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...

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.

Lying Vows

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

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...

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...

My dad’s journey

“It was a time where there were no cell phones, no pagers, no nothing. You just went out with your friends and came back before it got dark.” In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Chula Vista, California, Valeria...

interview/My dad
December 21, 2022 App Interview

Andres Gonzalez breaks down his experiences in Mexico and what brought him to the United States. My 54-year-old also gives details on my grandparents backgrounds and the many differences of life outside of his home country.

My Nurse Grandma
November 25, 2018 App Interview

In this video I talked to my grandma (Mami Carmen). I talked about my grandma's job which she started as a nurse then she went to a specialist nurse and got the highest rank , I talked about her childhood...

Interview of Jorge Moreno-Varron

The participant interviewed was Jorge Moreno-Varron, he is 49 years old, and is Guadalupe Morenos (interviewer) father. In this interview we discussed his childhood, what he does for work, education, and his values.

Unforgotten Memories

My mother I talked about how her life was like grow my up. We discussed certain problems she had growing up, regrets, and her happiest moment in her life.

Interview With Juan Pérez

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

My grandma Rona

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

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...

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.