Family Is Everything

“I don’t care what people think, I will do anything and everything for my children.” On December 21, 2018, Daisy Salinas talked about her experience of leaving her home in El Salvador to come to the United States. She explains...

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Martha Reyes and Martha Rojas

Madre e hija Martha Rojas (85) y Martha Reyes Rojas (45) habla de la vida de Martha Rojas en La Ciudad de México, su historia familiar y sus reflexiones sobre la vida. Mother and daughter Martha Rojas (85) and Martha...

Antonio Negrete

My dad and I basically talked about his grandparents and how he was influenced by other people and also about some tough times.

Lying Vows

The story is about my character, Bonito, crossing over the border with his mother and what led up to it.

Story of a better life

Back then when I was 19 years old I had to leave my family back brothers and my parents for looking new opportunities for life.

“La vida en Mexico era difícil”

We spoke about how life in 80s Mexico was very different from how life is now. We speak about my mother's childhood, how she met my dad, alcoholism in the family, and moving to the United States. The interview is...

The borderline

Life is hard when your family doesn't have money. But the little things you have the more motivated you will get. But the more things you have the less motivated you will get.

Mi Papa, Jose Alberto Jimenez Ramirez

I, Emiliano Jimenez Minor, interviewed my dad, Jose Alberto Jimenez Ramirez, who's 50 years old about his experience growing up in Mexico City, el DF with my grandma, my uncles, my aunts, my dad's cousins. We talked about how my...

Melissa Silva Interview

We talked about memories that my mom enjoyed and about how family is very important for her.

Mi Abuelo

This interview is about a grandfather who tells his grandchild a little bit of his childhood

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Zazil-xa Davis-Vazquez and Sandra Ortega Vazquez

Zazil-xa Davis-Vazquez (27) speaks to their aunt Sandra Ortega (43) about moving, relationships, and being close to family.

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Juana Arenas de la Riva and Manuel Barragan Arenas

Juana Maria Arenas de la Riva (66) is interviewed by her son Manuel Barragan Arenas (33) about growing up with her grandparents in México, immigrating to the U.S. and her teenage years in California.

Mom Iterview

As I interviewed my Mom I realized a lot of stuff that I didn’t know about her. Overall the interview went great.

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Lucia Lara Filter, Maria Lara, and Jim Filter

Lucia Lara Filter (18) interviews her parents Maria Lara (52) and Jim Filter (52) about their lives, memories as a family, and wisdom they have to share with Lucia as she prepares to leave for college on the same day...

Childhood in Mexico City

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Paulo Martinez (16) interviews his father Ruben Martinez (47) about his childhood in Mexico City and the memories that came along. Mr. Martinez shares with us the neighborhood he grew...

The earthquake Mexico city 1985

We talked about his experience during the biggest earthquake in mexico city. We talked about his life transitioning to the U.S and talked about him as a person.