cemetery traditions

Interview Description Angie Apodaca (74) talks with her daughter Cynthia Apodaca (47) about losing her son Eric to HIV/AIDS. Facilitator Subject Log 00:45 Angie talks about the type of mother she was. She wanted to have six children but only had four. 05:00 Angie talks about her youngest son Eric. She describes when she first knew Eric was Gay. 06:00 Angie talks about the day she told Eric to get an HIV test because he was showing signs of...

Interview Description Yeni Aravia (17) and Noe Martinez (18) talk about their lives. Facilitator Subject Log 02:15 Noe and Yeni talk about meeting on Myspace. 10:50 Noe talks about the university that he wants to attend. 16:37 Noe talks about his mother who passed away in El Salvador. He talks about what he misses about her. 22:30 Yeni talks about her father having a drinking problem. 33:30 Noe talks about the...

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 Carlos Gomez entrevista a su hermana, Pilar Gomez sobre su niñez en Mexico y recuerdos de la familia, su inmigración a los Estados Unidos como adulta y sus hijas. [Carlos Gomez interviews his sister, Pilar Gomez, about her childhood in Mexio and memories of their family, her immigration to the US as an adult and Pilar's daughters.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 La mamá de Pilar y su influencia. 03:40 Primer recuerdo...

Interview Description José F. Hernandez (86) talks with his daughter Marie-Theresa hernandez (57) about being a funeral home owner in Rosenberg, Texas. Facilitator Subject Log 00:50 José talks about his parents being from Cahuilla, Mexico. His parents were Julia Nieto and Laro Hernandez. José was only a month old when his parents moved to Texas. 04:00 José talks about being a bazooka man in the Army when he was stationed in Japan. He enlisted in the...

Interview Description Louie Lucero (57) talks with his wife Athena Lucero (55) and daughter Jacqueline Lucero (28) about his uncle dying in the Vietnam War. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Louie talks about fond memories he has about visiting the pond and the park at East LA Public Library when he was younger. 12:00 Louie talks about his uncle Gabriel and how he was a mentor to him when he was a teenager. 16:20 Louie tells the story about...

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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 Michelle Souza (58) talks to her friend Laura Richarz (58) about her mother Blase Camacho Souza. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Michelle's mother Blase was born in Hawaii but was of Puerto-Rican descent. She talks about her mother's parents and her birth. 01:50 Michelle talks about the origins of her mother's name "Blase. " 07:20 Michelle talks about her mother moving from Hawaii to New York City to attend the Pratt...