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 Raquel Neyra (52) is interviewed by her daughter Cynthia Neyra (28) about immigrating to America from Mexico, working lots jobs, and teaching her kids about the importance of education. Facilitator Subject Log 4:00: used to wear a suit to work in Mexico, and in America she got jobs cleaning 7:00: has had a lot of very random jobs in America, like tiling and painting 7:20: Raquel and her husband are very hard workers;...

Interview Description Frank Carrillo (54) talks with his wife, Nancy Ngai Carrillo (52) about their 32 year relationship, the impact their interracial marriage had on their families and their lives, and about their adopted Puerto Rican/Mexican/Chinese son, Alex. Facilitator Subject Log 01:31 Both Nancy and Frank explain their family's initial understandings of each other's culture. Nancy was not supposed to marry out her race. Frank's grandparents resented the...

Interview Description Ruben Ortega (38) and his brother Hugo Ortega (44) talk about coming to the United States, their love of cooking, and opening up a restaurant. Facilitator Subject Log 1:20 descendents are Spanish; sentimental people originally came from Mexico; Hugo came from Mexico in 1984 10:36 piñatas, Ruben would steal the clay pots to make piñatas; mother is a beautiful human being 22:01 American dream; exchange dolares for...

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 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 Leticia Padilla, 33, tells StoryCorps Mobile Facilitator Anna Walters, 27, about her family, her leukemia diagnosis, her hopes for the future, and her teaching career. Facilitator Subject Log 1:40 LP recalls her parents and grandparents and extended family. She recalls some of the relatives' names and some of the family reunions and traditions. 11:20 LP talks about having leukemia. Finding out. Becoming depressed ( "I thought I...

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...