Farm Life

Interview Description Marlon Lux Bal (18) y su amigo Rodolfo Hernandez (20) hablan de la vida. [Marlon Lux Bal (18) and his friend and roommate Rodolfo Hernandez (20) talk about their lives.] Facilitator Subject Log 00:40 Rodolfo habla de cuando su vida cambio a los doce años. Habla de cuando vivio en foster home por siete años. 07:20 Rodolfo habla de su overdose de drogas. 12:00 Marlon cuente de cuando sus papas lo abandonaron a los tres...

Interview Description José F. Maldonado, 67, talks to StoryCorps Mobile Facilitator Alejandro De La Cruz, 28, about his childhood, his worklife as an electronics engineers and musician, and his political views. Facilitator Subject Log 0:50 JM talks about his parents and siblings and his upbringing as a migrant farm laborer. 5:30 JM remembers traveling the country with his family picking crops and recalls an instance in which his family faced...

Interview Description Luis Marquez talks to Anna Walters about his work on the fields, involvement with the United Farm Workers union, and his memories of and inspiration by Cesar Chavez. Facilitator Subject Log 00:40 LM talks about the place where he was born and his childhood and family. 2:15 First impressions of America. Intimidation at school because he did not speak English. 3:30 LM talks about working in the fields, his parents....

Interview Description Leticia Martinez (51)and her husband, Everardo Martinez-Inzunza (54) talk about their family backgrounds, how they came to the US, and reflect on their Mexican-American identity. Facilitator Subject Log 00:53 Everardo shares his immigration story from Mexico. The US was not as he imagined it would be. He was now the minority and experienced racism. 06:38 Leticia talks about her background and how she came to the US. Her...

Interview Description Angel Mora, de 69 años, y su esposa Rogelia Mora, de 67 años, le cuentan a su hija Jasmine Mora, de 25 años, sus historias de como llegaron a los Estados Unidos, incluyendo como escaparon a Inmigración y las veces que los deportaron, y además hablan de su matrimonio, sus esfuerzos para mandar a sus hijas a escuelas privadas y el orgullo que sienten por sus hijas. [Angel Mora, 69, and his wife Rogelia Mora, 67, share with their daughter Jasmine Mora, 25, their immigration stories,...

Interview Description Carlos Mosqueda (56) talks with his daughter Cindy Mosqueda (29) about being born in Mexico, moving to Texas when he was six and then moving with his family to Los Angeles, Ca. Facilitator Subject Log 00:49 Carlos talks about being born in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. He Lived there until he was six. His father was Bartolo Mosqueda and his mother was Juana Mosqueda. 5:20 Carlos talks about his fondness for dairy farms. He...

Interview Description María Muñoz, 65, habla con su hijo Alberto Flores, 42, acerca de sus recuerdos más alegres y tristes, de inmigración a y vida en los Estados Unidos y de los problemas familiares. [Maria Muñoz, 65, talks with her son, Alberto Flores, 42, about their happiest and saddest memories of immigration and life in the US and about family problems.] Facilitator Subject Log 1:30 Momento más alegre de vida de MM: legalización en los Estados...

Interview Description Ana Ochoa, de 54 años, habla con Jeanette Diez Martínez, trabajadora en la bibioteca de San Luis de 49 años, acerca de las condiciones de trabajo que buscaba cambiar la unión de trabajadores campesinos (UFW, por sus siglas en Inglés) y sus envolvimiento con el sindicato. [Ana Ochoa, 54, talks to San Luis library worker Jeanette Diez Martínez, 49, about the field working conditions that the United Farm Workers (UFW) sought to change and her own involvement with the...

Interview Description Rosalia Olaya (40) habla con su amiga Silvia Jimenez (55) de su vida en Oaxaca, Mexico y cuenta su viaje de Oaxaca a Los Angeles, CA. [Rsalia Olaya (40) talks with her friend Silvia Jimenez (55) about her life in Oaxaca, MX and her emigration from Oaxaca to Los Angeles.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Rosalia habla de su vida en Oaxaca. Cuenta la historia de como llego a Los Angeles. 04:00 Rosalia cuenta la historia de como...

Interview Description Victor Padilla y su esposa Patricia Padilla dialogan sobre sus experiencias matrimoniales y brindan consejos sobre como mantener una buena relación. [Victor Padilla and his wife, Patricia Padilla, talk about their marriage experiences and give advice about how to have a good relationship.] Facilitator Subject Log 0:20 PP explica porque quisieron hacer esta grabación. 4:00 VP y PP habla de la importancia de tener buena...