anecdotes (humorous but true stories)

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 Octavio Moreno (28) talks with facilitator Nina Porzucki (30) about his career as an opera singer. Facilitator Subject Log 00:33 Octavio was born in Hermosillo, MX. He talks about his family and what a great childhood he had. 10:30 Octavio talks about wanting to be a physicist when he was younger. He was fascinated with sound. He then tells the story about how he went from wanting to be a physicist, to a poet, to then wanting to...

Interview Description Angela Mosqueda (16) and friend Jocelyn Pliego (16) talk about their families and school. Facilitator Subject Log 04:00 Angela tells her immigration story. She arrived in Anaheim with her family when she was 5-years-old. Her family emigrated from Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. 06:20 Angela and Jocelyn talk about where and when they first met. 17:00 Jocelyn talks about the clubs and programs that are missing her from high...

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 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 Bernard Ojeda Sr. (59) talks with daughter Bernadette Gilby (35) about his childhood, his time in the military and raising three kids as a single father. Facilitator Subject Log 00:55 Bernard talks about why he had to raise his three children on his own. 12:50 Bernard talks about not learning how to speak English until he was 5-years-old. 23:00 Bernard describes why he dropped out of high school. 28:38...

Interview Description Chandra Olague and Pedro Miguel "Mike "Olague, married, recount their relationship and marriage on their fifteenth anniversary. Facilitator Subject Log 1:10 Mike recounts time in jail. 2:30 Mike recounts meeting Chandra. 9:55 Mike recounts jail time after couple returns to Arizona from Washington. "She was sending letters every day. " 14:40 Chandra's version of meeting Mike. "Then, I knew. "...

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...