First Kiss

Interview Description Olivia and her partner talk about their family histories and their life together. Facilitator Subject Log 00:35 Olivia's great grandmother in Laredo, Mexico. She couldn't read but she could count. She made 10 tortillas and put a bean aside, and then she would trade a bean for a peso to the shop. 12:00 Joséphine, Olivia's mother, found her cousin dead on the floor, killed by her husband. 16:18 Olivia's mother gave her...

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...

Interview Description Robert A Gonzalez (62) talks with daughter Erica Gonzalez (32) about his life. Facilitator Subject Log 01:20 Robert talks about watching :Ozzie & Harriet "on television and fantasizing about a better life. 04:50 Robert talks about his experience working on farms when he was younger. He says that's where he learned to hate grapes. 08:52 Robert talks about the Vietnam War draft and getting drafted. 13:00...

Interview Description April Wood (38) and spouse Dwight Bond (47) talk about their families and their lives. Facilitator Subject Log 04:12 April talks about her grandmother Joséfina Perez de Guevara, who was born in Juarez, Mexico. 08:00 Dwight talks about his grandfather Bearfoot Heigler and the family he had. 21:40 April talks about the first time she met Dwight's family. 27:00 Dwight talks about how him and April met on the...