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People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Laura. Laura is a United States veteran who considers herself a fiscal republican with liberal views. Laura holds 3 bachelor degrees, and a U.S. History buff. Laura goes into depth about the...

A Woman's Right: The Story It Tells – Victoria of Alamo, Texas speaks frankly about her experiences post-2016 election, her feelings regarding gender roles, and women's rights. Victoria talks about how her Mother and Aunts are all business owners in...

James Del Balso: 2020-09-01 15:02:24

We discussed Sergio's life, DACA status, immigration story and family.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Anonymous 10, "They kind of saw me as a threat sometimes I feel because I was such a hardworking person." Anonymous 10 is a bartender in McAllen working as the premier cocktail...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Denny Bentley and I talk about being raised in the Rio Grande Valley by missionaries. In high school, Denny turned down the choice to be in AP classes at his high school...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Jason, "The moment I stepped into the museum, the vibe, the energy, the people... ya know..." Jason Ray Perez, curator and artist in McAllen, Texas is deeply entrenched in the art scene...

I (Sheyla Solis) was assigned a research paper for my history class on my topic that I think has changed overtime or that relates to me. I decided to interview Luis Solis ,my dad, the man that had an American...

US History DC

In an interview conducted in Colorado on May 20th 2019, Chloe Doubrava interviews her father, Michael Doubrava about his early life, the impact of war on his community, the loss of his father and the hardships his family faced, his...

I asked how his life was mostly like since he came to the us. And how he he was like a kid through his teenage years.

This is an interview with my dad about his experiences in India and America, and what was different and hard about being an immigrant.

Marisol of Edinburg, Texas talks about her experience with equal rights as a professional woman.

She is a 1st generation Mexican in the US figuring out her love language and future. Food is the biggest thing in her life for many reasons but the biggest reason is love. (Interview ends at 41 minutes. The recording...

Gabriel Chavez gives experience as a Border Patrol Agent

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Anonymous 4, "The Rio Grande Valley is like a bubble. We are like our own bubble." Anonymous 4 speaks candidly about how many people in the Rio Grande Valley do not believe...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Sarahi, "At 12 or 1 in the Colonia you would feel the breeze." Sarahi Enriquez is a custodian at the Mission EDC where my 2 month residency was hosted in June and...

Sunny Wong (40) and Justin (32) discuss their backgrounds, families, jobs, and living situations. Sunny recently moved from Hong Kong to New York, where he works in archives, while Justin lives in Atlanta with his wife, daughter, and foster dogs.

"We have to continue to fight to have these rights. That was when I was 15 or 16 when I realized that." - Annette of Mission, Texas talks about her experience with equal rights in the computer science industry. Annette...

Project for US

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Emily, "The happiest moment of my life was placing at States in my main event, the 300m hurdles, third place." Emily tells me about her proudest moment, the person who has influenced...

Sheila Roddy (75) and her One Small step partner [No Name Given] [No Name Given] (65) discuss their upbringing, the kindest people in their lives, and their thoughts on the United States - Mexican border.

I interview Diana Truong about her experience in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, leaving Vietnam and life in the United States.

US project

My grandfather and I spoke about his time in Vietnam as a marine. We discussed his military service as well as how it has affected his life.