My Mom’s story

My mom’s story of migrating to the United States from Mexico and explaining the difference between the two and how our lives were growing up without a dad.

Family Immigration

We talked about her experience on coming to the United States and how was her life before. We also discussed her challenges here and in her country.

Immigration Stories: Mexico-United States An Oral History – Alicia Marván, Director of Guapamacataro Center for Arts and Ecology

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...

Interview with grandpa

On December 10th Anabella Wade interviewed her grandfather Jorge Leyva. He lived in Tijuana and went to school learning English. In Tijuana he met his love juanita Leyva and moved to America and had 5 children.

Immigration Stories: Mexico-United States An Oral History – Gabby Cruz

Gabby tells us about how she was born and raised in Guapamacataro, Maravatio, Michoacan, Mexico, and how she is caretaker with her husband and daughter at the Center for Arts and Ecology. Gabby is also an organic strawberry farmer and...

The great thanksgiving listen 2019: with Grandpa

In this interview, I talked to my grandpa Larry about his life. Today is Thanksgiving in 2019. We are having dinner with my parents and their friends.

C. Santos – Processo de Inmigración

En esta entrevista estoy entrevistando a César Santos sobre su historia de inmigración a los Estados Unidos. César Santos es mi padre y tiene 41 años.

Kiele Sin – Georgia

Georgia’s life as an immigrant, from when she was in grade school to her time in college to the present time, having had kids and wedded. Offers advice about working in competitive fields and how she dealt with racial discrimination...

Immigration Experience (part 2)

An interview with professor, Dr. Arreguín Bermúdez about his immigration experience, being undocumented in the United States and eventually opening up his own business.

My brothers journey to the US.

It was a long scary journey of my brother Passing to the US with strangers at a young age.