My Mexican Mother

David Landaverde and his mother Paula Landaverde talk about her childhood. We also talk about religion and tradition. I am not sure she knows the whole 9/11 story. I love my mom.

Dad's Younger Years

Mi papa y yo hablamos sobre los días cuando él era menor y luego hablamos de las experiencias que tuvo que lo llevaron hacia donde él está en el presente.

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Aaron Taylor and Joseph Moreno

Cousins Aaron Taylor (45) and Joseph Moreno (40) share a plática about their family history and Indigenous ancestry, the value of language and culture in education, and the intricacies of mestizo identity in New Mexico.

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Antonio Santos and Naomi Love

Antonio Santos (48) and Naomi Love (27) discuss Antonio's early life and childhood in El Paso, Texas, including when he and a group of other students sued the U.S. Border Patrol while he was in high school. Additionally, they discuss...

Conociendo a mi mamá mexicana a través de su experiencia viviendo en los Estados Unidos

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...

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Joco Soto and Cristian Núñez Ramírez

Best friends Joco Soto (24) and Cristian Núñez Ramírez (25) share a conversation about their journeys becoming who they are today, particularly influenced by immigration, queerness, and family both biological and chosen.

Mother's life reflection

Yadira Lopez (48) Mother of Vanessa Lopez (19) the interviewer discusses life in Mexico among other things.

“Learn, the next day learn more and on the third day keep learning”

My grandparent Pascual Simpson, 82, said that education is the most important thing a person has. Also said I shouldn't admire him because he lacks one. Let me tell you why he’s wrong. He didn’t finish school, but he became...