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Interview Description Jorge Valdez (26) talks to his wife, Jesusita Valdez (28) about his love of family, his experiences in the Marine Corps, and his relationship with Jesusita. Facilitator Subject Log 00:45 Family is very important to Jorge. He shares childhood memories from growing up in Texas. 05:30 Jorge recalls being in boot camp on September 11, 2001. 07:30 Jorge was deployed to Iraq 4 times. He shares memories of those times,...

Interview Description Patricia Valdez talks with her co-worker and friend, Yolanda Cruz about growing up in Laredo, moving to Houston, the death of her father, and the role of education in her life. Facilitator Subject Log :50 Pat has lived in Houston since 1989 to teach second grade 9:00 Pat's mother sewed a lot; Pat's regrets in life: she wishes that she had told her father that she loved him 13:40 father was killed; hitchhiker; woke up...

Interview Description Facilitator Sara interviews Sean aka Gadget about his life on the streets. Facilitator Subject Log 7:37 Sean had a horrible childhood and saw his way out as by finding love and family like he saw in the Lion King. 11:50 He still thinks he won't make it much longer. He just wants a girl and a job like everyone else. Addicted to the streets. Doesn't know who to trust. 19:58 He loves Angela. They do a song together...

Interview Description April Wood (38) talks with her mother Maria Teresa Hill (60) about their lives. Facilitator Subject Log 01:20 Maria is from Juarez, MX. She talks about meeting her husband in 1969. She recalls moving to California with her new husband. 05:45 April talks about Harry. Maria talks about meeting Harry for the first time when he was in a convalescent home. 10:55 Maria names and mentions all of her children. She also talks...

Interview Description Ana Valencia Zapata habla con su hijo, Herbert Serrano, sobre su inmigración a los Estados Unidos de El Salvador, su mamá y su esfuerzo para superar. [Ana Valencia Zapata tells her son, Herbert Serrano, about her immigration to the US from El Salvador, her mother and her efforts to overcome.] Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 Orígen de Ana y su familia en El Salvador, los raíces de la familia. 05:06 Viniendo a EEUU a los...