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    Jean Garcia and Kenneth Garcia
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    Jean Garcia and Kenneth Garcia
    pkochhar
    February 27, 2006 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    son interivews his mom about how she single-handedly raised her three sons once her husband got very ill. until then she’d always been dependent on her husband. very nice interivew.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
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    MBY006539
    Patricio Baca and Lilly Sullivan
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    Patricio Baca and Lilly Sullivan
    Alejandro De La Cruz
    May 23, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Patricio E Baca (66) talks with facilitator Lilly Sullivan (26) about his family’s genealogy and the “Baca” name in his family.

    • Alonzo Baca
    • Ana Pacheco
    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Antonchito
    • Appearance
    • Battle of the Bulge
    • Childhood Games
    • Colorado
    • community worthies
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    • Elvin Court
    • Execution
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    MBY006712
    Susan  Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester
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    Susan Moinester, Arielle Moinester, and Margot Moinester
    Eloise Melzer
    July 21, 2010 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Margot Moinester, 22, and Arielle Moinester, 30, ask their mother, Susan Moinester, 56, about her parents who survived the Holocaust.

    • 1950s
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    • Abe Diamond
    • adaptations
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    • Appearance
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    • birth of first child
    • Brooklyn, NY
    • celebrating heritage
    • close-knit families
    MBY003613
    Marie Gray and Rachel Gray-Castro
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    Marie Gray and Rachel Gray-Castro
    Yuki Aizawa
    February 9, 2008 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Marie tells her daughter Rachel about her parents and their strength and dedication serving their country and raising a family

    • Appearance
    • Brownsville TX
    • CCC
    • Chemotherapy
    • City Year
    • Civil Conservation Corps
    • Croatian heritage
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    • Granite City IL
    • illness
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    • Mortality
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    MBY006073
    Amelia Vara, Mary  Hernandez, and Dawn Leal
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    Amelia Vara, Mary Hernandez, and Dawn Leal
    Alejandro De La Cruz
    December 18, 2009 MobileBooth West (MBY)

    Amelia Alice Vara (87) talks with daughter Mary Hernandez (65) and granddaughter Dawn Leal (37) about her service to her community.

    • anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
    • Appearance
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    • Catholic Daughters
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    • Denver Harbor Civic Club
    • Denver Harbor Garden Club
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    • Family Traditions
    • family trips and excursions
    • Hidalgo Park
    • illness

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