Interview With Juan Pérez

My grandfather Juan Perez speaks about his experiences immigrating from Mexico to join the American Airforce

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.

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...

Laura Sáenz and Sara Angon Chavez

Laura Sáenz (48) talks to Sara Angon Chavez (61) about how Sara arrived to work at her family's home in Mexico City at age 19 with her newborn daughter and their many memories and experiences living and traveling together.

My grandma Rona

We talked about the ups and downs in life in general.

Tata My Mentor

I learned more about my Tata today. He loves God with all his heart, and he loves me!

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

This conversation is in spanish. Important topics were discused such as the Mexico City, 8.0 magnitude, earthquake that occurred on September 19, 1985. Also the Gasoline Explosions that occurred in Guadalajara, Jalisco on April 22, 1992. Along with the first...

Interviewing my mother…

In this interview I sat down to talk with my mother about her childhood and why she decided to come to the U.S for a better life. She spoke to me about some of her struggles growing up and how...

La Banda del Animo

I spoke with Mr. A on the legacy of the Martin High School Marching Band of the lates 1970s and early 1980s. The pride, rivalries, and traditions that were instilled through music to Martin High School, Laredo, South Texas, and...

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.

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...

Lying Vows

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

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.

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...

“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...

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.