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                    <text>Hispanic	Heritage	Council	of	WNY	
“Bring	Us	Your	History!”	Project	
Interviewee:	Alicia	Portugues	
Interview	Location:	Buffalo,	NY	
Interview	Date:	
Interview	Conducted	by:	Maritza	Vega	
Length:	10:15
Executive	Summary:
This	interview	with	Alicia	Portugues	was	conducted	by	Maritza	Vega	in	Buffalo,	NY.	
Alicia	Portugues	migrated	to	Buffalo	with	her	family.	Alicia	focuses	her	interview	on	
where	she	grew	up	in	Buffalo	and	her	time	with	at	the	Mexican	Club.
Resumen	Ejecutivo:
Esta	entrevista	con	Alicia	Portugues	fue	conducida	por	Maritza	Vega	en	Búfalo,	NY.	
Alicia	Portugues	emigró	a	Búfalo	con	su	familia.	Alicia	enfoca	su	entrevista	en	donde	
ella	se	crecía	en	Búfalo	y	su	tiempo	en	el	Club	Mexicano.
	
	
	
	
	

Story	Clips:
	
	
0:12	-	Alicia	Portugues	Introduces	Herself
	

Alicia	introduces	herself.

	

	

Alicia	se	nos	presenta.

	

	

1:02	-	How	Alicia	Portugues	Came	to	Buffalo

	

	

Alicia	tells	us	how	she	came	to	Buffalo.

	

	

Alicia	nos	cuenta	cómo	vino	a	Búfalo.

	

	

1:48	-	An	Introduction	to	the	Mexican	Club
Alicia	talks	about	going	to	the	Mexican	Club	with	her	family	and	what	
they	would	do	there.
Alicia	habla	de	su	tiempo	al	Club	Mexicano	con	su	familia	y	lo	que	
hicieron	cuando	estaban	allí.

�	

	

2:44	-	Alicia	Portugues's	Work	Experience

	

	

Alicia	talks	about	her	work	experience	at	Open	House	Commissary.

	
	
Alicia	habla	de	su	experiencia	cuando	trabajó	en	Open	House	
Commissary.
	

	

3:25	-	Alicia	Portugues's	First	Apartment	in	Buffalo

	

	

Alicia	tells	us	how	her	brother	found	her	an	apartment.

	

	

Alicia	nos	cuenta	cómo	su	hermano	la	encontró	un	apartamento.

	

	

4:12	-	Endwell	&amp;	Company

	
	
there.

Alicia	talks	about	another	job	she	had	and	how	she	was	paid	very	well	

	

	

Alicia	habla	de	otro	trabajo	que	tuvo	y	que	ganó	mucho	dinero.

	

	

4:38	-	Living	Across	from	the	Pucho	Olivencia	Center
Alicia	remembers	moving	to	Genesee	Street	and	living	across	the	
street	from	the	Pucho	Olivencia	Center.	She	tells	us	about	the	
community	there.
Alicia	acuerda	su	mudanza	a	Genesee	Street	y	que	vivió	enfrente	del	
Pucho	Olivencia	Center.	Ella	nos	cuenta	un	poco	sobre	la	comunidad	
allí.

	

	

5:34	-	Moving	to	Oak	Street
Alicia	moved	again,	this	time	to	Oak	Street,	and	tells	about	the	
neighborhood	there.	She	also	mentions	that	this	residence	is	now	the	
Community	Mission.
Alicia	se	mudó	otra	vez,	pero	esta	vez	a	Oak	Street,	y	nos	cuenta	sobre	
el	vecindario	allí.	También	menciona	que	ahora	esta	residencia	es	el	
Community	Mission.

�	

	

6:15	-	Details	about	the	Mexican	Club

	

	

Alicia	remembers	a	time	when	she	sang	at	the	Mexican	Club.

	

	

Alicia	acuerda	una	vez	cuando	cantó	en	el	Centro	Social	Mexicano

	

	

8:56	-	Feeling	Lost	in	Buffalo	Today
Alicia	says	that	she	feels	lost	in	Buffalo	today	because	everything	has	
changed	since	she	first	came	here.	She	also	says	that	she	moved	back	
to	New	York	City	for	a	short	time.
Alicia	dice	que	ahora	está	perdida	en	Búfalo	porque	todo	ha	cambiado	
desde	cuando	se	mudó	aquí.	También	dice	que	por	un	rato,	volvió	a	
Nueva	York.

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&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia se nos presenta.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia tells us how she came to Buffalo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia nos cuenta cómo vino a Búfalo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="normal"&gt;Alicia talks about going to the Mexican Club with her family and what they would do there.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;Alicia habla de su tiempo al Club Mexicano con su familia y lo que hicieron cuando estaban allí.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia talks about her work experience at Open House Commissary.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia habla de su experiencia cuando trabajó en Open House Commissary.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia nos cuenta cómo su hermano la encontró un apartamento.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia talks about another job she had and how she was paid very well there.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia habla de otro trabajo que tuvo y que ganó mucho dinero.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:38 - Living Across from the Pucho Olivencia Center&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;Alicia remembers moving to Genesee Street and living across the street from the Pucho Olivencia Center. She tells us about the community there.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;Alicia acuerda su mudanza a Genesee Street y que vivió enfrente del Pucho Olivencia Center. Ella nos cuenta un poco sobre la comunidad allí.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:10px;"&gt;5:34 - Moving to Oak Street&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;Alicia moved again, this time to Oak Street, and tells about the neighborhood there. She also mentions that this residence is now the Community Mission.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;Alicia se mudó otra vez, pero esta vez a Oak Street, y nos cuenta sobre el vecindario allí. También menciona que ahora esta residencia es el Community Mission.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size:10px;"&gt;6:15 - Details about the Mexican Club&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia remembers a time when she sang at the Mexican Club.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="normal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10px;"&gt;Alicia acuerda una vez cuando cantó en el Centro Social Mexicano&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="normal"&gt; Alicia dice que ahora está perdida en Búfalo porque todo ha cambiado desde cuando se mudó aquí. También dice que por un rato, volvió a Nueva York.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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