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0:03 - Nivian introduces herself

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Nivian Rodriguez Perez was born in Puerto Rico but moved to Buffalo in 1952 when she was 9 years old. She struggled to learn English and because of this struggle her school placed her three grades below her actual grade. She felt uncomfortable being so much older than the other students. She finished high school despite this challenge. She met her husband, married him and started a family. They have four children.

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Nivia Rodriguez Perez nació en Puerto Rico pero se mudó a Búfalo en el año 1952 cuando tuvo 9 años. Ella luchó con el lenguaje inglés y por esa lucha su escuela la puso en una clases al nivel mucho más bajo por tres años que su nivel verdadero. Elle se sentía incómoda siendo más vieja que los otros estudiantes. Ella terminó la secundaria a pesar de este desafío. Ella conoció a su esposo, se casó con él y empezó una familia. Ellos tienen cuatro hijos.

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1:32 - Nivian’s husband was a man of all trades

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Nivian explains the many different activities her husband was a part of. He served in the military, he attended the university, he was active in the community, he helped begin the bilingual program with some of the other leaders from the community.

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Nivian explica las actividades diferentes en que su esposo participaba. Él sirvió en el ejército, asistió a la universidad, fue activo en la comunidad, ayudó a desarrollar el programa bilingüe con unos de los otros líderes de la comunidad.

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3:18 - Reasons why the Perez family came to Buffalo

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Nivian’s family came to Buffalo to create a better life. She said this is what everyone wanted.

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La familia de Nivian vino a Búfalo para crear una vida mejor. Ella dice que eso es lo que todo el mundo quería.

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4:15 - Nivian’s husband came to Buffalo in the 1950s

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Her husband had a scholarship to go to school in Puerto Rico but had to start over when he came to Buffalo.

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Su esposo tuvo una beca para asistir a la escuela en Puerto Rico pero tuvo que empezar de nuevo cuando llegó a Búfalo.

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9:36 - Nivian’s work

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Nivian worked as a cook in various restaurants. She also worked in Syracuse as an ESL teacher. She never got her degree but she received an assistant teaching certificate. She said it was very tough to go back to school. She would substitute teach when the teacher was absent. They lived in Syracuse for a some time while her husband was the director of a Hispanic organization.

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Nivian trabajaba como cocinera en varios restaurantes. Ella también trabajó en Syracuse como maestra de inglés para los estudiantes de otras lenguas. Ella nunca terminó su licenciatura pero recibió su certificación para ser asistente al maestro. Ella dice que para regresar a la escuela era difícil. Ella era maestra suplente cuando el maestro estaba ausente. Ellos vivieron en Syracuse por algún tiempo mientras su esposo era director de una organización hispana.

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18:07 - Thoughts on the West Side

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Nivian never had any problems walking around the West Side. She felt like she was a part of the West Side. She didn’t feel as comfortable in South Buffalo as she does on the West Side. She said she can be happy wherever she is.

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Nivian nunca tuvo problemas caminando por el West Side. Ella se siente parte de la comunidad. Ella no se sentía tan cómoda en South Buffalo como al West Side. Dice que ella puede ser feliz en cualquier lugar que esté.

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19:03 - Nivian attends Holy Cross Church

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Nivian attends Holy Cross. Before she went to Holy Angels. She goes to whichever church is closest. She was always near a church. Holy Cross and Holy Angels both have Spanish language masses.

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Nivian asiste a la iglesia de Holy Cross. Antes asistía a la iglesia de Holy Angels. Ella asiste a cualquiera iglesia que esté la más cercana. Ella siempre está cerca de una iglesia. Ambas Holy Cross y Holy Angels tienen misas en español.

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20:00 - Where Nivian’s kids went to school

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Nivian explains where her children went to school. They started in Buffalo but then went to a school in Syracuse. They moved to Puerto Rico after they lost one of their sons from a car accident.

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Nivian explica a donde sus hijos asistían a la escuela. Ellos empezaron en Búfalo pero luego asistieron a una escuela en Syracuse. Ellos se mudaron a Puerto Rico después de perder uno de sus hijos en un accidente de choque.

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20:53 - Difficulties for kids to transition between English and Spanish language schools

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Nivian and her husband would speak in both English and Spanish in the home to try and maintain both languages. Their kids would always respond in English. They did well in Puerto Rico because they were excellent students and could speak Spanish well. They were timid to speak in Spanish because they thought their classmates would make fun of them. 

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Nivian y su esposo hablarían ambos español y inglés con sus hijos en la casa para mantener ambas lenguas. Sus hijos siempre responderían en inglés. Ellos sacaron buenas notas en la escuela en Puerto Rico porque ya sabían español y ya eran buenos estudiantes. Ellos eran tímidos hablando en español porque pensaron que sus compañeros de clase burlarían de ellos y su accento.

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24:00 - Nivian only worked during high school

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Nivian never worked after leaving high school. She worked at a restaurant by the Buffalo Convention Center. She met her husband there. She was 21 when she graduated high school. Her husband used to work at the Statler Hilton and would eat at the restaurant where she worked after his shift. They got married after he came back from serving in the military.

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Nivian nunca trabajó después de graduarse de la secundaria. Ella trabajaba en un restaurante cerca del Buffalo Convention Center. Ella conoció a su esposo ahí. Ella tuvo 21 años cuando se graduó de la secundaria. Su esposo trabajaba al Statler Hilton.

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24:54 - Experiences finding employment

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It wasn’t difficult for Nivian to find employment while she was in high school but transportation was challenging because she would work so late. She worked through the summer. Her father didn’t want them to work because he wanted them to at least finish high school. There were 11 kids in the family, 3 boys and 8 girls. Nivian was the oldest daughter.

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No era difícil de encontrar trabajo para Nivian mientras asistía a la secundaria pero el transporte se puso complicado porque ella trabajaría hasta muy tarde. Su padre no quería que sus hijos trabajaran porque quería que estudiaran y terminaran por lo menos la secundaria. Hubo 11 hijos en la familia, 2 eran chicos y 8 eran chicas.

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27:03 - Nivian’s mother never had a church wedding

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Nivian’s mother always dreamed of having a church wedding but couldn’t because they lived in the country. Her mother finally had a church wedding on her 50th anniversary. All of the family members were a part of the wedding. Her mother was so happy. Nivian describes her mother’s wedding.

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La madre de Nivian siempre soñaba de una boda en la iglesia pero no la podía tener porque vivía en el campo. Finalmente, su madre tuvo su boda en la iglesia en su aniversario de 50 años. Toda de la familia fue parte de la boda. Su madre era muy feliz. Nivian describe la boda de su madre.

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32:12 - The first family they met was Casimiro’s

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The Perez family met Casimiro’s family first when they arrived to Buffalo. They spent a lot of their childhood together.

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La familia Perez conoció a la familia de Casimiro justo cuando llegó a Búfalo. Ellos pasaon mucho tiempo juntos durante su juventud. 

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