Opening page of the Obsecro Te from the De Villers Book of Hours
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Illuminated miniature of the Virgin and Child in the opening page of the Obsecro Te from the De Villers Book of Hours.
Utah State University Special Collections and Archives, COLL V BOOK 360, Page 168.
De Villers family
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Notes on the family of Pierre De Villers and Jeanne de Chissiret, 1603-1621.
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Ana Cecilia Barragán interview July 27, 2007
Immigration & society; Hispanic Americans;
Ana Cecilia Barragán talks about growing up happy in Peru with her family; she talks about her courtship and marriage in Peru to her husband, their move to the US. She talks about her work in Utah at a plastics factory where all the workers are Latinas; speaking Spanish at work with Latinas but English with the supervisor; and her profession as a travel agent in Peru; she talks about parenting.
Barragan, Ana Cecilia;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 1.
Digitized by Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
Webb, Vanesa
Pacheco, Sara;
Ost, Teresa;
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives
Latino/Latina Voices Project, 2007, 2012
Latino/Latina Voices Project inventory can be found at: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv83200
image/jpeg; audio/mp3; application/pdf;
eng; spa;
Image;StillImage; Sound; Text;
Piura (Peru); Peru;
Alicia Espinoza interview August 9, 2007
Immigration & society; Mormon missionaries; Politics and culture; Hispanic Americans;
Alicia Espinoza talks about her childhood in Santiago, Chile, joining the LDS Church when she is 14 years old; the difficulties during the political crisis with Pinochet. She talks about her education, becoming an LPN and a dietist [dietician]. She talks about serving an LDS mission; meeting her husband and moving to the U.S. She compares her life in Utah to life in Santiago. She talks about her oldest son translating for her. She also talks about the importance of education and keeping her culture alive and how she does that in her own family, including foodways.
Espinoza, Alicia;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 2.
Germeck, Karl
Patricia Smith;
Ubiqus;
Santiago (Chile); Chile;
Hispanic Americans; Immigration & society; Education; Mormons;
Mrs. Ana Trujillo talks about her childhood in a poor neighborhood in Venezuela, working from an early age because her father was elderly. She talks about her family and country traditions, her education as an accountant, and her desire to study for a Master's degree, her jobs, etc. She talks about her religious beliefs as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She also tells her love story, courtship and marriage with her husband, an American who served his mission in Venezuela (Juan Trujillo), and how that changed her life.
Trujillo, Ana;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 7.
Trujillo, Juan;
Trujillo, Juan
Venezuela;
Arian F. Baquero interview June 25, 2007
Hispanic Americans; Education; Political refugees;
Mr. Arián Baquero talks about the hard experiences he had to undergo in his native Colombia because of the Colombian guerrilla, his move to the United States, the serious accident he had as a child, and how he surmounted all these difficulties and pushed through in spite of all. He also talks about his education and pursuit at USU of a PhD and his desire to do charity work with disabled people.
Baquero, Arian F.;
Martinez, Desiree;
Colombia;
Carmen Yupanqui Zaa interview June 26, 2007
Education; Hispanic Americans;
Ms. Carmen Yupanqui Zaa talks about her childhood in Lima, Peru, her Peruvian traditions (carnival, Christmas, New Years, Prom) and celebrations, and her move to Utah when she was 26 years old to study for a Master’s degree in Irrigation Engineering. She also talks about the birth of her daughter in Utah and the differences she perceives between life in Peru and life in Utah and her desire to help her country, which she notes there are "many poor people there." She also spoke about traveling to Colorado in 2006 to vote for the Peruvian presidential elections at the Peruvian Consulate in Colorado.
Zaa, Carmen Yupanqui;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 8.
Lima (Peru); Peru;
Hispanic Americans; Education; Religion;
Mr. Ariel Rosario talks about his childhood in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, including traditions. He talks about receiving a scholarship to study at Utah State University, and his move to Cache Valley; receiving a bachelor's degree in engineering and his pursuit of a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, his jobs, etc. He also talks about the influence of religion in his neighborhood and how that, in his opinion, has prevented them from accepting and opening their minds to other cultures.
Rosario, Ariel;
Camilo, Jose
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic); Dominican Republic;
César Hernández interview September 19, 2007
Hispanic Americans; Immigration & culture; Religion;
Mr. César Hernández talks about his life in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and his move to different United States cities working on pine plantations. He also tells about his dramatic experience in the desert where he got lost and could not eat for two days.
Hernandez, Cesar;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 3.
Guadalajara (Mexico); Jalisco (Mexico); Mexico;
Hispanic Americans; Immigration & culture;
Ms. Clara Galeano talks about her childhood in Paraguay living and working in the countryside, about her move to Utah when she was 18 years old for medical reasons and how she has undergone thirteen surgeries, her work towards a degree at Utah State University and her work with the English Language Center and twice receiving the [Utah] Governor’s Silver Bowl Award, awarded for service.
Galeano, Clara;
Allred, Nathon
Williams, Randy
Mariano Roque Alonso (Paraguay); Paraguay;
Hispanic Americans; Families; Education; Immigration & culture; Social justice;
Mr. Eduardo Ortiz talks about his childhood in a little village in Los Andes called Alausí in Ecuador, his law studies in Quito, his job as a lawyer, his move to the United States to study business (in which he earned a master’s degree) and now Sociology (he is completing a PhD), and his interest in the American nation and culture. The interview also includes his reflections and anecdotes about discrimination in the United States and how he met his wife and her importance on his life.
Ortiz, Eduardo;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 5.
Martínez , Desiree
Quito (Ecuador); Ecuador;
Hispanic Americans; Families; Religion; Education;
Mr. Enrique Mendoza talks about his poor and hard childhood in México, his move to the United States, his efforts to learn the language and gain an education, his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church and mission. He also gives his opinion about politics and social issues.
Mendosa, Enrique;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 4.
Neves, Ana
Ubiqus
Puebla (Mexico); Mexico;
Families; Religion; Immigration & culture;
Mr. Enrique Sotelo talks about his childhood and traditions in his native Mexico, his feelings about Cache Valley and the US, his religious beliefs, how he met his partner Graciela and about raising their children in the US.
Sotelo, Enrique;
Gedge, Mary
Villa Guerrero (Mexico); Mexico;
Delina Carpio Amestoy interview August 1, 2007
Hispanic Americans; Families; Immigration & culture;
Mrs. Delina Carpio Amestoy talks about the peaceful childhood she spent in her native Bolivia, her job as a hairdresser, her secret marriage when she was very young, and her adult life now in Utah with her beloved granddaughters.
Amestoy, Delina Carpio;
Winn, Patrica
La Paz (Bolivia); Bolivia;
Families; Education; Hispanic Americans;
Ms. Elisaida Méndez talks about her childhood and traditions in her native Puerto Rico, her move to the United States, for a teaching job in New York, her education, including a Master’s Degree in Phycology from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and her pursuit of a doctorate degree in Combined Phycology at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. She also talks about the great importance of her parents in her life and her pride at being a Puerto Rican woman.
Méndez, Elisaida;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 4
Inoa, Lía
Martinez, Desiree
Puerto Rico;
Immigration & culture; Hispanic Americans; Education; Politics; Families;
Mr. Daniel Useche talks about his life in his native San Cristóbal, Venezuela, including information about his parents’ and grandparents’ lives, the history of his surname, his education in Venezuela. He also talks about his move to the US to get married and his life in the US with his wife and son, including jobs and studies at Utah State University. He talks about his admiration for Simón Bolívar and his interest in political and international events and his admiration for his son and hopes and dreams for him.
Useche, Daniel;
San Cristobal (Venezuela); Venezuela;
Families; Immigration & culture; Hispanic Americans;
Ena Murillo talks about the difficult life in El Salvador during the civil war, her studies and job as a nurse, her move to the United States and her warm feelings towards Cache Valley. She talks about going back to school to become a nurse practitioner in the U.S. She also talks about how she met her husband Rolando, her five children, and the great influence of religion on her life.
Murillo, Ena;
El Salvador;
San Salvador (El Salvador); El Salvador;
Logan (Utah); Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Elizabeth Rosas interview April 11, 2007
Hispanic Americans; Families; Religion; Immigration & culture;
Ms. Elizabeth Rosas talks about her childhood and education in Michoacán, Mexico; her courtship and marraige; her move to the United States when she was 21, her feelings towards Cache Valley, her religious beliefs, etc. The interview ends with Elizabeth's message to Latin people living in the U.S.
Rosas, Elizbeth;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 6.
Rodríguez , Rubi
Michoacan (Mexico);
Mexico; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; United States;
Institute National de Estudio Superior; Families; Hispanic Americans;
Dr. Héctor Mendiola talks about his life and family in Mexico, medical studies, his work as a physician and teacher, his move to Utah in 1993, his current job, and work at Logan High School and his participation as a leader in the Utah State University Cooperative Extension Program for the Latino Communities. Note: Dr. Mendiola’s daughter Yolanda Mendiola Bates’ was also interviewed for this project.]
Mendiola, Hector;
McKee, Ginny
Mexico City (Mexico); Mexico;
Mexico City (Mexico); Mexico; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho; United States;
Family; Education; Hispanic Americans;
John Hernandez talks about his childhood in Wendover, Utah, his childhood family life, his struggles with education and his love and dedication to teaching. He also talks about his active sports life and his “miracle baby” son.
Hernandez, John;
Work Force Language;
Guadalajara (Mexico); Mexico;
Guadalajara (Mexico); Mexico; Wendover (Nevada); Elko County (Nevada); Nevada; United States;
Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Families; Immigration & culture; Hispanic Americans; Education; Marriage; Courtship;
Mr. Germán Sabillón talks about his childhood and traditions in Honduras, his career in Irrigation Engineering, his education in Honduras and Utah, his jobs in Honduras and Utah, and contract work in Jordan, Syria and other counties. He talks about his and his wife’s immigration to the United States. He also talks about his admiration for the North American culture and democracy and the positive influence of his father and wife in his life.
Sabillon, German;
Méndez, Elisaida
Le Ceiba (Honduras); Honduras;
Santa Bárbara (Honduras); Honduras; Tegucigalpa (Honduras); La Ceiba (Honduras); Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; United States; Jordan;
North Logan (Utah); Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Families; Religion; Immigration & culture; Hispanic Americans;
Mr. Jorge Rodas talks about his childhood and traditions in his native Guatemala, his move to California in 1984 with his parents because of unrest in Guatemala; applying for and receiving political asylum in the US; his jobs, his experiences; his work as a real estate agent. He also tells us about his relation with Jeffrey, his partner, and his family’s reaction to it.
Rodas, Jorge;
Harding, Jeff
Guatemala;
San Salvador (El Salvador); El Salvador; Guatemala; Los Angeles (California); California; United States;
Ginny Martinez McKee interview June 20, 2007
Travel; Social Justice; Families; Hispanic Americans;
Ginny McKee talks about her ancestors from Spain, migrating to the US, her family and her youth in Colorado, her family’s move to Ogden, Utah, college life, meeting her husband, traveling with her husband and children in Jordan and India, her family now and her work with the Latino community.
MacKee, Ginny Martinez;
Smith, Patricia;
Colorado; Utah; United States;
Del Norte (Colorado); Rio Grande County (Colorado); Colorado; Ogden (Utah); Weber County (Utah); Utah; United States; Pune (India); Maharashtra (India); India; Petra (Jordan); Jordan;
Providence (Utah); Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Enriqueta Arce Cuevas Carmona interview July 24, 2007
Families; Religion; Education; Hispanic Americans;
Mrs. Cuevas talks about her childhood in California, her family history from Mexico, her pride for Mexican history and culture. She expresses gratitude towards black people for their efforts to gain equality of opportunities for everybody regardless of race or origin. She also talks about her love story with Enrique, her husband, and the influence of religion in her life and the importance of education.
Carmona, Enriqueta Arce Cuevas;
Los Angeles (California); Los Angeles County (California); California; United States;
Los Angeles (California); Los Angeles County (California); California; United States; Guadalajara (Mexico); Jalisco (Mexico); Mexico;
Hyde Park (Utah); Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Juan Pablo Spicer-Escalante interview September 2007
Family; Religion; Immigration & culture;
Mr. Juan Pablo Spicer-Escalante talks about his childhood in Kansas, his warm feelings towards Argentina, his adopted country, his work as a professional soccer official and taking time off from perusing a PhD in economics, changing his major to Latin literature studies, earning a PhD and his love of teaching. He talks about his marriage to his Mexican wife who he met in Illinois, who is also a university professor, and their life together with their son. He talks about his job as a teacher at Utah State University, his love of outdoor pursuits, including skiing and biking. He also talks about his warm feelings for his neighborhood in Cache Valley where he now lives. He talks about local and world politics, and his love of travelling, writing, reading and thinking.
Spicer-Escalante, Juan Pablo;
Buenos Aries (Argentina); Argentina;
Kansas; Illinois; Utah; Argentina;
Gustavo Estrada interview April 11, 2007
Mr. Gustavo Estrada talks about the traditions of his native Mexico, his father’s sudden death (when he was in the US), his studies at Utah State University in Electrical Engineering, his numerous jobs and how he has adapted well to Logan and its people.
Estrada, Gustavo;
McQuiston, Daniel
Mexico;
Tenancingo (Mexico); Zacango (Mexico); Mexico; Logan (Utah); Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Mrs. Lara Linares talks about her life and traditions, including traditions (Christmas, dinnertime, dating) in her native Ecuador, her parents, politics, her studies, her jobs, coming to the US, learning to do things for her self, like cook. She also talks about learning to speak English, her two daughters and her marriage with Carlos, and her pride for what she has achieved in her life in spite of many difficulties.
Linares, Lara;
Pimentel, Lía Marí Inoa
Alausi (Ecuador); Ecuador;
Ecuador; Belgium; Utah; United States;
Ernesto De La Hoz interview July 16, 2007
Families; Hispanic Americans; Education; Religion;
Mr. Ernesto De La Hoz talks about his childhood in Bogotá, his studies connected with Marine Biology, his move to the United States to study. He also talks about how he met his wife Rachael in the US, the importance of his wife and children: Daniela and Anthony in his life. Rachael makes one comment in the interview on page 15, 54.04.
De La Hoz, Ernesto;
Webb, Vanessa
Bogota (Colombia); Colombia;
Barranquilla (Colombia); Medellin (Colombia); Bogota (Colombia); Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah); Logan (Utah); Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Illegal aliens; Families; Religion;
Laura talks about her difficult and poor childhood in Mexico where she had to work from an early age to help her family, traditions like Day of the Dead, Christmas and Three Kings Day and burial customs; and her marriage. She talks about her husband getting sick from coming through the sewers to enter the U.S. and her dangerous journey to the United States. She also tells us about her father's death, about raising her children in the U.S. and her desire for them to get an education; and her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah and her religious beliefs.
Laura
Delgadillo, Lucy
Mexico; Utah; United States;
Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho; United States;
Lucy Delgadillo interview August 24, 2007
Families; Politics;
Professor Lucy Delgadillo talks about her childhood in Nicaragua during the civil war, her life in Costa Rica, her feelings on being a citizen of a country with voting rights (Costa Rica, USA), her move to Kentucky to education through an American Embassy scholarship, her job as a mentor in the United States, her warm feelings towards her father and her family life now. She also gives her opinion about political and cultural issues.
Delgadillo, Lucy;
Nicaragua; Costa Rico;
Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Kentucky; United States; Utah
Mrs. Lisamel Vázquez talks about her childhood in Puerto Rico, moving to Mexico City with her parents for her father's job when she was 16, her move to Cache Valley in 1989. She also talks about her parents, husband and three daughters and their significance in her life. She talks about her work, especially at Miller's Meat Packing Plant (Swift Meat Packing Plant) helping employees both at the plant and in the public schools translating, and helping with the USU and Mexican Consulate effort to help the community members and Miller employees with GED, driving, citizenship, education. She talks about the December 2006 ICE(immigration] raids on the meat packing plant in Hyrum and her efforts to help those affected by the raid.
Vazquez, Lisamel;
Puerto Rico; Mexico City (Mexico); Mexico; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho);
Mr. Leo Bravo talks about holidays in his homeland of Venezuela, about coming to Utah State University to study, his life in Cache Valley, his family, and his jobs, particularly about his current job as Family Adviser for the Cache Valley Multi-Cultural Center and the experiences related with his work.
Bravo, Leo;
Gómez, Corina Jiménez
Mérida (Venezuela); Venezuela;
Families; United States. Forest Service; Religion; Hispanic Americans;
Rob Cruz talks about his childhood in California, growing up around a his father’s extended family, including his grandparents who immigrated from Mexico; later moving an hour away to an area with lots of space close to the Los Angeles Mountains: the San Gabriel; he also a talks about his parent’s decision not to teach their children Spanish (his father’s language) in order for the children to “assimilate” more easily. He talks about growing up with parents of different religions: Catholic and LDS [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and the conflict about religion; he talked about converting to the LDS Church and serving a mission. He talks about being the first person in his family to attend and graduate from college and the reasons behind his choice of career in the Forest Service, including work with NEPA, as the Cache District Ranger and now as a Forest Health Regional Coordinator. He explains some of the challenges he faced as a Forest Ranger, including working with local people and elected officials and winter recreation issues; and also talks about how he met and married his wife.
Cruz, Rob;
California;
California; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho; United States;
Hispanic Americans; Swimming; Immigration & culture;
Yolanda Mendiola Bates talks about her childhood in Mexico, her parent’s divorce and her father’s remarriage, being raised by her grandmother and aunts and her relationship with her brothers. She talks about competitive swimming, including participating in the Central American Games and her aspirations to make the 1976 Olympic Games, including coming the U.S. at 15 to swim in for 6 months, and her devastation an not being selected for the team although she was most qualified. She talks about the Mexican National coach encouraging her to swim in college. She also discusses courtship traditions in Mexico, her 15th birthday party, choosing a dance party instead of a quinceañera. She discusses the difficulties she experienced when she was in the US as a teen and not speaking English well. She talks about people’s attitudes towards Latinos in general. She talks about choosing to accept a swimming scholarship at BYU [Brigham Young University] over an offer to walk on the University of Texas at Austin swim team. She talks about feeling like a misfit (stuck between two cultures) after coming to the U.S. She talks about beginning to date “American” boys her fifth year of college; and meeting and marrying a young man from Utah. She also talks about her family. She gives her opinion about the differences between small communities and larger communities and competition. She talks about prejudices she has faced as a Latina and woman coach. She talks about the difficulties a multicultural couple faces. She also compares Mexican and American culture and tradition.
Bates, Yolanda Mendiola;
Mexico; Utah; California; United States;
Maria Luisa Spicer-Escalante interview April 5, 2007
Families; Religion; Hispanic Americans;
María Spicer Escalante talks about her childhood in Michoacán and Ciudad de México, her work as a journalists in Mexico, her studies in linguistic, her job as a university professor at Utah State University, her feelings towards her husband and son, and her thoughts about Cache Valley.
Spicer-Escalante, Maria Luisa;
Russell, Shane
Mexico City (Mexico); Mexico; Urbana-Champaign (Illinois); Champaign County (Illinois); Illinois; United States;
Maureen Patricia Winn interview August 23, 2007
Maureen Patricia Winn talks about her childhood and family life in Bolivia with her parents. She talks about her early years at different schools and cities in Bolivia; her move to the U.S. to study and Ricks College (now Brigham Young University Idaho) and Utah State University; about adapting to life in the U.S., her two masters degrees (Social Work and Early Intervention ) and her wish to go on to a Ph.D. She also discusses how she met her husband and compares how she raises her two children with her own childhood; and about her father’s death while visiting in the US and her mother choosing to stay in Utah to live with her and help with her children.
Winn, Maureen Patricia;
Bolivia;
Bolivia; Logan (Utah); Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho;
Yolanda Bates interview 2, October 24, 2007
Yolanda Mendiola Bates talks about her childhood in Mexico, her parent’s divorce and her father’s remarriage. She talks about competitive swimming, about receiving a full-ride scholarship to swim at Brigham Young University, converting to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church, and being homesick when she was first in the U.S. She also talks about not feeling like she fit in either the U.S. or back in Mexico, especially with Mexican Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintss because she was much taller and more educated than most. She recalls not dating a lot at BYU because she was “dark.” She talks about her marriage to her U.S. boyfriend and her concern about marrying someone that doesn’t “share the same culture and same traditions.” She talks about her education and work as a coach and teacher. She shares her opinion about the benefits of swimming, including goal setting, overcoming obstacles and working through negative feelings; noting to her swimmers that if they can learn to be dedicated with swimming they can be dedicated at anything. She talks about her and her father’s work with the Latino community in Cache Valley. She talks about teaching Spanish at Mountain Crest High School and having many Latino students in her classes, which she likens to U.S. students taking English classes. She talks about sharing Mexican culture with her students and the importance of not being prejudiced; and she notes there are many types of Latinos.
Hyrum (Utah); Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Families; Education;
Mrs. Noemí Sabillón talks about her childhood in Honduras working at her parent’s store, going away to boarding school, her studies at university in Honduras and at Utah State University where she received two master’s degrees: soil science and agricultural engineering and a PhD in irrigation engineering; her work and her life in Cache Valley. She also talks about her 28 years of happy marriage with Germán Sabillón, her four children, her concerns about immigration and the importance of hard work.
Sabillon, Noemi;
Honduras;
Honduras; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho; United States;
Families; Hispanic Americans; Immigration & culture;
Mr. Mario Barragán talks about his childhood in Perú, about his father, veterinary doctor, who died when he was young causing him to begin work at an early age, his jobs, including work cheese factory in Utah, his marriage, his feelings towards Cache Valley, immigration and being a member of Rotaract (Rotary) in Peru. The interview also includes Mario’s message to young Latin people living in the United States.
Barragan, Mario;
Peru;
Chiclayo (Peru); Peru; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho; United States;
Families; Foster home care; Education; Religion;
Mrs. Zuri García talks about being born in Puerto Rico, but moving when she was very young to first New York and then Salt Lake City when her parents separated. She talks about her mother becoming ill and living with their grandmother in Salt Lake City. She talks about her young childhood memories of Puerto Rico and New York, but mostly of coming to Utah. She recalls living again with her father when she was in fourth grade, but only for a short time. She talks about her quinceañera. She notes that her Spanish is bad because she doesn’t use it. She also talks about her studies, meeting her husband and their marriage, her religious beliefs and the importance she gives to her family. She also talks about her family holiday traditions and foodways. She talks about immigration and her husband’s asylum status.
Garcia, Zuri;
Gomez, Corina
Puerto Rico; New York; Salt Lake City (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah); Provo (Utah); Utah County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Families; Education; Hispanic Americans; Religion;
Mr. Samuel Rivera talks about his childhood in Honduras with his large happy family, including his twin brother; he talks about family and religious traditions, including St. Anthony’s Day. He also talks about his father’s efforts to send all his ten children to college, about his studies in watershed science, and his jobs as a forestry engineer, with the U.S. Agency for International Development, and a researcher at USU. He talks about his family’s heritage, including his grandfather’s indigenous Honduran heritage, known for longevity, and his grandmother’s European ancestry before coming to Honduras. He also talks about his marriage, his feelings and opinions about Logan, and his wish for greater diversity. He also talks about the U.S., noting a wish for great health care system and immigration. He also talks about how the U.S. is a land of opportunity.
Rivera, Samuel;
Yoro, Yoro, Honduras; Tegucigalpa (Honduras); Omaha (Nebraska); Nebraska; Logan (Utah); Cache County (Utah); Utah; United States;
Néstor Niño Rocha interview July 13, 2007
Mr. Néstor Niño Rocha talks about his life in Colombia, his move to Cache Valley, his feelings about religion and his family, and his thoughts about immigration. He also gives his opinion on social and cultural issues.
Rocha, Nestor Nino;
Harding, Jeffrey
Colombia; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho; United States;
Sarah Hargreaves interview July 19, 2007
Families; Education; Immigration & culture;
Mrs. Sara Hargreaves talks about growing up on her father’s plantation in Danlí, Honduras, including having servants and family celebrations; she also talks about her family history going back to Spain and Germany, including German political exiles to Costa Rica, where her father was born; being a political exile herself, first to the U.S. to attend boarding school in California and later to Costa Rica during Tiburcio Carías dictatorship. She talks about her education, studying business, even though her father wanted his daughters to study agriculture to be involved in the plantations; her work for the American Embassy and for the Costa Rican government. She talks about dating practices with chaperones. She talks about her courtship and marriage to her American husband George Hargreaves. She talks about how both sets of parents (Sara’s and George’s) were upset about their engagement. She also talks about traveling with George for his work as an engineer for the US Government (State Department) to: Peru, Haiti, Philippines, Brazil, Colombia, Panama; and finally settling in Cache Valley, Utah. She talks about flying and sailing to and from the U.S. and Honduras as a youth, including sailing on “the White Fleet,’ and the “Banana Boat.” She talks about her children growing up in Logan; and about her grandchildren, her studies, volunteer work, especially at the hospital and Cache Valley Community Health Clinic; about receiving the Utah Governor’s Silver Bowl Award for service. She talks about her father’s beliefs about service and volunteer work. She shares her warm feelings about living in Cache Valley. She also talks about her family’s sense of self, honoring tradition and her elders’ attitudes about dress and conduct, including mourning customs. At the end of the tape she talks about her needlework and furniture which she brought from her parent’s home.
Hargreaves, Sarah;
Honduras; Costa Rico;
Idaho; United States;
Politics; Immigration & culture; Families;
Luis Espinoza talks about the political situation in Chile when his grandparents lived there, and the effect on his (politically involved) family, and their subsequent flight to the US. He also discusses his fat her’s arrest in Chile. He then talks about dropping out of University, his working life, and his role as a leader in the Chilean community in Logan, Utah.
Espinoza, Luis;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL. 38 Box 2.
Santiago (Chile); Chile; Provo (Utah); Utah County (Utah); Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho; United States;
Mrs. Maria L. Montalvo talks about her childhood in Veracruz, Mexico, her studies and job as social worker, and how she had a calling from God to be a Pastor (Iglesia De Dios Ebenezer (Church of God Ebenezer). She left her family and country and moved to the Cache Valley Utah in the United States. She also talks about her life with her husband Moses, his death, and the positive influence he had on her life.
Montalvo, Maria;
Veracruz (Mexico); Mexico;
Mexico; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho; United States;
Mr. Julio Vergara talks about his life in Chile: his work and education and family celebrations, his move to the United States in 1994 for schooling, his marriage and four daughters, family celebrations in the U.S., his jobs in financial institutions, especially with the Hispanic community, his feelings towards Cache Valley.
Vergara, Julio;
Chile;
Chile; Utah;
Mr. Rolando Murillo talks about his childhood in El Salvador, his move to the United States because of the civil war in his country, his studies, his jobs including his current position at Cache Valley Insurance, working with Hispanic clientele, a job that he speaks both Spanish and English. He also talks about his family and the importance of education. He gives his opinion on social and cultural issues in the U.S. and Utah, including his work with ACELA, Asociación Cultural Educativa Latino Americana, founded in Ogden in 2000 and their work on immigration reform. He talks about the need for diversity in Utah. He talks about “glass ceiling” at some work environments and discrimination. The interview ends with Rolando’s final message to the future generations including a need for education and a desire for greater graduation rates for Latino youths and the desire for this project to include all Latinos, not just those at the university.
Murillo, Rolando;
El Salvador; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho; California; Texas;
Yasmeen Pineda interview, November 14, 2012
Hispanic Americans; Minority high school students; Education; Immigration & culture;
Miss Yasmeen Pineda talks about her parents’ roots in Mexico, and how they came to live in Cache Valley. She discusses her quinceañera and the ways she (with her family) celebrate her Mexican tradition. She talks about her responsibilities in her family and her goals for her future.
Pineda, Yasmeen;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, FOLK COLL 38 Box 12 Folder 14
Williams, Randy;
Barry, Donna;
Gross, Susan;
California; United States;
Mexico; California; Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Utah; Idaho;
Hispanic Americans; Minority high school students; Families; Education; Immigration & culture;
Karen Franco, Alex Pineda, Flor Pacheco, Hector Hernandez, Luis Madrigal, Yasmeen Pineda and Maria R. focus group interview on November 7, 2012. Latino/a students at Mt. Crest High School in Hyrum, Utah, talk about their family, Hispanic heritage, school, and aspirations.
Franco, Karen; Pineda, Alex; Pacheco, Flor; Hernandez, Hector; Madrigal, Luis; Pineda, Yasmeen; R, Maria;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, FOLK COLL 38 Box 12 Folder 8
Ortiz, Eduardo; Williams, Randy;
Guatemala; El Salvador; Mexico; California; Idaho; Utah; United States;
Hector Hernandez interview, November 13, 2012
Hispanic Americans; Minority high school students; Families; Immigration & culture;
Mr. Hector Hernandez discusses his move to the United States from Mexico when he was nine years old, and how he adjusted to learning a new language and culture. He talks about his daily life as a teen in Cache Valley, as well as his goals for himself in the future.
Hernandez, Hector;
The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, FOLK COLL 38 Box 12 Folder 10