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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 Clyde Gill talks to his daughters Tiffany Piña and Joslyn Gill about his childhood, school life, community life and worthies, family history and lineage, his Mexican heritage and family traditions, and happiest and saddest memories. Facilitator Subject Log 3:40 CG talks about the pride and joy of becoming a parent. 7:35 CG shares anecdotes of his daughters growing up. Daughters' skits and singing. 10:40 CG talks about...

Interview Description Fidel Gomez (30) and Esperanza Ibarra (23) talk about their lives with their parents Evelina Fernandez (55) and José Luis Valenzuela (59). Facilitator Subject Log 05:40 Fidel talks about growing up in East LA. He talks about his school experiences. 08:48 Evelina talks about giving birth at White Memorial Hospital in East LA. She also talks about all of the different schools she attended and what it was like to be Mexican-American...

Interview Description Denise Ricks (29) interviews her father, Dennis Gonzales (56) about his life. Facilitator Subject Log 00:50 Denis talks about his ethnic background, and the progression of labels he identified himself as. 03:52 Dennis shares memorable stories from his childhood in Pueblo, CO. 09:40 Dennis talks about his parents. His mother was a stay-at-home mom and used to drive him to school. He recalls the cooking she did. She and...

Interview Description Robert A Gonzalez (62) talks with daughter Erica Gonzalez (32) about his life. Facilitator Subject Log 01:20 Robert talks about watching :Ozzie & Harriet "on television and fantasizing about a better life. 04:50 Robert talks about his experience working on farms when he was younger. He says that's where he learned to hate grapes. 08:52 Robert talks about the Vietnam War draft and getting drafted. 13:00...

Interview Description Edgar Griffin tells his granddaughter, Christina Ramaya about his family background and military service as a paratrooper. Edgar remembers his wife and father-in-law. Facilitator Subject Log 02:00 Edgar first went to school in Mexico and then finished in the US when his family moved. 04:24 During military service, Edgar volunteered for infantry training in order to stay in the US long enough to see his mother who was immigrating...

Interview Description Fina Guevara (64), talks with facilitator, Carolina Correa (30s), about her parents and why she is so proud of them. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Fina came in to talk about her parents, Irene Casada Montagno and Antonio Montagno. They raised Fina and her 3 siblings in Los Angeles. 04:43 Fina talks about her parent's backgrounds. Her father, originally from Mexico didn't speak English. Her mother had a strong influence on her....

Interview Description Barbara Gutierrez, 64, tells StoryCorps Mobile Facilitator Alejandro De La Cruz, 28, about the difficulties she experienced growing up as a Latina in the predominantly White west side of Los Angeles, about her parents, and about her work in education. Facilitator Subject Log 2:25 BG talks about her parents' background and her father's business, a jewelry factory. Father was a WWII veteran. 5:50 BG talks about her school...

Interview Description Sandra Heralda, 59, talks to her sister Gracie Apodaca, 60, and her niece Corina Apodaca Lash, 32, about the community she grew up, her education and work life, and her mother. Facilitator Subject Log 5:55 SH recalls when she first grew aware that her family was poor and of her socioeconomic status. At her first job at City Hall, people would be surprised that someone had brown eyes. 11:00 SH remembers some of her favorite...

Interview Description Xavier Hermosillo talks to facilitator Jorge Rios about his career, life growing up and the politics, culture and identity of Latinos in the US. Facilitator Subject Log 00:47 Xavier is the CEO of Crisis Pros. He give examples of some of the problem-solving they have done from helping settle the 100-year water war to re-energizing a food product brand. 11:36 Xavier grew up in poverty. He talks about his mother's influence on his...