Migrant Labor

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 Magdalena Vigil interviews her grandmother, Perfecta Contreras about Perfecta's life growing up separated from her own mother, her marriages and children. Facilitator Subject Log 01:48 Magdalena calls Perfecta "Abuelita "or "'uelita. " Perfecta was born in San Antonio, Texas. Later she moved back to Mexico with her father who wouldn't let Perfecta's mother see her children. 09:48 Perfecta's life on the ranch with her father....

Interview Description Maria "María " Robles (54) talks with her friend, Maria Teresa "Tere " Varela (60) about her family member's immigration stories, her role in creating a monument for Cesar Chavez in her community, her family and her values, and her community involvement. Facilitator Subject Log 01:00 María considera como se siente por poder compartir su historia. Da un resumen de como se siente por su vida estadounidense. 02:20 María habla de sus...