Mariposa Burciaga and Jana Lucas
Recorded
January 27, 2024
Archived
January 27, 2024
01:03:18
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Id:
oss000153
Description
One Small Step conversation partners Mariposa Burciaga (54) and Jana Lucas (51) talk about defying their parents' expectations and their difficult relationships with them as they age; the pain of losing friendships and the people they love; the role of social media; and their opposing political views.Subject Log / Time Code
Jana Lucas (J) talks about the influence of her grandfather, who was a WW2 veteran, and his impact on her decision to teach history; and the influence of her parents and their difficulty accepting her divorce.
Mariposa Burciaga (M) talks about her parents' influence on her, how they taught her love, openness and generosity; influence of her children.
M talks about how she is different from who her parents want to be.
J talks about how much of her life has been guided by fear.
M talks about a time she stood up to her parents.
J talks about her difficult relationship with her parents as they age.
M talks about how her parents' conservative beliefs affected her relationships.
J talks about the importance of having M's son in the room.
M talks about how she ended up in Fresno.
J talks about how her personal relationships take priority over her political and religious beliefs; she talks about times she has held back her ideas from friends to avoid conflict with them. She expresses that this had made her feel expendable.
M talks about the spiritual journey that she is currently on, and the changes she has made in her life on this path. She talks about the friends and loved ones she has lost along the way because of this journey.
M talks about the sense of detachment that has come out of the use of social media.
J talks about the evolution of her political values through her family and their religion; she now sees herself as socially liberal and financially conservative.
M describes herself as very liberal and her belief in keeping religion/God out of politics.
M and J talks about the importance of listening to others and curiosity.
M talks about her hopes for the future - for people to change their fear into courage.
J hopes for people to see that their common bonds are stronger than their differences, and set aside their egos.
M and J talk about how they enjoyed meeting each other.
Participants
- Mariposa Burciaga
- Jana Lucas