Best Friends

Interview Description Angie Apodaca (74) talks with her daughter Cynthia Apodaca (47) about losing her son Eric to HIV/AIDS. Facilitator Subject Log 00:45 Angie talks about the type of mother she was. She wanted to have six children but only had four. 05:00 Angie talks about her youngest son Eric. She describes when she first knew Eric was Gay. 06:00 Angie talks about the day she told Eric to get an HIV test because he was showing signs of...

Interview Description Yolanda Blanco remembers the life of her husband Victor, who suffers from Parkinson's and dementia, and discusses the love and care that family, friends, and coworkers have displayed for him. Facilitator Subject Log 1:20 Fecha y lugar de nacimiento de Victor. 2:00 (Full switch to English) Childhood jobs: taking water and lunches to mine workers. 3:05 Parents' divorce and move to the United States. Genealogy...

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 Connie Campos, 54, and Leticia Campos, 55, friends and sisters-in-law, discuss their strong friendship and their aspirations for their daughters. Facilitator Subject Log 1:45 CC recalls meeting LC, who married her brother. She appreciates LC for supporting her during CC's pregnancy with her first child 6:05 LC discusses her impressions of CC and her other sisters when LC and her then-husband Victor began living with CC....

Interview Description Lourdes (62) y Hector De La Cruz(65) hablan con sus hijos Claudia (41) y Alejandro De La Cruz de cuando se conocieron, la boda que tuvieron y el primer embarazo de Lourdes. [Lourdes (62) & Hector (65) De La Cruz talk with children Claudia (41) and Alejandro (28) about the first time they met, their marriage and their first child.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:55 Lourdes cuenta la historia de cuando primer conocio a Hector....

Interview Description Leon De Leon (89) talks to his son Reuben R De Leon (40) about his life. Facilitator Subject Log 00:58 Leon talks about being born in Lompoc, CA, but also living in Mexico until he was 7-years-old. 07:50 Leon talks about becoming a signal-man in the Navy. He talks about why he joined the military. 12:30 Leon joined the Merchant Marines and talks about the scariest moment he ever had on a ship. He tells the story about...

Interview Description Jonathan Eisen, 38, talks with his good friend Paul Sanchez Yates, 42, about the high school social scene in Greenwich, CT, and their favorite hang-out growing up, "The Cafe." Facilitator Subject Log 4:15 JE talks about is identity as a New Jerseyite growing up. There was a sense of pride at being from a place that was the butt of so many jokes. "I'm from New Jersey, and I came out all right." 8:00 JE shares his happiest memory....

Interview Description Guillermo Fernandez (86) habla con su hija Norma E. Fernandez (27) de su vida. [Guillermo Fernandez (86) talks with his daughter Norma E. Fernandez (27) about his life.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:40 Guillermo cuenta historias de su niñez. Fue criado en Pachuca y vivio en un rancho cuando tenia cinco años. 06:00 Guillermo llego a los Estados Unidos en los 40's como bracero. Cuente de su primera experiencia. 09:00...

Interview Description Joséph E Garcia (84) and Beatrice Garcia (83) talk with their grandson Sergio Vasquez Jr (28) about their lives in Los Angeles, CA. Facilitator Subject Log 01:20 Beatrice was born in Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, CA. Joséph was born in East Los Angeles. 04:40 Joséph tells a story about riding his bicycle with his friends to the beach when he was 10-years-old. 10:50 Beatrice recalls memories from growing up during the...