Brownsville, TX

Interview Description José "Joe" Barrera (63) talks with son Juan Barrera about his childhood and his identity as a Chicano. Facilitator Subject Log 02:00 José talks about being from the Southeast portion of Texas, specifically a town called Mercedes, TX near Brownsville, TX. He talks about his earliest memory there. 04:49 José talks about the day Juan was born. He remembers Juan being born at home with a midwife and describes the scene....

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 Esmerelda interviews her husband, Rogelio, about coming to the US at age 6 and the values his family instilled in him. Facilitator Subject Log 11:20 Rogelio remembers going to the market and asking the Chinese shopkeeper for "ajo" because he couldn't say garlic. The man understood. 13:45 Drafted and went to Ft. Lewis, WA. He didn't tell his mother until the day before. At Ft. Lewis they told him he wasn't required to go to...