1 10 1 http://omeka.buffalolib.org/files/original/1d2d4e53a892a17b1972d52229cb5174.mp3 836277d203dc5aa0aa65d0a4ff32380a http://omeka.buffalolib.org/files/original/f74a5f5f01bfd648b573d7f16fc19edf.pdf d969b188d703ee39c9dfdec1daee05a1 PDF Text Text Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY “Bring Us Your History!” Project Interviewee: Delia Lydia Rodriguez Interview Location: Buffalo, New York Interview Date: 9/29/2012 Interview Conducted by: Stephanie Bucalo and Casimiro Rodriguez Length: 29:11 Executive Summary: This interview with Delia Lydia Rodriguez took place on September 29, 2012 in her home in Buffalo, NY and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo and Casimiro Rodriguez. Lydia was born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico but moved first to Virginia with her husband and later to Buffalo. She travelled with him to Germany while he served in the army but eventually established a home where her family was in Buffalo. Lydia worked for the Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña (PRCC) in child care. In this interview she described the different activities that took place at the center and also within other parts of the community. Lydia was volunteer at School 6 for 10 years while her grandchildren attended school there. She did whatever they asked her to do. Lydia shares her thoughts on the past and current states of her community and her philosophy on coexistence in a multicultural environment. Resumen Ejecutivo: Esta entrevista con Delia Lydia Rodriguez tomó lugar el 28 de septiembre del año del 2012 en su casa en Búfalo, NY y fue conducida por Stephanie Bucalo y Casimiro Rodriguez. Lydia nació en Hormigueros, Puerto Rico pero se mudó primero a Virginia con su esposo y más tarde a Búfalo. Ella viajó con su esposo a Alemania porque él servía al ejército pero eventualmente establecieron un hogar donde ya vivía su familia en Búfalo. Lydia trabajaba para la Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña (PRCC) en el cuidado de los niños. En esta entrevista ella describe las actividades diferentes que tomaron lugar al centro y también dentro de la comunidad. Lydia era voluntaria en la escuela 6 por 10 años mientras sus nietos estudiaban ahí. Ella hacía lo que le pedían. Lydia comparte sus pensamientos sobre los estados pasados y presentes de su comunidad y su filosofía sobre la coexistencia dentro de un ambiente multicultural. � Story Clips: 0:40 – Lydia introduces herself Lydia first arrived in Virginia because her husband was a part of the military. She is from Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. She spent three years in Virginia, she spent 2 years in Fort Lewis, WA and 5 years in Kaiserslau, Germany. Her husband was stationed there in the military. She returned to Buffalo in 1962 because her sister lived in Buffalo. Lydia primero llegó a Virginia porque su esposo era militar. Ella es de Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. Ella pasó tres años en Virginia, ella pasó dos años en Fort Lewis, WA y cinco años en Kaiserslau, Alemania. Su esposo fue estacionado ahí con el ejército. Ella volvió a Búfalo en el año 1962 porque tenía una hermana viviendo en Búfalo. 2:55 - Lydia worked in the Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña Lydia worked in the Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña. The center was located at 347 Swan Street. She was the assistant director of the Puerto Rican Chicano Committee Center. She took care of the children throughout the day. They were lower income children or were foster children. She also worked the after school program for similar children. The after school program was called the Teen Center, they stayed until 9pm. They took classes such as ceramics and dance. They also prepared the float for the Hamburg Fair for 12 years. Lydia trabajaba en la Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña. El centro fue ubicado a la dirección de 347 Swan Street. Ella era asistente al director del Puerto Rican Chicano Committee Center (PRCC). Ella cuidaba a los niños durante el día. Ellos eran de familias de los bajos salarios o eran niños del sistema del cuidado de crianza. Ella también trabajaba en el programa después del día escolar para estudiantes semejantes a los que asistían a los programas del día. El programa después del día escolar fue llamado “Teen Center”, ellos se quedaron ahí hasta las nueve de la noche. Ellos tomaron clases tanto como las de las cerámicas y el baile. Ellos también preparaba el flotador para el feriado de Hamburg por 12 años. 5:35 – There were also dance classes �Lydia explains that there were also dance classes for younger children. They would take them to different places to dance. They would dance at universities and on television. It took a long time to prepare for these performances. The center offered a lot of space for the dance classes. Lydia explica que habría también clases de baile para los jóvenes. Ellos les llevarían a sitios diferentes para bailar. Ellos bailaron en las universidades y en la televisión. Los tomó mucho tiempo en preparación para estas actuaciones. El centro les ofreció mucho espacio a los bailadores para las clases de baile. 6:32 – The center had a baseball team, the Puerto Rican Tigers The center had a baseball team called the Puerto Rican Tigers. El centro tuvo un equipo de béisbol por el nombre Los Tigres Puertorriqueños. 6:57 – Stephanie Berrios raised funds to construct the center Stephanie Berrios raised the funds to construct the center. She also raised funds to employ people throughout the year. There was a large group of teenagers working at the center participating in the Summer Program. They took care of the building and the neighborhood. They eventually opened the Pucho Olivencia Center. Stephanie Berrios levantó los fondos para construir el centro. Ella también levantó los fondos para emplear a la gente por todo el año. Hubo un grupo grande de adolescentes participando en el programa del verano. Ellos cuidaban el edificio y el vecindario. Ellos eventualmente abrieron el Centro de Pucho Olivencia. 8:39 – Now there is no community centers for the youth Now there is no longer a community center for the youth. Lydia believes that the center helped keep the youth occupied and within the community. Now, there aren’t any centers and the youth are not engaged as they were. She feels the local politicians are not doing enough to engage the youth. They have basketball and football during the summer. She feels that politicians are unaware of what is going on the community. �Ya no hay un centro comunitario para los jóvenes. Lydia cree que el centro los ayudó mantener los jóvenes ocupados y vinculados con la comunidad. Ahora, no hay centros y los jóvenes no están comprometidos a la comunidad tanto como eran en el pasado. Ella siente que a los políticos no hacen suficiente para enganchar a los jóvenes. saben lo que está pasando dentro de la comunidad. 11:27 – Lydia volunteered at School 6 for 10 years Lydia volunteered in different parts of School 6 for 10 years. She would go wherever they sent her. Her grandkids were also in that school and she still volunteered there. Lydia era voluntaria en partes diferentes en la escuela 6 por 10 años. Ella iría en cualquier lugar que le mandaron. Sus nietos también estaban en la escuela y ella todavía sería voluntaria ahí. 12:40 – There is still a Puerto Rican community on the East Side There is still a Puerto Rican community on the East Side, but there was a much larger community in the 60s. There were a lot of white people and Italian people. The community on South Division is primarily African American now. Everyone in the neighborhood treats her well and they call her “grandma”. Todavía hay una comunidad puertorriqueña en el East Side, pero hubo una comunidad más amplia en los años 60. Hubo mucha gente blanca y mucha gente italiana. La comunidad en South Division es primariamente americano africana ahora. Todo el mundo en el vecindario le trata bien y la llama “abuela”. 14:19 – Lydia has always lived in that neighborhood Lydia has always lived in that neighborhood. She lived on Swan Street and Myrtle Avenue. Lydia siempre ha vivido en el vecindario. Ella viví en Swan Street y Myrtle Avenue. 14:46 – How does the community look today? �The people in the neighborhood are very friendly. If someone needs something, they know they can go to a neighbor for help. They are a community and visit each other. The community is united. La gente del vecindario es amigable. Si alguien necesita algo, ellos saben que pueden ir a un vecino para ayuda. Ellos son una comunidad y visitan a cada uno. Es una comunidad unida. 16:26 – There are still community members who arrived before Lydia did There are people living in the community who arrived before Lydia. They worked on the farms. Hay gente viviendo en la comunidad que llegó antes de Lydia. Ellos trabajaron en las granjas. 20:24 – There are many activities at Ss Columba Brigid for the community There are many different activities at the church. They have classes after school. There is a soup kitchen each week. There is also a Spanish language mass and a bilingual mass. Padre José Gariolo give the bilingual mass. Hay muchas actividades en la iglesia. Ellos tienen clases después del día escolar. Hay una cocina de sopa cada semana. Hay una misa en español y una misa bilingüe. Padre José Gariolo da la misa bilingüe. 22:22 – Lydia was a part of many community gatherings Lydia would participate in various community activities when she knew people were going. Lydia paricipaba en las actividades comunitarias cuando sabía que había gente ahí que ya conocía. 23:57 – Puerto Ricans were not well received at first Puerto Ricans were not well received at first because they couldn’t speak English. They were still able to help one another out even though they �couldn’t speak or write English well. Lydia had the same problem in Germany because she couldn’t read or write in English. Al principio los puertorriqueños no eran bien recibidos por la comunidad porque no hablaron el inglés. Todavía podían ayudar a cada uno aunque ellos no podían hablar bien en inglés. Lydia tuvo el mismo problema en Alemania porque no podía hablar o escribir el alemán. 27:24 – Closing thoughts about establishing communities Lydia shares her thoughts about sharing a community with different ethnic groups. She says that it isn’t easy at first, but you have to learn how to live and get along with one another. This is how the community learns that we are one people. There is no need for racism. Lydia comparte sus pensamientos sobre compartiendo su comunidad con otra gente de otras etnicidades. Ella dice que al inicio es difícil, pero hay que aprender vivir y comportarse juntos. Este es como la comunidad aprende que somos una gente. No hay razón para el racismo. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <a href="http://omeka.buffalolib.org/items/browse?collection=3">Hispanic Heritage History Project Oral History Interviews</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Location The location of the interview Buffalo, NY Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 0:29:11 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview 0:40 – Lydia introduces herself Lydia first arrived in Virginia because her husband was a part of the military. She is from Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. She spent three years in Virginia, she spent 2 years in Fort Lewis, WA and 5 years in Kaiserslau, Germany. Her husband was stationed there in the military. She returned to Buffalo in 1962 because her sister lived in Buffalo. Lydia primero llegó a Virginia porque su esposo era militar. Ella es de Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. Ella pasó tres años en Virginia, ella pasó dos años en Fort Lewis, WA y cinco años en Kaiserslau, Alemania. Su esposo fue estacionado ahí con el ejército. Ella volvió a Búfalo en el año 1962 porque tenía una hermana viviendo en Búfalo. 2:55 - Lydia worked in the Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña Lydia worked in the Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña. The center was located at 347 Swan Street. She was the assistant director of the Puerto Rican Chicano Committee Center. She took care of the children throughout the day. They were lower income children or were foster children. She also worked the after school program for similar children. The after school program was called the Teen Center, they stayed until 9pm. They took classes such as ceramics and dance. They also prepared the float for the Hamburg Fair for 12 years. Lydia trabajaba en la Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña. El centro fue ubicado a la dirección de 347 Swan Street. Ella era asistente al director del Puerto Rican Chicano Committee Center (PRCC). Ella cuidaba a los niños durante el día. Ellos eran de familias de los bajos salarios o eran niños del sistema del cuidado de crianza. Ella también trabajaba en el programa después del día escolar para estudiantes semejantes a los que asistían a los programas del día. El programa después del día escolar fue llamado “Teen Center”, ellos se quedaron ahí hasta las nueve de la noche. Ellos tomaron clases tanto como las de las cerámicas y el baile. Ellos también preparaba el flotador para el feriado de Hamburg por 12 años. 5:35 – There were also dance classes Lydia explains that there were also dance classes for younger children. They would take them to different places to dance. They would dance at universities and on television. It took a long time to prepare for these performances. The center offered a lot of space for the dance classes. Lydia explica que habría también clases de baile para los jóvenes. Ellos les llevarían a sitios diferentes para bailar. Ellos bailaron en las universidades y en la televisión. Los tomó mucho tiempo en preparación para estas actuaciones. El centro les ofreció mucho espacio a los bailadores para las clases de baile. 6:32 – The center had a baseball team, the Puerto Rican Tigers The center had a baseball team called the Puerto Rican Tigers. El centro tuvo un equipo de béisbol por el nombre Los Tigres Puertorriqueños. 6:57 – Stephanie Berrios raised funds to construct the center Stephanie Berrios raised the funds to construct the center. She also raised funds to employ people throughout the year. There was a large group of teenagers working at the center participating in the Summer Program. They took care of the building and the neighborhood. They eventually opened the Pucho Olivencia Center. Stephanie Berrios levantó los fondos para construir el centro. Ella también levantó los fondos para emplear a la gente por todo el año. Hubo un grupo grande de adolescentes participando en el programa del verano. Ellos cuidaban el edificio y el vecindario. Ellos eventualmente abrieron el Centro de Pucho Olivencia. 8:39 – Now there is no community centers for the youth Now there is no longer a community center for the youth. Lydia believes that the center helped keep the youth occupied and within the community. Now, there aren’t any centers and the youth are not engaged as they were. She feels the local politicians are not doing enough to engage the youth. They have basketball and football during the summer. She feels that politicians are unaware of what is going on the community. Ya no hay un centro comunitario para los jóvenes. Lydia cree que el centro los ayudó mantener los jóvenes ocupados y vinculados con la comunidad. Ahora, no hay centros y los jóvenes no están comprometidos a la comunidad tanto como eran en el pasado. Ella siente que a los políticos no hacen suficiente para enganchar a los jóvenes. saben lo que está pasando dentro de la comunidad. 11:27 – Lydia volunteered at School 6 for 10 years Lydia volunteered in different parts of School 6 for 10 years. She would go wherever they sent her. Her grandkids were also in that school and she still volunteered there. Lydia era voluntaria en partes diferentes en la escuela 6 por 10 años. Ella iría en cualquier lugar que le mandaron. Sus nietos también estaban en la escuela y ella todavía sería voluntaria ahí. 12:40 – There is still a Puerto Rican community on the East Side There is still a Puerto Rican community on the East Side, but there was a much larger community in the 60s. There were a lot of white people and Italian people. The community on South Division is primarily African American now. Everyone in the neighborhood treats her well and they call her “grandma”. Todavía hay una comunidad puertorriqueña en el East Side, pero hubo una comunidad más amplia en los años 60. Hubo mucha gente blanca y mucha gente italiana. La comunidad en South Division es primariamente americano africana ahora. Todo el mundo en el vecindario le trata bien y la llama “abuela”. 14:19 – Lydia has always lived in that neighborhood Lydia has always lived in that neighborhood. She lived on Swan Street and Myrtle Avenue. Lydia siempre ha vivido en el vecindario. Ella viví en Swan Street y Myrtle Avenue. 14:46 – How does the community look today? The people in the neighborhood are very friendly. If someone needs something, they know they can go to a neighbor for help. They are a community and visit each other. The community is united. La gente del vecindario es amigable. Si alguien necesita algo, ellos saben que pueden ir a un vecino para ayuda. Ellos son una comunidad y visitan a cada uno. Es una comunidad unida. 16:26 – There are still community members who arrived before Lydia did There are people living in the community who arrived before Lydia. They worked on the farms. Hay gente viviendo en la comunidad que llegó antes de Lydia. Ellos trabajaron en las granjas. 20:24 – There are many activities at Ss Columba Brigid for the community There are many different activities at the church. They have classes after school. There is a soup kitchen each week. There is also a Spanish language mass and a bilingual mass. Padre José Gariolo give the bilingual mass. Hay muchas actividades en la iglesia. Ellos tienen clases después del día escolar. Hay una cocina de sopa cada semana. Hay una misa en español y una misa bilingüe. Padre José Gariolo da la misa bilingüe. 22:22 – Lydia was a part of many community gatherings Lydia would participate in various community activities when she knew people were going. Lydia paricipaba en las actividades comunitarias cuando sabía que había gente ahí que ya conocía. 23:57 – Puerto Ricans were not well received at first Puerto Ricans were not well received at first because they couldn’t speak English. They were still able to help one another out even though they couldn’t speak or write English well. Lydia had the same problem in Germany because she couldn’t read or write in English. Al principio los puertorriqueños no eran bien recibidos por la comunidad porque no hablaron el inglés. Todavía podían ayudar a cada uno aunque ellos no podían hablar bien en inglés. Lydia tuvo el mismo problema en Alemania porque no podía hablar o escribir el alemán. 27:24 – Closing thoughts about establishing communities Lydia shares her thoughts about sharing a community with different ethnic groups. She says that it isn’t easy at first, but you have to learn how to live and get along with one another. This is how the community learns that we are one people. There is no need for racism. Lydia comparte sus pensamientos sobre compartiendo su comunidad con otra gente de otras etnicidades. Ella dice que al inicio es difícil, pero hay que aprender vivir y comportarse juntos. Este es como la comunidad aprende que somos una gente. No hay razón para el racismo. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Delia Lydia Rodríguez Complete Interview Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Delia Lydia Rodríguez (Interviewee) Casimiro Rodriguez (Interviewer) Stephanie Bucalo (Interviewer) Description An account of the resource This interview with Delia Lydia Rodriguez took place on September 29, 2012 in her home in Buffalo, NY and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo and Casimiro Rodriguez. Lydia was born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico but moved first to Virginia with her husband and later to Buffalo. She travelled with him to Germany while he served in the army but eventually established a home where her family was in Buffalo. Lydia worked for the Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña (PRCC) in child care. In this interview she described the different activities that took place at the center and also within other parts of the community. Lydia was volunteer at School 6 for 10 years while her grandchildren attended school there. She did whatever they asked her to do. Lydia shares her thoughts on the past and current states of her community and her philosophy on coexistence in a multicultural environment. Esta entrevista con Delia Lydia Rodriguez tomó lugar el 28 de septiembre del año del 2012 en su casa en Búfalo, NY y fue conducida por Stephanie Bucalo y Casimiro Rodriguez. Lydia nació en Hormigueros, Puerto Rico pero se mudó primero a Virginia con su esposo y más tarde a Búfalo. Ella viajó con su esposo a Alemania porque él servía al ejército pero eventualmente establecieron un hogar donde ya vivía su familia en Búfalo. Lydia trabajaba para la Casa Cultural Puertorriqueña (PRCC) en el cuidado de los niños. En esta entrevista ella describe las actividades diferentes que tomaron lugar al centro y también dentro de la comunidad. Lydia era voluntaria en la escuela 6 por 10 años mientras sus nietos estudiaban ahí. Ella hacía lo que le pedían. Lydia comparte sus pensamientos sobre los estados pasados y presentes de su comunidad y su filosofía sobre la coexistencia dentro de un ambiente multicultural. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-09-29 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" 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