political beliefs and practices

Interview Description Amelia Alice Vara (87) talks with daughter Mary Hernandez (65) and granddaughter Dawn Leal (37) about her service to her community. Facilitator Subject Log 02:30 Amelia talks about her mother and her father. Her father was a Spanish translator. 04:50 Amelia talks about her experiences in school. She remembers being segregated at school from her sister because they had differing skin tones. 16:10 Amelia talks about...

Interview Description Maximina Villalobos (49) habla con sobrina Janet Deleon (27) de cuando vivian en El Salvador. [Maximina Villalobos (49) talks with niece Janet Deleon (27) about living in El Salvador.] Facilitator Subject Log 00:54 Maximina y Janet hablan de cuando Maximina empezo a cuidar a Janet. Janet tenia nieve meses y vivian en El Salvador. 10:00 Janet recuerda sus dias en la primaria en El Salvador. Maximina cuenta historias de como era...

Interview Description José Villarreal (62) talks with his wife Sylvia Sullivan Villarreal (59) about his childhood in Orange Grove, TX, migrating around Texas with his family as a child and meeting his wife Sylvia when he was in graduate school. Facilitator Subject Log 1:38 migrant farmers; the most his father made every year was $2000 for a family of nine kids 5:51 memories of his father being nervous to stop at gas stations; stopping at the roadside...

Interview Description Gerladina Interiano Wise (49) talks with son Scott Wise (17) about moving to the States from El Salvador, her ancestry and her accomplishments in life. Facilitator Subject Log 01:06 Geraldina was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. Her parents moved to the United States when she was five because her father became the Consul General to the United States. She talks about the language barrier she encountered. 03:50 Geraldina talks...

Interview Description Luis E. Zurita (68) habla con Ivette Zurita Serrano (29) y Eduardo A. Zurita (38) de su vida en Chile y su religion. [Luis E Zurita (68) talks with Ivette Zurita Serrano (29) and Eduardo A. Zurita (38) about his life in Chile and his religion.] Facilitator Subject Log 03:20 Luis habla de la situacion politica en Chile cuando era niño. 14:00 Luis cuenta una historia de cuando era capturado por la dictadura militar de...