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Family Interview | Itxel

In the summer of 1980 one of the most important people in my life was born-my mother. She was born in Los Angeles and was born to immigrant parents. Her parents both immigrated from Jalisco. Her family's economic status while growing up was not one of the best: however, they had enough for their rent, food, and bills they had to pay. Throughout her childhood her family was structured as a “typical” family she says it was like a tv show. This “typical” family structure can be described as, “...traditional family-show structure, with the ,male authority remaining dominant, middle-class values applauded…” (Davidson and Lytle 356). Her father was the breadwinner while her mom stayed at home.

In her early childhood she grew up in an area that was considered “safe” but at the time there was a lot of gangs and they affected her family as she was growing up. Her older sister was bothered by gangs often and at one point one of the gangs attacked her older sister. This created fear in the family because they never expected anything tragic to happen. After this incident they moved to Paramount, CA. This is where my mom at age 10 and her family moved to, and up to today her parents still live there.

A year later her family sent my mom, and her two siblings to Ameca, Jalisco. In Ameca they lived with her mom’s family, and they lived there for around a year. Her parents later explained to her that they had to send them away for a while in order for them to get [financially] situated. While they were in Jalisco her mom, and dad picked up extra shifts in order to save money. Around a year later her and her siblings returned to the states. She explains her experience in Jalisco as fun but at the same time sad. She said that they enjoyed being with their grandfather, and their cousins. That they would play everyday, and it was safe in contrary to their prior neighborhood in LA. Although, they did have fun there was time where they did miss their friends, and especially their parents.

During the time they live there they learned more about their culture, and when they returned they noticed how many aspects of their culture was present in the United States. When her and her siblings returned they continued on with their school, and this is where she met some of her closest friends. Majority of them were hispanic but her friend’s parent were from different parts of Mexico and Latin America. Her other relations/connections were with people who had completely different cultures. Due to this my mom was introduced to different cultures.

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Classmate Interview | Itxel

I interviewed Matthew Vasquez about his family’s history. Matthew’s family originated from Jalisco, Mexico. His mother’s dad was the breadwinner for the family, and provided for his wife and his daughters. He was always known for being a hard worker, and due to his work ethic he was able to give his family a good life. Matthew’s mom was born in Torrance, California in the mid 1980s. At this time the city of Torrance was occupied by mostly whites, Polynesians, Asians, and in comparison there was a small amount of hispanic families. Due to the diversity many of the families that lived there were exposed to different borderland communities. The families that occupied the neighborhood where his mother grew up had different religions: some were Christians, others Catholics, and others were Jehovah witnesses. The differences that each family had played a huge role in school systems, and especially in society. As his mother grew up the most important relations she had was in Narbonne High School. She says that the friendships one had here were very diverse due to the diverse community. The food in her friend’s house was different than the one in her household, and this was perfectly normal due to the fact that the community was diverse so it was expected. However, throughout the years the neighborhood transitioned from a decent middle/high class neighborhood to a low income neighborhood, and was affected by gang violence. The transition did not have a great effect on their family because they were born to value the importance of hard work ethic that they had inherited from her father and it was something they continued to do.

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