school day memories

Interview Description Facilitator Anna Walters (27) interviews Amalia Garzon (52) about her life story, from growing up in Ecuador, coming to the US, being a mother, and receiving her education and degrees. Facilitator Subject Log 00:46 Amalia was born in Ecuador. She talks about her family and childhood there. She was closest with her cousin, Grace. 14:57 Amalia's life turned out much different than she expected. She learned English very early on,...

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 Armando Gonzales (17) talks with his friend Eduardo Torrez (17) about their friendship, their love of rap music, football, and gangbanging. Facilitator Subject Log 5:23 how they met each other in the second grade; football 9:00 Eduardo has a lot of brothers and sisters; rapping together; how Armando started rapping; Houston rap versus Atlanta rap 14:00 verses and songs written; freestyling; experience freestyling...

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 Ana Hepler, 59, talks to her daughter Tracy Hepler, 26, about her immigration to the United States, including the difficulties she encountered on the road, and her first months in America. Facilitator Subject Log 4:55 AH's plans of going to America. 7:20 AH's problems encountered as she traveled through Mexico on way to Los Angeles: being abandoned by bus driver, being denied shelter by woman who had previously promised to help...

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...