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An interview between a daughter and her 91 year old father and some of his history as a Chicano growing up in Los Angeles and his life in the Marine Corps.

Margarita (Margie) talks about her experience as a mother of four children and health care in the United States.

My mother, Mary Esther Ford (née Bazaldua) discusses her mother’s upbringing (Zoila Michaela Bazaldua) in the 1920s and 1930s in Sinton, Texas.

I talk with my mother about her childhood and life now.

"I believe everyone should have their choice." - April Vallejo shares her experience as a young mother who believes every woman should have the right to choose. April attended the local Women's March in Brownsville, Texas with her daughter on...

Recorded in November of 2022, Laura-Adella Ibrahim (daughter, 16) talks to Ihab Ibrahim (father, 50) about his life growing up in Cairo, Egypt. Mr. Ibrahim explains his history, from growing in different generations to leaving everything behind and migrating to...

Alicia talks about the importance of the Guapamacataro Arts and Ecology center as a place for artist residents and as a way to give back to the Maravatio community. Alicia is both a citizen of Mexico and the United States...

interviewing my Tia Lucy, my dad’s oldest sister, while my dad is in the hospital recovering from his liver biopsy for his cancer diagnosis.

Mexican-American family speaks on their experience with family separation and many of the struggles they’ve faced going through this.

A story about being an immigrant and the opportunities that DACA offers.

While waiting to get on the Greyhound back to San Francisco, I ask my mom what she was like as a child, what her favorite and least favorite memory of me is, and how she would like to be remembered.

Friends Diana Paolo Vela Martinez (19) and Samuel Aguilar (23) speak about the experience of being undocumented citizens.

Speaking of how the 2020 pandemic has reminded her of when she first came to the United States from Mexico.

In this interview, conducted in June 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Aysha Ahmad (17) interviews her mentor Anabel Chavva (27) about her graduate school experience and intercultural marriage. She talks about meeting her Indian husband in Ireland and how they work...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Fernando Torres and I talk about his goals as a computer science major and music DJ in the Rio Grande Valley. Fernando has organically fallen into the role of photographer's apprentice while...

Rafael speaks enthusiastically about his time living in the United States and working hard. Rafa talks about currently living, working, and farming in Guapamacataro, Maravatio, but also about he hopes to return to the States to work with his brothers...

Dominique Huerta, a young activist born and raised in El Paso, Texas, discusses her upbringing, inspiration and passion for advocacy.

In this interview I get to ask my dad some questions about his upbringing and his life now. I got more insight into how his life experiences shaped him into the man he is today.

This is a school project in which my fellow Spanish classmates and I interview Spanish speakers to learn their stories. This is Graciela Haynes and she is the daughter of an immigrant. Here is a part of her story. *The...

Family history from Mexico to Ohio in 1929. Growing up as a Mexican American in Lorain, OH

Anonymous 17 talks about growing up in Mexico until her early teens when her family relocates to the United States. Living many years as a permanent resident, in recent years she has obtained United States citizenship. Anon 17 speaks about...

Words from my mom an immigrant from Mexico.

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Mirna shares with Melody her immigration story and what led her to a career in healthcare

How it was living in Mexico and abt her struggles moving to America and family memories.