Gilberto Armendariz and Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta
Recorded
June 5, 2023
Archived
June 5, 2023
43:42 minutes
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Id:
mby022782
Description
Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta (36) interviews her father Gilberto Armendariz (67) about his childhood, his career, and his family.Subject Log / Time Code
Gilberto (G) talks about growing up in El Paso, Texas, with Mexican and Japanese heritage. G says teachers told him not to speak Spanish on school property.
G talks about his career journey in the communications industry.
G says he followed his older brother's path by going into the tech industry and describes memorable moments of his career.
G reflects on the path his life has taken.
G talks about his worries regarding the current state of society and politics.
G discusses his decision to run for state senate in Colorado Springs in 2018.
G tells Jacqueline (J) about when he found out he was going to be a dad.
G explains how he and his partner landed on the name Jacqueline for their daughter.
G details what was going through his mind when he first saw J.
G shares what it was like being a Communications Workers of America (CWA) union member. He says it was democracy in action.
G reflects on how he and J are similar and different.
Participants
- Gilberto Armendariz
- Jacqueline Armendariz Unzueta