Family History
I chose to do my interview on my aunt Rosa Emilia Molina. I chose my aunt because she is someone that i always talk to and look up to. I had never really heard of her past or how it was when she grew up. My aunt was born in Choluteca, Honduras on June 8, 1949. Although my aunt is not from Europe or the United States there was still plenty going on in Honduras. She was an ordinary person in extraordinary times because of her education, work, and home.
My aunt grew in the city of Choluteca in Honduras. This country is primarily known to be a third world country, the poverty, violence, and murder rate are extremely high. My aunt is the oldest of eight children and during this time she went to school up until the third grade.
She got her very first sewing machine and would actually weave entire pieces of clothing to sell out in the streets. Granting that a job like this was normal exceeding this job was farming. The United States had signed a bilateral military assistance with Honduras promising to help Honduras with their military. In the 1950’s the U.S had also give money to Honduras to help in the agricultural and education areas. During War World II the U.S made a naval base there and were expanding some of their banana plantations across Honduras. Honduras had the strongest relationship with the United States than any other country in Central America this would later be a small factor in wars against El Salvador and Nicaragua in the 1960’s. With plantations over the country numerous people were going to work in these fields. After a long day working out in the scorching sun all the workers would return home, but life was not always easy
Life was getting more difficult during the 1960’s because the war with El Salvador was beginning. Her father moved back to his homeland in El Salvador because during this time the military were either looking to send any from El Salvador back or kill them. Life was hard not only the poverty rate was high but violence and murder rates were high as well. She not only worked as sewing clothes but also helped taking care of her siblings. Home was sometimes just as hard as working out in the fields or sewing clothes all day. Life was and still is difficult in this country. Everyday you are on alert of the people around you and the violence that occurs
1. Dolores Huerta was a member of Community Service Organization (“CSO”), a grass roots organization. The CSO confronted segregation and police brutality, led voter registration drives, pushed for improved public services and fought to enact new legislation. Dolores Huerta wanted to form an organization that fought of the interests of the farm workers. While continuing to work at CSO Dolores Huerta founded and organized the Agricultural Workers Association in 1960. Dolores Huerta was key in organizing citizenship requirements removed from pension, and public assistance programs. She also was instrumental in passage of legislation allowing voters the right to vote in Spanish, and the right of individuals to take the driver’s license examination in their native language. Dolores Huerta moved on to working with Cesar Chavez. Dolores was the main person at National Farm Workers Association (“NFWA”) who negotiated with employers and organized boycotts, strikes, demonstrations and marches for the farm workers.
Her mother Gladys, worked very hard for her children. Gladys was from African American slaves and Cherokee Native Americans ancestors. Patricia was blessed with a brother and once he was born her mother began to budget for the future. She saved her money from her jobs as a housewife and a domestic worker, to help pay for her children’s education. To pay for Pat’s medical schooling, Gladys scrubbed floors. “Mom and dad were the fuel and engine to my empowerment, she once said.” (source 9 page 99) Her parents helped her work toward what she has achieved today. She...
The short story is set in the period of The Great Depression, and lower classes especially struggled in this hard time. The Great Depression attacked the nation by society class. The lower levels struggled even more than usual. Lizbeth lived in a small rural town with a few members of her family. Her father and mother worked all day and Lizbeth and her brother, Joey, would hang out with other teenagers in their community to waste the daylight. The community always helped each other out but there was this one woman, Miss Lottie who played an important role in young Lizbeth’s
She would mostly be alone and sit by herself being buried in books or watching cartoons. In high school she attended a program for troubled adolescents and from there she received a wide range of support from helping her get braces to helping her get information to attend community college. (59) Even with this she was already too emotionally unstable due to her family issues and felt like she couldn’t go through with her dreams to travel and even go into the art of culinary. She suffers from psychological problems such as depression and worries constantly about almost every aspect in her life from work to family to her boyfriend and just hopes that her life won’t go downhill. (60) Overall Kayla’s family structure shows how different is it now from it was in the 1950’s as divorce rates have risen and while before Kayla’s type of family structure was rare now it is becoming more common. This story helps illustrate the contributions of stress that children possess growing up in difficult homes in which they can’t put their own futures first they must, in some cases, take care of their guardian’s futures first or others around them. Again, this adds into the inequality that many face when it comes to being able to climb up the ladder and become successful regardless of where one
During the second half of the twentieth century, when the Cold War was on its midst, the United States played an important role in world affairs. The increasing military power that the United States had during the Cold War, allowed it to influence the political decisions that many countries had during this time. The United States directly opposed the idea of communism, which the Soviet Union promoted. This conflict between this two great powers, lasted for five decades, and it tremendously affected the political ideologies of the world. Both countries tried to push their political and economic interest to as many nations as they could, especially those close to their borders. During this time, Guatemala was undergoing a social revolution with communist ideas. The revolution happened as a response to the social injustice committed by the United Fruit Company. The United Fruit Company started to lose land, due to a land reform passed b...
Enrique was only 5 years old when his mother Lourdes left him in Honduras. Lourdes wanted to better herself and her children by going to the Unites States to seek opportunities. Honduras was a very impoverish country. The people who lived there usually lived in huts with no electricity or running water. The jobs were scarce and when
On January 15 of 2016 our class were put in to different groups to get to know one of the other. After doing personal interviews with each other we soon found out many things about each other. In this essay about hobbies, goals and accomplishments I would like to talk about Edgar Valdez, Tiffany Ramme and Valerie Gallegos.
the United States is to blame for all the that has happened in Central America. Many had to witness traumatic events, but through the midst of it all, they found hope. Some died spreading awareness, while others were forced to become soldiers without a choice. As some killed, as others had no choice but to kill in order to save themselves. Poverty means not always having the required utensils in order to survive.
In the early 1940’s Marie was born into a small tight knit family living in a small rural Kentucky town. Marie is now in her seventies and has led a very interesting life traveling the country, raising four children, and shaping her chosen profession. Our interview sessions were conducted over a period of time, as Marie is very active and has little “free time” to spare.
Papa for example is a hardworking man and does what he must do to make ends meet. Esperanza’s family may represent the typical immigrant family; Hence, Esperanza’s parents are both hardworking, loving, supportive and very caring. Many immigrant parents are very selfless and give everything they have for their child to succeed. Esperanza is the Chicana who is fortunate enough to have this support and move ahead in life. Although she may not have the money, she has the support and Sandra Cisneros does a great job emphasizing on the importance of a community, of a family in order to
In 1936, Dorothea Lange took a series of photographs, one of which is “Migrant Mother” and this photograph is undeniably one of the most powerful and impactful symbols of the Great Depression. There is so much captured into one moment that its significance is doubled, talking about unity as well as a chaotic lifestyle during one of the hardest moments in history. Within the image, the woman is used as the subject and is appropriated within a symbolic framework of significance. It seems to be a simple photograph of a woman and her children, yet it tells the story and the struggle of a generation. The image, “Migrant Mother,” evokes uncertainty and desolation resulting from continual poverty during the Great Depression.
I was born and lived in Haiti for eight years of my life. The poverty there is so high that it has been labeled the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. That is where I grew up. People had homes, but they could often be blown away by strong winds. Our materials for building homes was of very poor quality and limited. We had so little money that I often saw kids and their families sleeping on the side of every street corner. I was one of the most fortunate kids. I remember sleeping on a dirt floor in my grandmother’s little hay house when I was around six years old. At least I had a home. I was put in an orphanage where I was later adopted and brought to the United States. Almost everyday, at the orphanage, the kids and I talked of how
...in the Dominican Republic they teach the children the history of the Dominican Republic as well as other countries one of them being in the United States. Although the Dominican Republic is considered a third World country they are very rich in their culture and it is impressive that regardless of different difficult events the country might encounter for example the Hurricane George. When Hurricane George hit in 1998, the funding became scarce before and after. The damages to the school facilities were numerous and the Dominican Republic continues to recover. There are parents that work hard to be able to send their children to private schools in order for their kids not to miss out on their education. Regardless of the poverty and dropout rate the Dominican Republic adult literacy rates at 83%. , what the http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/Dominican-Republic.html
“Children still leave Honduras to reunite with a parent or for better educational and economic opportunities” (Nazario). Sometimes it’s the other way around, where the parents send the children to America and then try to get back with their child or children. The mother was trying to flee to America and go see her child. On her third try of going across the New Mexico desert, she died of heat exhaustion and never got to see her child again (Dudley 71-72). These scenarios are just examples of how they come over here. Some come in major groups and live in the worst conditions
I interviewed three of the most influential women in my life. Lynne Wesh, my step mother, was born in 1948. She graduated from Gettysburg College in 1970, got married and had two children. She worked as a teacher for many years, leaving only after her first child was born. Lynne later went back to school to become a social worker. She is currently a stay-at-home mom