Anna Paloma Williams and Luz Kenyon
Anna Paloma Williams and Luz Kenyon Anna Paloma Williams and Luz Kenyon Anna Paloma Williams and Luz Kenyon

Anna Paloma Williams and Luz Kenyon

Recorded October 30, 2021 Archived October 30, 2021 29:01 minutes
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Description

Anna Paloma Williams (32) asks her mother, Luz Kenyon (58), about what life was like for her as she immigrated to the United States from Mexico and raised her children in a new country. They also discuss the female role models who have lead their family, their experiences with racial discrimination, and the love that Luz has for all of her children.

Subject Log / Time Code

1:11
LK explains how she moved from Mexico City to New York City.
1:55
LK shares her first impressions of America.
4:24
LK recalls the first time she met her husband.
5:34
LK describes what it was like raising her first child with postpartum depression and the role the other women in her family played in supporting her.
9:41
APW remembers the female leaders in her family, who were her role models growing up.
10:37
LK shares how she feels about her children not having children of their own.
13:53
APW shares her thought process as she considers having children.
14:58
APW and LK talk about the way LK loves her children.
19:29
LK describes what it was like raising mixed race children in the U.S.
23:50
LK talks about the economic challenges she and her children faced.
25:44
LK expresses how difficult it was to watch racial discrimination affect her children.
28:13
APW expresses gratitude to LK for making her a Black Mexican-American woman.

Participants

  • Anna Paloma Williams
  • Luz Kenyon

Recording Locations

Columbus Public Library

Venue / Recording Kit