Rosalia Melendez and Karen Melendez

In this interview my mom talks about moving from place to place. Also how her life changed when she moved to the United States. She also talks about her childhood in Mexico.

Interview 1

I speak with my grandfather about his past and his greatest memories.

Interview with my Mom: Maria Patricia Carmona Godinez

In this interview with my mother, she discusses her life story. In Spanish she touches upon how living in Mexico was, how her life had fallen apart and needed to rebuild it so that she could provide to het family.

Interviewing my mom, Clara Luz.

An interview with my mom. She grew up in Mexico and raised us in the United States. She has advanced Parkinson’s and early stages of dementia and loves reminiscing.

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...

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Dolores Medina and Fanny Guadalupe Blauer

Dolores “Lolita” Medina (55) speaks with friend Fanny Guadalupe Blauer (48) about her family history, Mexican-American and indigenous identity, and carrying on the family legacy through food, language, and love.

Immigration nation woes

Veronica Perez and her husband Roberto are struggling through the immigration system.

Family is everything
February 2, 2019 App Interview

This is a story of how my grandfather transitioned from the life in Mexico to a life in California

A journey

My dad, Victor, goes on a journey from Mexico to the USA, experiencing new things but not forgetting what’s most important- family.

Family is everything
January 14, 2019 App Interview

On January 6, 2019, Diego Velazquez interviewed his grandfather Fernando De La Torre who describes his transition to the US from his home in Mexico in the 1960s. Fernando also explains the differences between Mexico and California. In this interview,...

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Maria-Lee Rodriguez and Francisca Buger

Maria Rodriguez (46) and her sister, Francisca Buger (44) reminisce about their childhood together. They talk about vivid memories that they share, memories that they recall differently, and their parents. They also talk about what they appreciate in each other...

Kurt Hebeisen – Switzerland to USA (everything is better with an accent)

Swiss merchant marine finding love in Cleveland, OH, getting married and settling in a new country. Becoming a US citizen. Raising a family with English as a second language

My moms life and changes

This is about a 13 year old girl interviews her mom and she tells how sad and difficult it was to move to the United States all the way from Guadalajara ,Mexico

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Maryann Nielsen and Leah Zeiger

Leah Zeiger (22) interviews her mother, Maryann Nielsen (55), about Nielsen's mother and Zeiger's grandmother. Zeiger also speaks at length about her experience with an abusive partner.

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Paul Ortiz and Chris Rivera

Paul Ortiz talks with fellow Student Action with Farmworkers board member, Chris Rivera, about their respective roles in the growing non-profit and hopes for its future.

Mom and daughter

We talked about her life and traditions and what she wanted to do when she was older. She also told me about her happiest moments in life like when she got married and the birth of her 3 daughters.