Part Two: Maria speaks of transition, settling into Richmond, and her dreams of bringing more Mexican culture to her adopted city!

Part one of two: Maria sits down with Alison and translator Kaitlyn to talk about family, her move to Richmond, and ways she believes we can incorporate more Mexican culture into the town she has grown to love and appreciate!

The greatest role model

In this interview we explore my families history with my mother who grew up in Santa Ana in the seventies. She shares details into our family’s past some of the jobs that they did and how she a mexican woman...

Abigail Smith and her mom discuss the past, the present, and the future.

We talked about our family and how she had to adapt to her surroundings because everything was different when she moved. We discussed her childhood and the love of her life and who impacted while she grew up. She told...

The emotions and feelings of a dreamer like Carlos!

Carlos is a 17 year old who is currently a senior at School Of Social Justice. He talks about his feelings like the love he has for his partner and how he also has love for his family and the...

Great Thanksgiving Listen

In the interview I focused mainly on early life and her best years and tried to focus on the positive throughout the interview.

Love, pain, and Hope

During the 8 minutes in which I sat down with my mother to speak about the impact that I’ve had in her life, she told me about some of the most notable moments in her life since she birth me.

You can dream, you can try, you can fail, but it will get done.

Keylli Palmerin, 16, and her mom, Mary Cruz Vega, 35, talk about Mary's upbringing and goals she wishes to accomplish.

La historia de 27 años viviendo en los Estados Unidos

Maria Bazán habla como era su vida a inmigrar a los Estados Unidos desde México. Ella habla sobre la cultura mexicana y la cultura americana y como influye su vida. Habla sobre como era el transcurso de inmigrar.