Jordy Basabe and his mother Yolanda Silva talk about experiences in Mexico as a child and experiences now in the U.S.

In this interview, conducted June 6th, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Jordy Basabe (17) interviews his mother Yolanda Silva (41) about her childhood in Mexico and her experiences here in the U.S. in Spanish. Ms. Silva shares stories about the experiences...

“I realized I spent a whole lot of time of being disappointed instead of moving on with things.”

My grandmother, Mary Guzzo, was born and grew up in a poverty stricken community in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in a small apartment complex with her older sister and two younger brothers. Her father remained in her life until...