Society Interview

I talked with my grandmother on her childhood, faith, and how her views on race and society were shaped.

Jenny and Emma talk about the jumper Jenny’s grandmother made her that she never wanted to wear.

“The jumper had a little bib on it…like overalls, but not like overalls.” When Jenny (on the right) is in middle school, her grandmother, a tailor, makes her an ill-fated jumper. Despite hiding it in the back of her closet,...

Interview of my dad

Interview of my dad where he explains how his family especially his mother has been the kindest to him. He shares the earliest childhood memory which was the earthquake of 1972 in Nicaragua. He wants people to remember him as...

Family oral history

I spoke to my paternal grandma about her early life, school, family, faith, and immigration.

My Sister’s Journey

I did an interview with my sister Catherine Fortun. She is 21 years old and attends Barry University where she is pursuing Nursing. Here in this interview we speak about her faith, her struggles in life, and the field of...