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Esmeralda (17) asks her mom, Gabriela Garza (47), to share her story from once living in Mexico to now living in the United States. Esmeralda (17) le pide a su mamá, Gabriela Garza (47), que comparta su historia de cuando...

Esta es la historia de mi amigo de once años Ahmed Rodríguez. Ahmed nos cuenta sobre su cultura y todas dificultades que vivió en Cuba. Finalmente llega a los Estados Unidos como refugiado después de años y varios intentos fallidos...

I interviewed my mother about her growing up as a child in poverty and how that impacted her today. She also talked about the value of family and how you shouldn’t take them for granted, like she told me “Tu...

Nicole lived for several years as an expat in Mexico as she spent time as a teacher and intensively learned to speak Spanish. Nicole speaks about how her years in Mexico progressed from a short visit to a decision to...

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...

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...

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...

Anonymous Interviewee #16 talks about growing up in Mexico and having family in the United States. He speaks about his life in Mexico and what he is most proud of.

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...

Anonymous #15 tells us of what it is to have grown up on the border of Mexico and California, crossing over up to 4 times a week, and to have family in the United States that are impossible to see.

Felipe Tapia (36) habla con su esposa, Cody Mains-Tapia (28) sobre México, su vida en Los Estados Unidos y su esposa. Felipe Tapia (36) talks with his wife, Cody Mains-Tapia (28) about Mexico, His life in the United States and...

Karla Durán Palazuelos (37) y su amigo Iohann Rashi Vega (37) conversan acerca de las creencias de Karla, sus experiencias como voluntaria, y sobre su tienda de mercado justo. [Karla Durán Palazuelos (37) and her friend Iohann Rashi Vega (37)...