People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Annette

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Annette tells me about her experiences growing up in the Rio Grande Valley and working and traveling with her family as a migrant worker.

An interview with Dad

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.

Thoughts about Daca.

This is a interview about her thoughts on Daca and how it is helping in today’s time.

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...

Life as Wilmer

Listen as my step-father speaks about his life as a teenager, as a child and his current life. He speaks fondly of his grandmother and parents as they always treated him nicely and made him who he is today. We...

"DACA applicants earn every right to be American. They are the epitome of the American Dream and the embodiment of the American character."

Olivia Quinto, a lawyer, chats with Rutgers Law classmates Diego Iniguez-Lopez and Victor Monterrosa, Jr., about being undocumented for 20+ years and how the three classmates' personal histories transform into the political as immigrant rights’ activists.

Hispanic in a small German town

Interview to understand the relationship between Hispanic culture and faith.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Cristina, "We want to create an infrastructure for people to grow into people we want to see.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Cristina Garza, Program Director of the Mission EDC and creator of the Expert In Residence program says part of the Mission CEED co-working space's mission is "...to create an infrastructure for people...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: David "There is a legacy beyond social status."

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: David. David Withrow is the successful owner of the local cafe, Agrarian Coffee in McAllen, TX. David is a father and husband with a penchant for the refined culinary palette. David speaks...

Move to the US

In this interview we talked about his memories of coming over to the US from Mexico. We also covered how different things were than he imagined.

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

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...

“If you don’t go through the bad times, you don’t know what good times are.”

I interviewed my AVID high school teacher and began by asking her about a life changing event, leading to her story and how it affected her and some advice for students on what she’s learned.

"Deseo que todos mis hijos tengan exito a pesar de de que algunos son indocumentados." Maria es intrevistada por su hija Liz.

"[Como padres] sacrificamos estar [indocumentados] en los Estados Unidos por la educación de nuestros hijos. Quiero que mis hijos aprecien la vida en los Estados Unidos, pero espero que tambien valoren la cultura Mexicana."

Small Town Girl, Big World Dreams

Coming from a small town, to joining the military and seeing the world. This hispanic, mom and wife is making her way and setting an example.

Graciela: un Hija de un Inmigrante

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...

Mom

My moms hard ship through the Chicago police department because of her gender. I learned how sad she got and how she just had to suck it up and put up with it. I also learned that she got ripped...

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This is about my mom and how she grew up and what it is like being hispanic.

Great Thanksgiving Listen

The Great Thanksgiving Listen, Ian Bernal, 16,from Egg Harbor Township interviewing his dad, John Bernal, 53.