Mexican-American

Interview Description Hope Arce (72) talks with her niece Minerva Pérez McEnelly (54) about the discrimination she has faced as a Mexican-American and family genealogy. Facilitator Subject Log 3:17 descrimination that Emilio (Hope's father) faced; he was left handed and he never learned to read or write 9:02 punished at school for speaking Spanish; family of firsts; first Sheriff of Alamo; Minerva was punished for speaking Spanish in the first...

Interview Description Jesse T Campos (88) talks with daughter Maria Edna Campos (52) and great grandson Larry Aguirre (9) about his service during WWII and his family. Facilitator Subject Log 03:30 Jesse talks about segregation during his earlier years. He talks about segregation at restaurants. 14:50 Jesse talks about Pearl Harbor and serving in the military. He also talks about the day he learned from his captain that the war was over. He remembers...

Interview Description Antonio Carillo tells facilitator Sara Culver about coming to the US from Zacatecas Mexico. He worked alongside his parents picking lemons while learning English and then earning a bachelor's degree. Antonio now teaches literature. Facilitator Subject Log 00:40 Antonio remembers coming to the US from Mexico with his parents on their visa on November 9, 1982. They immediately went to work picking lemons. Antonio was thrilled at first but then...

Interview Description Lawrence "Larry "Garcia is interviewed by facilitator, Sara Culver about his childhood in rural Kansas, his service in the Marine Corps and how he became the fire chief in Wichita, KS for 22 years. Facilitator Subject Log 1:01 born in 1936 in small community in Western Kansas; father could hardly speak English 4:25 only two of his siblings graduated from high school; interpreting for their father 15:40 Marine Corps...

Interview Description Alfredo and Veronica talk about their work with the community through Family Services of Greater Houston and their Mexican-American identity and heritage. Facilitator Subject Log 1:00 Alfredo is Mexican-American. His parents both grew up in Texas. His father didn't speak English until he joined the army. He is one of ten children and both of his parents came from large families. 5:45 Alfredo lived in Louisiana for a time. he went...

Interview Description Sylvia Gonzales (65) is interviewed by her friend, Celia Vara Valles (49) about her career in law enforcement, her adoptive son Michael and her grandchildren whom she has raised. Facilitator Subject Log 3:46 Sylvia's role model was her mother; she taught her and her siblings everything they needed to know before kindergarten; Olga Solis got Sylvia a scholarship for college; Sylvia's parents' names 7:50 childhood was happy; family...

Interview Description Xavier Hermosillo talks to facilitator Jorge Rios about his career, life growing up and the politics, culture and identity of Latinos in the US. Facilitator Subject Log 00:47 Xavier is the CEO of Crisis Pros. He give examples of some of the problem-solving they have done from helping settle the 100-year water war to re-energizing a food product brand. 11:36 Xavier grew up in poverty. He talks about his mother's influence on his...

Interview Description Waldo Romo (81) is interviewed by his sister Gloria del Carmen Sierra (64) about their father, a hard working man with a good sense of humor. Their father was in his 50s by the time his wife gave birth to Gloria, so she never got to know him well and relies on her brother's stories to keep his memory alive. Facilitator Subject Log 2:50: three errors in Waldo's birth certificate 21:15: mother didn't trust American food unless it...

Interview Description Alice interviews her dad, José Vargas, about his family history, being Mexican-American, and his experiences in the Army in WWII. Facilitator Subject Log 00:50 José's mother's family was driven out of Mexico by Pancho Villa's men during the revolution because they were well off. 14:28 José held odd jobs after High School. He received a letter from Uncle Sam, drafting him to the army. 16:15 All nationalities were in...