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Interview Description Siblings Aliyavor Betancourt, 42, and Maria Silva, 39, reflect on their upbringing, remember their mother, and discuss Maria's relationship with her husband. Facilitator Subject Log 1:00 Siblings remember their mother, who immigrated alone from Mexico and who raised her children alone. 3:05 Siblings introduce their father, who escaped from Cuba and who never exercised a parent role. 7:00 Siblings reflect on the life...

Interview Description Maricela "Mari "Bobadilla (40) y su esposo Cesar "Fabi "Bobadilla (41) hablan de cómo se conocieron, sus hijos, su familia, y la comida que Fabi cocina. Maricela "Mari "Bobadilla (40) and her husband Cesar "Fabi "Bobadilla (41) talk about how they met, their children, their family and Fabi's cooking. Facilitator Subject Log 1:10 Mari cuenta cómo se conocieron en México 3:55 Mari describe la boda y cuando tuvieron a su primera...

Interview Description Edgar Bustillo, 13, tells his friend and teacher Jay McAdams, 46, about his life in Honduras and adjustment to time in Los Angeles, his aspirations, and his views on social issues and marriage. Facilitator Subject Log 0:57 EB talks about adjusting to school life in Los Angeles after arriving from his native Honduras. EB talks about the village where he grew up. 5:40 EB talks about his father's death, his views on it, the funeral,...

Interview Description Moses Camarena, 62, talks to Mobile Facilitator Sara Culver, 25, about his parents, experiences growing up, academic and athletic achievements, and career satisfaction. Facilitator Subject Log 4:40 Discussion of mother and mentions on her teachings on discrimination. She inspired him to excel in whatever he did. 6:30 Family accident: father runs over little sister. Mother's prayer for sister's well-being. 8:45 Story...

Interview Description Alberto Campain (61) and wife Marlen Campain (61) talk with their daughter Pamela Wright (31) about being Latinos in the United States. Facilitator Subject Log 02:00 Alberto talks about the cultural differences he experienced when first arriving to the United States. 05:20 Marlen talks about going to Belmont High School in Los Angeles, Ca and being a Latina. 08:20 Alberto talks about going to the Grand Central Market...

Interview Description Graciela Bustos Cantu (33) talks with husband Juan Andres Cantu (43) about living in Cuernavaca, Mexico, her childhood and her future goals. Facilitator Subject Log 00:57 Graciela was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She talks about her childhood there up until she was 8-years-old. 06:20 Graciela says she had two distinct childhoods: her childhood in Mexico and her childhood in the United States. She talks about the different school...

Interview Description Janet Carballo (27) y su amiga Martha Fazzoni (43) hablan de sus vidas en los E.E.U.U. [Janet Carballo (27) and friend Martha Fazzoni (43) talks about their lives in the United States.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Janet nacio en Estado de Mexico, pero se mudo a la frontera - Tamaulipas - cuando tenia 10 años. Tiene un año en los Estados Unidos. 02:40 Martha nacio en Montevideo, Uruguay y se mudo a los Estados Unidos hace siete...

Interview Description Antonio Carillo tells facilitator Sara Culver about coming to the US from Zacatecas Mexico. He worked alongside his parents picking lemons while learning English and then earning a bachelor's degree. Antonio now teaches literature. Facilitator Subject Log 00:40 Antonio remembers coming to the US from Mexico with his parents on their visa on November 9, 1982. They immediately went to work picking lemons. Antonio was thrilled at first but then...

Interview Description Adolph Carranza Jr. (64) talks with friend Eleanor Tschaepe (73) about growing up in Santa Ana, CA, his different jobs and how he wants to be remembered. Facilitator Subject Log 01:20 Adolph talks about growing up in Santa Ana. He was raised by his "mama "Dolores Luqin Caballero Carranza. He talks about growing up in th e "barrio. " 08:00 Adolph talks about working on fields when he was 4-years-old and earning women's wages for...

Interview Description Juan Mendez (25) talks with Juan Contreras (26) about crossing the border from Mexico to the United States and about the differences between life in Mexico and the United States and what they miss about Mexico. Facilitator Subject Log 1:44 En que trabajas? construcción but jobs have slowed down 5:08 JM goes to martial arts school; black belt; wants to teach martial arts classes 14:00 The story of why JC wanted to come...