religious beliefs and practices

Interview Description Paulina Herrera, 49, y Amed Zamora, 32, esposos, hablan de su empresa, sus creencias sociales y de su lugar de nacimiento. [Paulina Herrera, 49, and Amed Zamora, 32, husband and wife, talk about their small business, their social beliefs, and their place of birth.] Facilitator Subject Log 2:04 PH habla de las responsibilidades y satisfacciones que conlleva tener una empresa. 7:06 PH habla de sus conocimientos y logros...

Interview Description Erick Huerta (25) talks with friend Laura Enriquez (23) about moving from Mexico to the U.S., his love for comics and his pursuit of a higher education. Facilitator Subject Log 00:39 Erick was born in Mexico but was lived all over Los Angeles. He arrived in Boyle Heights at the age of seven. 02:10 Erick talks about how and why his family moved to the United States. 12:30 Erick talks about his dad purchasing a hot dog...

Interview Description Hortencia Ibarra, 88, y su hija Rosario Ibarra Armenta, 67, hablan con su hijo/hermano José Luis Valenzuela, 59, acerca de la muerte de sus hijos/hermanos, especialmente de hija/hermana Teresa, de la violencia en México y su niñezes y amores. [Hortencia Ibarra, 88, and her daughter Rosario Ibarra Armenta, 67, talk to their son/brother José Luis Valenzuela, 59, about the death of three of their children/brothers, specially the death of daughter/sister Teresa, about the violence in...

Interview Description Bertha Ibarra Parle (62) read a prepared story about her family traditions growing up on the Mexican/American border. Facilitator Subject Log 1:13 growing up in Ciudad Juárez; living between two different worlds, two different cultures 6:35 El día de cócono; pumpkin pie; frijolitos, posole y guacamole; Posadas; ponche 14:34 the story of how her parents met; father couldn't go to war; meeting her mother at a dance...

Interview Description Carol Jacques talks to her husband, Bill rumble about her grandparents' emigration to the US from Mexico at the turn of the century and the community of Chavez Ravine where her family had their home until the community was razed. Facilitator Subject Log 01:11 Carol's grandparents and stories of their lives in poverty in Mexico. When they emigrated to the US, the family carried a stone corn-grinder called a metate all the way....

Interview Description Graciela Kavullo (68) talks with husband Timothy Kavulla (65) about her grandmother Adelida Garza Reyes and her work as a midwife in Mexico. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Graciela talks about having trouble knowing how to pronounce her grandmother's name when she was a younger child. She remembers always calling her "Abuelita "[grandmother] Ipa. 05:00 Graciela talks about how her grandmother got into midwifery in Mexico after she...

Interview Description Ana Lazo-Padilla (34) habla con su amiga, Ana Paulina Padilla (28) sobre sus padres, su marido y sus hijos y la importancia de la educación en su familia. [Ana Lazo-Padilla (34) talks to her, Ana Paulina Padilla (28) about her parents, her husband and children and the importance of education in her family.] Facilitator Subject Log 00:47 Los padres de Ana Lazo-Padilla (ALP). 06:50 Una maestra que influenció a ALP, el...

Interview Description Laura Murphy (56) interviews her aunt, Henrietta Green Leon (81) about Henrietta's life growing up in Yuma, living with her husband all over the country and the time the two have spent together. Facilitator Subject Log 00:50 Henrietta's nicknames: Lemon and Titi. 04:30 Henrietta remembers being the first Hispanic in Pep Club; Laura remembers electing the first Hispanic homecoming queen. 08:10 Henrietta met her...

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 Sara Elena Loiza (47) talks with partner Ara Najarian (44) about her life in a multicultural family. Facilitator Subject Log 01:10 Sara talks about her father Larry Finkelberg. She talks about his family's lineage. 03:10 Sara talks about her mother who is originally from Mexico City. 16:00 Sara talks about the bakery her family owned. 24:40 Sara talks about her identity and growing up as a Jewish Latina in...