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Title A name given to the resource Puerto Rican Chicano Committee : Photo Album Description An account of the resource The Puerto Rican Chicano Committee was formed by a group of university students who were active within the community in 1973. These students were looking for ways to support the community through various social services. They provided services in the ways of Social services, health, education, sanitation, criminal justice, media and politics. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" 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Title A name given to the resource Hispanic Heritage History Project Photographs Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph 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 Puerto Rican Cultural Community Center : Photo Album Description An account of the resource The Puerto Rican Cultural Community Center was established by community member Stephanie Berrios on Swan Street in Buffalo, NY. Stephanie Berrios started this center because she loved the community and wanted to provide a community venue for children to attend throughout the day and week. This center was very influential within the community and later became the Pucho Olivencia Community Center. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" 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Hernandez takes oath of office President of Buffalo Board Of Education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" Project Relation A related resource Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Digital Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital collection copyright 2016 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. This collection or portions thereof are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph 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 Raul Figueroa appointed Buffalo City Court Judge Description An account of the resource Photo taken in Mayor Jimmy Griffin's Office Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph 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 Raul Russi : Photo Album Description An account of the resource Raul Russi was the first Puerto Rican police officer in the City of Buffalo. He became a political activist and helped elect the first Hispanic judge in the City's history. He served as the Assistant Superintendent of the Erie County Correctional Facility and was later promoted to Superintendent. He then became the chairman of the Parole Board and the first Latino sheriff in New York City. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani nominated Raul to become the Commissioner of the Probation Board for New York City. He was then appointed as the CEO of Acacia in New York City. He then became a part of BASIC and Promesa, two New York City based non-profit organizations that focus on services in the area of health, housing, and economic development. He ran for State Assembly of the 146th District in 1983. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" Project Relation A related resource Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Digital Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital collection copyright 2016 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. This collection or portions thereof are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes. Employment and Labor Opportunities Photo album https://omeka.buffalolib.org/files/original/f22902f4df367ebf05b6e6139b17f03f.jpg 698528c0778a54f52d43d3444e4d2ae9 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 Hispanic Heritage History Project Photographs Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph 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 Reyes Family Description An account of the resource Lino and Natividad Reyes, in the arms daughter Myrna. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" Project Relation A related resource Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Digital Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital collection copyright 2016 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. This collection or portions thereof are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph 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 Ricardo Estrada takes oath of Office Lackawanna City Council Description An account of the resource Ricardo Estrada takes oath of Office Lackawanna City Council, 1997 – Elsie Pacheco Estrada (mother holds bible) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" Project Relation A related resource Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Digital Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital collection copyright 2016 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. 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Title A name given to the resource Hispanic Heritage History Project Photographs Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph 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 Rodriguez's Barbershop : Photo Album Description An account of the resource This barbershop was one of the first Hispanic owned businesses in the community. Felix Magui Rodriguez to this day still has the chair from his barber shop. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1969 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" Project Relation A related resource Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Digital Collections Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital collection copyright 2016 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. This collection or portions thereof are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes. Employment and Labor Hispanic Businesses Photo album https://omeka.buffalolib.org/files/original/e6e64843e3833ad1f3b1f21f550747aa.mp3 3cebf556d3ff3aee2670210bc93f1862 https://omeka.buffalolib.org/files/original/51bc2208d29ff8a0f4da42a6b1f87c2a.pdf 56a71849d9fb01063bc59941a383986d PDF Text Text Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY “Bring Us Your History!” Project Interviewee: Rosa Aviles Interview Location: Lackawanna Public Library, Lackawanna, NY Interview Date: September 13, 2012 Interview Conducted by: Stephanie Bucalo Length: 0:35:14 Executive Summary This interview with Rosa Aviles took place on September 13, 2012 at the Lackawanna Public Library and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo. Rosa Aviles was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Buffalo at the age of 10 years old in 1953. She attended the Immaculata Academy, Buffalo State College and later began working for the Lackawanna Health Center as a social worker. She worked for the county for 30 years before retiring. Her brothers and father all sought employment at Bethlehem Steel and on the nearby farms. The family temporarily relocated to Utica, NY where her brothers and father were employed at Utica Radiators until they realized there were more opportunities in Buffalo at Bethlehem Steel. She vividly remembers the Church being an integral aspect of her childhood. She and her family actively participated in Church events and found it to be a place for them to be a part of a community. Rosa shares stories from her childhood and especially emphasizes how grateful she is for growing up in a Spanish speaking community and for being able to assimilate into American culture easily through her formal education in an English-only school. Upon completing her formal secondary education, Rosa entered the workforce as a social worker and spent much of her life working and helping people within the Hispanic community. She loved helping people and even extended her services to other Hispanic organizations in the city. All of Rosa’s stories offer an opportunity for her to reflect on the many ways different religious and community organizations made it possible for the Hispanic community to unite and enjoy each other’s company. Resumen Ejecutivo: Esta entrevista con Rosa Aviles tomó lugar el 13 de septiembre de 2012 a la biblioteca pública en Lackawanna y fue conducida por Stephanie Bucalo. Rosa Aviles nació en Puerto Rico y se mudó a Búfalo a la edad de 10 años en el año 1953. Ella �asistió a la Academia de Immaculata, Buffalo State College y más tarde empezó a trabajar para Lackawanna Health Center como trabajadora social. Ella trabajó para el condado por 30 años antes de jubilarse. Sus hermanos y su padre buscaron empleo a bethlehem Steel y a las granjas vecinas. La familia temporalmente se mudaron a Utica, NY donde sus hermanos y su padre fueron empleados a Utica Radiators hasta cuando se dieron cuenta que había más oportunidades en Búfalo a Bethlehem Steel. Ella recuerda vívidamente que la Iglesia era un aspecto integral de sus niñez. Ella y su familia participaban activamente en los eventos de la Iglesia y la encontraron un lugar para ser parte de la comunidad. Rosa comparte unas historias de su niñez y especialmente enfatiza su gratitud de crecer en una comunidad hispano hablante y por ser capaz de asimilarse fácilmente en la cultura estadounidense por sus educación formal en una escuela solo anglosajona. A parte de completar su educación secundaria formal, Rosa entró a la fuerza laboral como trabajadora social y pasó mucho de su vida ayudando a la gente dentro de la comunidad hispana. Ella amaba a ayudar a la gente y aun extendió sus servicios a las otras organizaciones hispanas en la ciudad. Todas de las historias de Rosa le ofrecen la oportunidad de reflejar en las varias maneras en que las organizaciones religiosas y de la comunidad le han hecho posible para la comunidad hispana unirse y disfrutar de la compañía de cada uno. Story Clips: 0:22 - Rosa introduces herself Rosa introduces herself. She was born in Puerto Rico but was educated up in Buffalo. She went to Buffalo State College for 2 years before entering the job force. Rosa se presenta. Ella nació en Puerto Rico pero terminó su educación formal en Búfalo. Ella asistió a Buffalo State College por 2 años antes de entrar la fuerza de labor. Center 0:53 - Rosa works as a social worker at the Lackawanna Health Rosa worked for the Lackawanna Health Center as a social worker for 30 years. Rosa trabajó para el Centro de Salud de Lackawanna como una trabajadora social por 30 años. �1:40 - Rosa's family came to Western New York to work on the farms in Eden, NY Rosa's family moved to Western New York in search of work on the farms in Eden, NY. She had a relative named Jaime who was already working here. They then moved to Utica, NY. La familia de Rosa se mudó a Nueva York del Oeste en búsqueda de trabajo en las granjas de Eden, NY. Ella tuvo un pariente llamado Jaime que ya trabajaba aquí. Luego, ellos se mudaron a Utica, NY. 2:11 - The family moved back to Buffalo to work for Bethlehem Her brother moved back to Buffalo in search of a job at Bethlehem Steel Steel. Su hermano volvió a vivir a Búfalo en búsqueda de un puesto a Bethlehem Steel. 2:32 - Father and brothers work for Utica Radiators Rosa's father and brothers worked at Utica Radiators and after an unknown event, her brother decided to return to Buffalo in pursuit of another job. El padre de Rosa y sus hermanos trabajaron a Utica Radiators y después de un evento desconocido, uno de sus hermanos decidió a volver a Búfalo en perseguida de otro puesto. 3:12 - Family returns to Buffalo Rosa's father and brother worked at Utica Radiators for 4 years until the plant closed and then they both returned to Buffalo to work at Ford Motor Plant. El padre de Rosa y su hermano trabajaron a Utica Radiators por 4 años hasta cuando la fábrica se cerró y luego ambos de ellos volvieron a Búfalo para trabajar a Ford Motor Plant. 3:44 - Poor working conditions in various factories �Rosa describes the poor working conditions of various factories in both Utica and Buffalo. Despite losing her mother, her father continued to work hard and encouraged his children to attend school. Rosa describe las pobres condiciones del trabajo de varias factorías en ambos Utica y Búfalo. A pesar de perder su madre, su padre siguió trabajando fuerte y les animó a sus hijos que asistan a la escuela. 4:34 - Father has a heart attack on the job Rosa's father had a major heart attack at the plant and was taken to Buffalo General Hospital for open heart surgery in 1975. After, he moved back to Puerto Rico where he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He passed away 5 months later. El padre de Rosa tuvo un infarto a la planta y fue transportado a Buffalo General Hospital para una cirugía de corazón abierto en el año 1975. Después, regresó a Puerto Rico donde recibió la diagnóstica que tuvo cáncer de los pulmones. Se falleció 5 años más tarde. 7:01 - Family was denied social services Rosa grew up in a modest family. They never had a lot of money but they always had enough. After her father and brothers were laid off from Bethlehem Steel, they filed for social services, but for some reason were denied services. Members of her family resorted to riding a bicycle to work on the farms south of the city. Rosa crecía en una familia humilde. Ellos nunca tuvieron mucho dinero pero siempre tuvieron lo suficiente. Cuando su padre y sus hermanos perdieron sus puestos a Bethlehem Steel, la familia pidió asistencia pública, pero para alguna razón se negaron los servicios. Los miembros de su familia recurrieron a andar en bicicleta para ir al trabajo a las granjas al sur de la ciudad. 9:17 - The importance of growing up in a community Rosa describes her childhood in Lackawanna. She feels grateful for being able to grow up in a community where there were lots of families and many people who spoke her language. �Rosa describe su niñez en Lackawanna. Ella se siente agradecida por crecerse en una comunidad donde hubo muchas familias y mucha gente que habló su lengua. 11:25 - Most of the children in the family are professionals Despite initial challenges finding quality education in Buffalo, most of the kids in Rosa's family are now professionals with higher degrees. A pesar de los desafíos iniciales buscando una educación de calidad en Búfalo, la mayoría de los niños en la familia de Rosa consiguió puestos profesionales. 14:18 - Why is education so important? Rosa didn't quite know why education was so important to her family, however, as a whole, they valued education and encouraged all of the kids to attend college and become professionals. She feels that perhaps she and her siblings didn't want their kids to have to work as hard as they did on the farms and in industrial plants. Rosa no sabía bien porque la educación era tan importante a su familia, pero, como una familia colectiva, ellos valoran la educación y les animaron a todos los niños que asistan a la universidad y se pongan profesionales. Ella se siente que quizás ella y sus hermanos no querían que sus hijos tuvieran que trabajar como ellos cuando trabajaron en las granjas y fábricas industriales. 15:52 - Bilingual schools did not exist during this time Bilingual schools did not exist when Rosa and her siblings were in school so they attended English-only public schools. Las escuelas bilingües ya no existían cuando Rosa y sus hermanos asistieron a la escuela entonces ellos asistieron a las escuelas públicas de solo inglés. 16:26 - Rosa was forced to learn English quickly Rosa went to an all-white, English Speaking school. She felt that it was easy for her to assimilate because she was forced to learn English quickly. �Rosa asistió a una escuela de estudiantes todos blancos y anglohablantes. Ella se sintió que fue fácil a asimilar para ella porque tuvo que aprender el inglés rápidamente. 16:59 - Rosa did not encounter any prejudice despite living in the projects Rosa did not encounter any prejudice at school. Her affluent friends would never leave her out. They would come pick her up so she could participate. Rosa no encontró ningún prejuicio contra de ella en la escuela. Sus amigos afluentes nunca la dejarían afuera. Ellos la buscarían en su casa para que pudiera participar en las actividades. 18:03 - Lackawanna used to be a booming town Rosa remembers Lackawanna as a booming town. She would get lost and relied on landmarks to find her way home. She made very close relationships that she maintains up until this day even though she now lives in Florida. St. Anthony's Church (used to be Assumption Church) was a huge part of her childhood and community. Rosa se recuerda de Lackawanna como una ciudad floreciente. Era una vez cuando ella se perdería y tenía que confiar en los lugares notables para buscar el camino a su casa. Ella hizo muy buenas relaciones que hoy en día mantiene aunque ahora ella vive en Florida. La iglesia de San Antonio (Antes fue la Iglesia de la Asunción) fue una parte grande de sus niñez y la comunidad. 19:07 - The Church was a big link for the Hispanic community The Church was a huge link for the Hispanic community because many of them didn't have cars and the Church would help drive them around to community events. La Iglesia fue un vínculo grandísimo para la comunidad hispana porque muchos de las personas no tuvieron coches y la Iglesia las ayudaría a manejar a los eventos de la comunidad. 20:07 - Rosa helped everyone �Rosa loves to work with people. For this reason she decided to be a social worker. A Rosa, le encanta trabajar con la gente. Para esta razón ella decidió de ponerse trabajadora social. 20:42 - Rosa describes her work Rosa describes the different jobs she would do as a social worker. She worked very closely with the community in places such as mental health clinics and the hospitals. Rosa describe los quehaceres diferentes que hacía trabajando como una trabajadora social. Ella trabajó muy cerca de la comunidad en lugares como los clínicos de la salud mental y los hospitales. 23:20 - What is the difference between generations? Rosa describes why she thinks there is a difference between the different generations in the Hispanic community. She feels that there were more activities and social clubs during the earlier generations than what is available now. Rosa describe porque ella cree que hay una diferencia entre las generaciones en la comunidad hispana. Ella se siente que hubo más actividades y clubes sociales durante las épocas anteriores que no están disponibles hoy en día. 24:33 - Rosa belonged to many Hispanic organizations Rosa was a part of many Hispanic organizations. At one point she was the president of the Hispanic Women's League (HWL). The HWL encouraged Hispanic women to attend local universities and upon graduating, seek employment in Buffalo. Rosa era parte de muchas organizaciones hispanas. En un momento, ella fue presidente de la Liga de la Mujeres Hispanas (HWL). La HWL les animó a las mujeres hispanas que asistan a las universidades locales y después de graduarse, que busquen empleo en Búfalo. 30:15 - Lackawanna will always be home �Lackawanna is home because it is the first place Rosa ever came to. She returns to the area every summer. Lackawanna es su hogar porque es el primer lugar a dónde Rosa vino. Ella regresa al área cada verano. 31:20 - So many things have changed Rosa is saddened by the fact that there are very few activities left for kids to do in Buffalo. No more baseball, social clubs or other engaging activities. Rosa se pone triste por el hecho de que les faltan muchas actividades para hacer los niños en Búfalo. No hay béisbol, clubes sociales ni otras actividades. 31:56 - Saturday Baseball is an all-day community event Everybody would attend the Saturday baseball games on South Park. You would be there all day. People would sell Puerto Rican food and you would spend the day with friends and family. There were ten teams, but the teams were almost all Spanish. Todo el mundo asistía a los partidos de béisbol los sábados en South Park, estaba ahí por todo el día. Hubo gente ahí vendiendo comida puertorriqueña y pasaba todo el día con amigos y familia. Hubo diez equipos, pero los equipos se comprendieron de casi todos hispanos. 32:43 - It was mostly a Spanish league The league was predominantly Spanish. The kids used to love playing in the park all day. La liga fue casi toda hispana. A los niños, les gustó jugar en el parque por todo el día. 34:11 - Rosa supports the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY Rosa supports the HHC. She feels that this shows how much progress the Hispanic community has made and how successful they are now. �Rosa apoya la HHC. Ella se siente que esta muestra cuánto la comunidad hispana ya ha progresado y el éxito que tiene hoy en día. � 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 Lackawanna Public Library Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 35:14 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview 0:22 - Rosa introduces herself Rosa introduces herself. She was born in Puerto Rico but was educated up in Buffalo. She went to Buffalo State College for 2 years before entering the job force. Rosa se presenta. Ella nació en Puerto Rico pero terminó su educación formal en Búfalo. Ella asistió a Buffalo State College por 2 años antes de entrar la fuerza de labor. 0:53 - Rosa works as a social worker at the Lackawanna Health Center Rosa worked for the Lackawanna Health Center as a social worker for 30 years. Rosa trabajó para el Centro de Salud de Lackawanna como una trabajadora social por 30 años. 1:40 - Rosa's family came to Western New York to work on the farms in Eden, NY Rosa's family moved to Western New York in search of work on the farms in Eden, NY. She had a relative named Jaime who was already working here. They then moved to Utica, NY. La familia de Rosa se mudó a Nueva York del Oeste en búsqueda de trabajo en las granjas de Eden, NY. Ella tuvo un pariente llamado Jaime que ya trabajaba aquí. Luego, ellos se mudaron a Utica, NY. 2:11 - The family moved back to Buffalo to work for Bethlehem Steel Her brother moved back to Buffalo in search of a job at Bethlehem Steel. Su hermano volvió a vivir a Búfalo en búsqueda de un puesto a Bethlehem Steel. 2:32 - Father and brothers work for Utica Radiators Rosa's father and brothers worked at Utica Radiators and after an unknown event, her brother decided to return to Buffalo in pursuit of another job. El padre de Rosa y sus hermanos trabajaron a Utica Radiators y después de un evento desconocido, uno de sus hermanos decidió a volver a Búfalo en perseguida de otro puesto. 3:12 - Family returns to Buffalo Rosa's father and brother worked at Utica Radiators for 4 years until the plant closed and then they both returned to Buffalo to work at Ford Motor Plant. El padre de Rosa y su hermano trabajaron a Utica Radiators por 4 años hasta cuando la fábrica se cerró y luego ambos de ellos volvieron a Búfalo para trabajar a Ford Motor Plant. 3:44 - Poor working conditions in various factories Rosa describes the poor working conditions of various factories in both Utica and Buffalo. Despite losing her mother, her father continued to work hard and encouraged his children to attend school. Rosa describe las pobres condiciones del trabajo de varias factorías en ambos Utica y Búfalo. A pesar de perder su madre, su padre siguió trabajando fuerte y les animó a sus hijos que asistan a la escuela. 4:34 - Father has a heart attack on the job Rosa's father had a major heart attack at the plant and was taken to Buffalo General Hospital for open heart surgery in 1975. After, he moved back to Puerto Rico where he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He passed away 5 months later. El padre de Rosa tuvo un infarto a la planta y fue transportado a Buffalo General Hospital para una cirugía de corazón abierto en el año 1975. Después, regresó a Puerto Rico donde recibió la diagnóstica que tuvo cáncer de los pulmones. Se falleció 5 años más tarde. 7:01 - Family was denied social services Rosa grew up in a modest family. They never had a lot of money but they always had enough. After her father and brothers were laid off from Bethlehem Steel, they filed for social services, but for some reason were denied services. Members of her family resorted to riding a bicycle to work on the farms south of the city. Rosa crecía en una familia humilde. Ellos nunca tuvieron mucho dinero pero siempre tuvieron lo suficiente. Cuando su padre y sus hermanos perdieron sus puestos a Bethlehem Steel, la familia pidió asistencia pública, pero para alguna razón se negaron los servicios. Los miembros de su familia recurrieron a andar en bicicleta para ir al trabajo a las granjas al sur de la ciudad. 9:17 - The importance of growing up in a community Rosa describes her childhood in Lackawanna. She feels grateful for being able to grow up in a community where there were lots of families and many people who spoke her language. Rosa describe su niñez en Lackawanna. Ella se siente agradecida por crecerse en una comunidad donde hubo muchas familias y mucha gente que habló su lengua. 11:25 - Most of the children in the family are professionals Despite initial challenges finding quality education in Buffalo, most of the kids in Rosa's family are now professionals with higher degrees. A pesar de los desafíos iniciales buscando una educación de calidad en Búfalo, la mayoría de los niños en la familia de Rosa consiguió puestos profesionales. 14:18 - Why is education so important? Rosa didn't quite know why education was so important to her family, however, as a whole, they valued education and encouraged all of the kids to attend college and become professionals. She feels that perhaps she and her siblings didn't want their kids to have to work as hard as they did on the farms and in industrial plants. Rosa no sabía bien porque la educación era tan importante a su familia, pero, como una familia colectiva, ellos valoran la educación y les animaron a todos los niños que asistan a la universidad y se pongan profesionales. Ella se siente que quizás ella y sus hermanos no querían que sus hijos tuvieran que trabajar como ellos cuando trabajaron en las granjas y fábricas industriales. 15:52 - Bilingual schools did not exist during this time Bilingual schools did not exist when Rosa and her siblings were in school so they attended English-only public schools. Las escuelas bilingües ya no existían cuando Rosa y sus hermanos asistieron a la escuela entonces ellos asistieron a las escuelas públicas de solo inglés. 16:26 - Rosa was forced to learn English quickly Rosa went to an all-white, English Speaking school. She felt that it was easy for her to assimilate because she was forced to learn English quickly. Rosa asistió a una escuela de estudiantes todos blancos y anglohablantes. Ella se sintió que fue fácil a asimilar para ella porque tuvo que aprender el inglés rápidamente. 16:59 - Rosa did not encounter any prejudice despite living in the projects Rosa did not encounter any prejudice at school. Her affluent friends would never leave her out. They would come pick her up so she could participate. Rosa no encontró ningún prejuicio contra de ella en la escuela. Sus amigos afluentes nunca la dejarían afuera. Ellos la buscarían en su casa para que pudiera participar en las actividades. 18:03 - Lackawanna used to be a booming town Rosa remembers Lackawanna as a booming town. She would get lost and relied on landmarks to find her way home. She made very close relationships that she maintains up until this day even though she now lives in Florida. St. Anthony's Church (used to be Assumption Church) was a huge part of her childhood and community. Rosa se recuerda de Lackawanna como una ciudad floreciente. Era una vez cuando ella se perdería y tenía que confiar en los lugares notables para buscar el camino a su casa. Ella hizo muy buenas relaciones que hoy en día mantiene aunque ahora ella vive en Florida. La iglesia de San Antonio (Antes fue la Iglesia de la Asunción) fue una parte grande de sus niñez y la comunidad. 19:07 - The Church was a big link for the Hispanic community The Church was a huge link for the Hispanic community because many of them didn't have cars and the Church would help drive them around to community events. La Iglesia fue un vínculo grandísimo para la comunidad hispana porque muchos de las personas no tuvieron coches y la Iglesia las ayudaría a manejar a los eventos de la comunidad. 20:07 - Rosa helped everyone Rosa loves to work with people. For this reason she decided to be a social worker. A Rosa, le encanta trabajar con la gente. Para esta razón ella decidió de ponerse trabajadora social. 20:42 - Rosa describes her work Rosa describes the different jobs she would do as a social worker. She worked very closely with the community in places such as mental health clinics and the hospitals. Rosa describe los quehaceres diferentes que hacía trabajando como una trabajadora social. Ella trabajó muy cerca de la comunidad en lugares como los clínicos de la salud mental y los hospitales. 23:20 - What is the difference between generations? Rosa describes why she thinks there is a difference between the different generations in the Hispanic community. She feels that there were more activities and social clubs during the earlier generations than what is available now. Rosa describe porque ella cree que hay una diferencia entre las generaciones en la comunidad hispana. Ella se siente que hubo más actividades y clubes sociales durante las épocas anteriores que no están disponibles hoy en día. 24:33 - Rosa belonged to many Hispanic organizations Rosa was a part of many Hispanic organizations. At one point she was the president of the Hispanic Women's League (HWL). The HWL encouraged Hispanic women to attend local universities and upon graduating, seek employment in Buffalo. Rosa era parte de muchas organizaciones hispanas. En un momento, ella fue presidente de la Liga de la Mujeres Hispanas (HWL). La HWL les animó a las mujeres hispanas que asistan a las universidades locales y después de graduarse, que busquen empleo en Búfalo. 30:15 - Lackawanna will always be home Lackawanna is home because it is the first place Rosa ever came to. She returns to the area every summer. Lackawanna es su hogar porque es el primer lugar a dónde Rosa vino. Ella regresa al área cada verano. 31:20 - So many things have changed Rosa is saddened by the fact that there are very few activities left for kids to do in Buffalo. No more baseball, social clubs or other engaging activities. Rosa se pone triste por el hecho de que les faltan muchas actividades para hacer los niños en Búfalo. No hay béisbol, clubes sociales ni otras actividades. 31:56 - Saturday Baseball is an all-day community event Everybody would attend the Saturday baseball games on South Park. You would be there all day. People would sell Puerto Rican food and you would spend the day with friends and family. There were ten teams, but the teams were almost all Spanish. Todo el mundo asistía a los partidos de béisbol los sábados en South Park, estaba ahí por todo el día. Hubo gente ahí vendiendo comida puertorriqueña y pasaba todo el día con amigos y familia. Hubo diez equipos, pero los equipos se comprendieron de casi todos hispanos. 32:43 - It was mostly a Spanish league The league was predominantly Spanish. The kids used to love playing in the park all day. La liga fue casi toda hispana. A los niños, les gustó jugar en el parque por todo el día. 34:11 - Rosa supports the Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY Rosa supports the HHC. She feels that this shows how much progress the Hispanic community has made and how successful they are now. Rosa apoya la HHC. Ella se siente que esta muestra cuánto la comunidad hispana ya ha progresado y el éxito que tiene hoy en día. 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 Rosa Aviles Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rosa Aviles (Interviewee) Stephanie Bucalo (Interviewer) Description An account of the resource This interview with Rosa Aviles took place on September 13, 2012 at the Lackawanna Public Library and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo. Rosa Aviles was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Buffalo at the age of 10 years old in 1953. She attended the Immaculata Academy, Buffalo State College and later began working for the Lackawanna Health Center as a social worker. She worked for the county for 30 years before retiring. Her brothers and father all sought employment at Bethlehem Steel and on the nearby farms. The family temporarily relocated to Utica, NY where her brothers and father were employed at Utica Radiators until they realized there were more opportunities in Buffalo at Bethlehem Steel. She vividly remembers the Church being an integral aspect of her childhood. She and her family actively participated in Church events and found it to be a place for them to be a part of a community. Rosa shares stories from her childhood and especially emphasizes how grateful she is for growing up in a Spanish speaking community and for being able to assimilate into American culture easily through her formal education in an English-only school. Upon completing her formal secondary education, Rosa entered the workforce as a social worker and spent much of her life working and helping people within the Hispanic community. She loved helping people and even extended her services to other Hispanic organizations in the city. All of Rosa’s stories offer an opportunity for her to reflect on the many ways different religious and community organizations made it possible for the Hispanic community to unite and enjoy each other’s company. Esta entrevista con Rosa Aviles tomó lugar el 13 de septiembre de 2012 a la biblioteca pública en Lackawanna y fue conducida por Stephanie Bucalo. Rosa Aviles nació en Puerto Rico y se mudó a Búfalo a la edad de 10 años en el año 1953. Ella asistió a la Academia de Immaculata, Buffalo State College y más tarde empezó a trabajar para Lackawanna Health Center como trabajadora social. Ella trabajó para el condado por 30 años antes de jubilarse. Sus hermanos y su padre buscaron empleo a bethlehem Steel y a las granjas vecinas. La familia temporalmente se mudaron a Utica, NY donde sus hermanos y su padre fueron empleados a Utica Radiators hasta cuando se dieron cuenta que había más oportunidades en Búfalo a Bethlehem Steel. Ella recuerda vívidamente que la Iglesia era un aspecto integral de sus niñez. Ella y su familia participaban activamente en los eventos de la Iglesia y la encontraron un lugar para ser parte de la comunidad. Rosa comparte unas historias de su niñez y especialmente enfatiza su gratitud de crecer en una comunidad hispano hablante y por ser capaz de asimilarse fácilmente en la cultura estadounidense por sus educación formal en una escuela solo anglosajona. A parte de completar su educación secundaria formal, Rosa entró a la fuerza laboral como trabajadora social y pasó mucho de su vida ayudando a la gente dentro de la comunidad hispana. Ella amaba a ayudar a la gente y aun extendió sus servicios a las otras organizaciones hispanas en la ciudad. Todas de las historias de Rosa le ofrecen la oportunidad de reflejar en las varias maneras en que las organizaciones religiosas y de la comunidad le han hecho posible para la comunidad hispana unirse y disfrutar de la compañía de cada uno. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-09-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY, INC Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/mp3 Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hispanic Heritage "Bring Us Your History!" Project Relation A related resource Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Digital Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital collection copyright 2016 by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. This collection or portions thereof are not to be used for any commercial purposes without the expressed written permission of the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Users of this website are free to utilize material from this collection for non-commercial and educational purposes. Community Employment and Labor Employment and Labor, Migration, Community Migration https://omeka.buffalolib.org/files/original/166c012b734699c8cc711f58701f0025.mp3 5d95adf233b0dd29f7f0c51bbf341d20 https://omeka.buffalolib.org/files/original/86ce424389e3c89a217c4b7d42308b5b.pdf db16847636a23b9f5140c1d56c321b48 PDF Text Text Hispanic Heritage Council of WNY “Bring Us Your History!” Project Interviewee: Rosa Rodriguez Interview Location: Buffalo, New York Interview Date: 10/20/13 Interview Conducted by: Stephanie Bucalo Length: 1:12:01 Executive Summary: This interview with Rosa Rodriguez took place on October 20, 2013 in Buffalo, NY and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo. Rosa Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico in a small town on top of a mountain. She moved to the United States in 1952 after her brother was killed in a plane accident. She came from a very poor family and would not have been able to come to the United States had the airline not paid for their tickets. She first lived on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in a predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood and then later moved to Buffalo to be with her second husband. She was 30 years old when she came to New York. Rosa struggled to participate in the interview. She had a hard time remembering details so her daughter and granddaughter helped finish the interview. Her daughter shared many experiences living in Manhattan and then eventually moving to Buffalo. Neither she nor her mother originally wanted to move to Buffalo since they prefered a larger city atmosphere, but they both eventually became accustomed to Buffalo. Thalía, Rosa’s granddaughter, shared stories of her childhood and the struggles she went through. Thalía was first educated in a Buffalo Public School but then moved to Kenmore with her family where she felt the most discrimination. She was one of the only minority students in her school and was almost pushed out of her district because of racism. She learned justice at a very young age and stood up for her family because she knew the school district was wrong. Thalía also shares her feelings about being biracial in the Puerto Rican community. Resumen Ejecutivo: Esta entrevista con Rosa Rodríguez tomó lugar el 20 de octubre del año 2013 en Búfalo, NY y fue conducida por Stephanie Bucalo. Rosa Rodríguez nació en Puerto Rico en un pueblito encima de una montaña. Ella se mudó a los Estados Unidos en el año 1952 después de cuando se murió a su hermano en un accidente de avión. Ella vino de una familia pobre y no habría podido pagar el pasaje si la aerolínea no lo hubiera pagado. Ella primero vivió por el Lower East Side de Manhattan en un vecindario predominantemente puertorriqueño y más �tarde se mudó a Búfalo con su segundo marido. Ella tuvo 30 años cuando primero llegó a Nueva York. Rosa luchaba de participar en la entrevista. Le costaba mucho recordar los detalles, entonces su hija y nieta la ayudaron a terminar la entrevista. Su hija compartió muchas experiencias viviendo en Manhattan y luego su mudanza eventual a Búfalo. Ni ella ni su madre originalmente querían mudarse a Búfalo desde ellas prefirieron vivir en un ambiente de una ciudad más grande, pero ambas de ellas eventualmente se acostumbraron a Búfalo. Thalía, la nieta de Rosa, compartió historias sobre su niñez y las luchas que ella enfrentó. Thalía fue a la escuela pública en Búfalo pero luego se mudó a Kenmore con su familia donde ella sintió la más discriminación de su vida. Ella era una de las únicas estudiantes minoritarias en su escuela y casi fue empujada fuera del distrito por el racismo. Ella aprendió la justicia a una edad muy joven y aguantó a su familia porque ella sabía que el distrito escolar se equivocó. Thalía también comparte sus sentimientos sobre ser biracial dentro de la comunidad puertorriqueña. Story Clips: 0:37 - Rosa introduces herself Rosa arrive in the United States 1952 in search of work. She came from Puerto Rico. Rosa worked at a clothing factory when she first arrived in Buffalo. She only worked there for a few months because she was already married and pregnant. She came to New York first before establishing a life in Buffalo. Rosa llegó a los Estados Unidos en el año 1952 en búsqueda de trabajo. Ella vino de Puerto Rico. Rosa trabajaba en una factoría de ropa cuando primero llegó a los Estados Unidos. Ella solamente trabajó ahí por unos meses porque ya estaba casada y embarazada. Ella vino a Nueva York primero antes de establecer una vida en Búfalo. 2:00 - Life in New York Rosa lived in New York in an apartment with her husband. She said it was a little difficult, but not that bad. She had two children and then remarried. She then had five more children. She did not return to work after having her children. They helped her maintain the house even after her husband passed away. �Rosa vivía en Nueva York en un departamento con su marido. Ella dijo que la vida era un poco difícil, pero no tan mal. Ella tuvo dos hijos y luego se casó de nuevo. Ella tuvo cinco hijos más. Ella no volvió a trabajar después de tener sus hijos. Ellos ayudaron a mantener la casa después de cuando se falleció a su marido. 3:30 - Participation in the March on Washington Rosa was a part of a group that offered her the opportunity to attend the March on Washington. She wanted to take the opportunity so she went. Rosa era parte de un grupo que le ofreció la oportunidad de asistir a la Marcha en Washington. Ella quería aprovecharse de la oportunidad pues ella la asistió. 4:02 - Rosa came to Buffalo with her husband Rosa came to Buffalo to be with her husband and children. She didn’t like Buffalo at first but little by little began to like the city. Rosa vino a Búfalo para juntarse con su marido y sus hijos. A ella, no le gustaba Búfalo al principio pero poco a poco a ella, le gustaba más. 4:53 - Background information on Rosa Rosa was 30 years old when she came to the United States and only had three years of education. Rosa tuvo 30 años cuando primer vino a los EEUU y solamente tuvo tres años de educación. 6:18 - Religion is important Thalía begins to help her with the interview. Rosa said she is very old and has a hard time remembering details. Her granddaughter explains that Rosa was always a part of Spanish speaking churches in New York City and Buffalo. Thalía empieza de ayudar a Rosa con la entrevista. Rosa dijo que ella es muy vieja y le cuesta mucho recordar los detalles. Su nieta explica que Rosa siempre era parte de las iglesias hispanohablantes en la Ciudad de Nueva York y Búfalo. 7:10 - The bus that took Rosa to Washington �Rosa describes the bus that took her down to the March on Washington. She doesn’t remember much. Her son went with her. Rosa describe el camión que le llevó a la Marcha de Washington. Ella no recuerda mucho. Su hijo también fue con ella. 11:06 - Growing up in a predominantly hispanic neighborhood in NYC Rosa’s daughter describes what it was like to grow up in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. She said her father was really strict and wouldn’t let them go any where. They went straight to school and when they got home they took off their school clothes and did their chores. As they got older, he started to let them go outside for short periods of time. When her father died, her mother got some help taking care of the kids. After he died, the kids started to have more freedom and were able to go outside. They went to church every day. They are Pentecostal. She wore skirts every single day and never cut her hair. La hija de Rosa describe cómo era viviendo en un vecindario predominantemente hispano. Ella dijo que su padre era muy estricto y no les dejaba ir por ningún lado. Ellos fueron directamente a la escuela y cuando regresó a casa, se quitaron la ropa de la escuela y hicieron sus quehaceres. Como se crecieron más y más, su padre les dejó salir afuera por unos periodos cortos de tiempo. Cuando su padre se falleció, su madre recibió la ayuda con el cuidado de sus hijos. Después de su falleció, los niños empezaron de tener más libertad y podían salir afuera. Ellos asistieron a la iglesia cada día. Eran pentecostales. Las muchachas llevaron las faldas todos los días y nunca se cortaron el pelo. 14:32 - First job in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, when you come from a poor family, the parents often send their children to go live with another family and work for them. They would wash the laundry or clean up around the house to earn money. Rosa did this during her childhood. En Puerto Rico, cuando se viene de una familia pobre, los padres frecuentemente les manden a sus hijos vivir con otra familia para trabajar. Ellos lavaba la lavandería o limpiaba alrededor de la casa con la meta de ganar dinero. Rosa hizo esto durante su juventud. 16:16 - The family separates after their parent’s death �The were 8 children in Rosa’s family but they all became orphans after their parents passed away. They were then separated into different families so they did not grow up together. She was sent to live with her grandmother. Her brother also lived with her and her grandmother. Hubo 8 hijos en la familia de Rosa pero se pusieron huérfanos después de falleció de sus padres. Se separaron a ellos entre familias diferentes entonces no se crecieron todos juntos. Se le mandó a Rosa a vivir con su abuela. Su hermano también vivía con ella y su abuela. 18:21 - Puerto Rican neighborhood in Manhattan Rosa’s daughter describes her neighborhood while she was growing up in Manhattan. She never felt discrimination when she lived on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. They lived in a 6 block building project where there were many Puerto Ricans but also other ethnicities. She said they all got along because they all lived in the same place. The neighborhood is very different now. They would have building meetings to make sure the community was well taken care of. La hija de Rosa describe su vecindario mientras su crecimiento en Manhattan. Ella nunca sintió la discriminación mientras vivía en el Lower East Side de Manhattan. Ellos vivieron en un edificio del proyecto que comprendieron 6 cuadras donde ya vivían a muchos puertorriqueños y a otras etnicidades. Ella dijo que todo el mundo se comportaron bien porque todos viveron en el mismo lugar. El vecindario es muy diferente hoy en día. Ellos se juntaban para asegurarse de la seguridad dentro de su comunidad. 19:46 - Coming to Buffalo Rosa’s daughter didn’t want to come to Buffalo. Her husband came out to Buffalo and found a job. He called for her, despite not wanting to come, she joined her husband. She liked living in a large city. Buffalo was “el campo”. She came on a Monday and by that following Friday, she was at her mother’s house begging to go back to New York. She flew to Buffalo for $19.00. She couldn’t wait until each Friday when she could buy a ticket and return to New York. It took her about 2 years to get accustomed to Buffalo lifestyle. She flew back to New York every single weekend. La hija de Rosa no quería venir a Búfalo. Su marido viajó a Búfalo y encontró un trabajo. Él la llamó, a pesar de que ella no quería dejar Nueva York, y ella se juntó con su marido. A ella, le gustaba vivir en una ciudad grande. Búfalo �era “el campo”. Ella vino el lunes y por el viernes siguiente ya estaba en la casa de su madre rogándole que volviera a vivir en Nueva York. Ella voló por el precio de $19.0. Ella esperaba los viernes cada semana porque en ese día podía llevar a sus hijos por avión a Nueva York. La tomó más o menos dos años para acostumbrarse de la vivienda de Búfalo. Ella voló a Nueva York cada fin de semana. 21:27 - Rosa’s son came to Buffalo to attend the university Thalía explains that her father, John Rodriguez, came to Buffalo to attend the University at Buffalo. John was the first person in his family to go to college. He chose Buffalo because he needed to be in a different atmosphere. There were plenty of colleges in New York City, but he wanted to leave the city to earn his education. He came to UB on a scholarship. Thalía explica que su padre, John Rodriguez, vino a Búfalo para asistir a la Universidad de Buffalo. Juhn era la primera persona en su familia asistir a la universidad. Él eligió Búfalo porque él necesitaba un ambiente diferente. Hubo muchas universidades en la Ciudad de Nueva York, pero quería dejar la ciudad para ganar su educación. Él vino a UB por una beca. 22:16 - John’s name was changed by the Public School John’s real name is Juan. The Public School changed his name to John. El nombre verdadero de John es Juan. Las Escuelas Públicas cambió su nombre a John. 24:34 - How John met his wife John met his wife at Mr. Goodbar on Elmwood Ave. Her family lived in a predominantly latino neighborhood when they arrived in Buffalo. At that time, it was difficult to survive without your community. Their lived on Busti Ave and came to Buffalo in 1977. John conoció a su esposa a Mr. Goodbar en la Avenida Elmwood. Su familia vivía en un vecindario predominantemente latino cuando primero llegó a Búfalo. Ellos vivieron en la Avenida Busti y llegó a Búfalo en el año 1977. 28:48 - How Rosa came to the United States One of her brothers was on his way to the United States and died in a plane accident. The airline gave her family free tickets to family to come to the United States to prevent them from suing. Rosa was able to come with this �ticket. The flights were otherwise very expensive and her family could not afford them. Uno de sus hermanos estaba en camino a los EEUU y murió en un accidente de avión. La aerolínea le dio a su familia pasajes gratis a los EEUU para prevenir que le pusiera una demanda judicial contra de ella. Los vuelos de otra manera eran muy caros y su familia no podía pagar estos precios. 29:54 - Rosa’s brother may have migrated under Operation Bootstrap It is possible that the brother who died in the plane crash was funded by Operation Bootstrap, but none of her other family members received benefits from that program. Es posible que su hermano que murió en al choque de avión fuera fundado por Operación Manos a la Obra, pero nadie del resto de la familia recibió beneficios de este programa. 30:17 - Thalía shares her experience as a biracial student Originally Thalía went to a Buffalo Public School where she was surrounded by many different ethnicities and felt comfortable. Her family then moved to Kenmore where she was one of the only minority students and started to feel uncomfortable. She has the mixed ethnic background of Puerto Rican, Irish and Sicilian. She was afraid of going to school because she wasn’t socialized with white children. The white children in her school in Buffalo were accustomed to different cultures and were most likely going through the same issues that everyone else was, so they knew how to interact with one another. She didn’t feel the same when she went to Kenmore. Originalmente Thalía asistió a una Buffalo Public School donde ella estaba rodeada por muchas etnicidades diferentes y se sintió cómodo. Su familia luego se mudó a Kenmore donde ella era la única estudiante minoritaria y empezó a sentir incómoda. Ella tiene las raíces étnicas mixtas de puertorriqueña, irlandesa y siciliana. Ella tenía miedo de ir a la escuela porque ella no estaba socializada a los niños blancos. Los niños blancos en su escuela en Búfalo estaban acostumbrados a las cultura diferentes y probablemente les pasaban los mismos desafíos que el resto de la gente de sus vecindario, entonces ellos sabían comportarse juntos. Ella no se sintió igual cuando asistió a Kenmore. 32:21 - Struggling to learn to read in English �Thalía explains her struggle to learn to read in English. She was able to read in Spanish when she entered Kindergarten but really struggled to read in English. As an adult she became a strong advocate for literacy because of her own experiences. It took her until she got to second grade to learn to read in English. Her teacher was very discouraging to students who struggled with the language. She even told her that reading in Spanish was “the wrong language”. They got a petition together to try and get her classmates to support her so she and her brother didn’t get kicked out of school. The school was trying to push them out and accuse them of sneaking into Kenmore from the City even though they owned their house on Mang Street. She (a third grader) and her brother went door to door collecting signatures so they could prove that they were Kenmore residents. Her family lived in Kenmore for 30 years. Her peers treated her really poorly. Thalía explica su lucha de aprender a leer en inglés. Ella podía leer en español cuando entró al Kindergarten pero luchaba mucho a leer en inglés. Como un adulto ella se puso una defensora fuerte para el alfabetismo por la culpa de sus propias experiencias. La tomó hasta el segundo grado de aprender a leer en inglés. Su maestra era muy desalentadora a los estudiantes que lucharon con el lenguaje. Le dijo a Thalía que leer en español era “el lenguaje equivocado”. Ellos escribieron una petición para intentar de ganar el apoyo de sus compañeros de la clase para que ella y su hermano no fueran quitados de la escuela. La escuela les acusó de mentir sobre su dirección, diciendo que viven en Kenmore, pero de verdad les acusó de vivir en Búfalo, aunque ellos eran dueños de su casa en Mang Street en Kenmore. Ella (una estudiante del tercer grado) y su hermano fue puerta a puerta pidiendo firmas para que pudieran proveer que eran residentes de Kenmore. Su familia vivía en Kenmore por más que 30 años. Sus compañeros le trataban muy pobre. 35:08 - Race is very sensitive in Buffalo Thalía reflects on how sensitive race is in Buffalo. She knew when she was on the West Side with her aunt and grandmother, she was safe. There were other latinos around and people were speaking Spanish. There was always rice on the table--she never remembered a time without rice. She lost that sense of comfort when she moved to Kenmore. She felt like she was always watched and judged. She didn’t have nice clothes like her peers because her parents put all of their money into buying their house. She was judged by the area code she was living in. �Thalía refleja cómo sensitiva es la raza en Búfalo. Ella sabía cuando estaba por el West Side con su tía y su abuela, que estaba segura. Hubo otros latinos alrededor de ella y la gente hablaba español. Siempre había arroz en la mesa-ella nunca se acuerda de un tiempo sin arroz. Ella perdió este sentido de seguridad cuando se mudó a Kenmore. Ella sintió como todo el mundo la miraba y la juzgaba. Ella no tenía la ropa de moda como sus compañeros porque sus padres usaron todo de su dinero en la compra de sus casa. Ella fue juzgada por su código postal en que vivía. 36:31 - Angry as a child Thalía was angry as a child. She felt like she wasn’t Puerto Rican enough for the Puerto Ricans and wasn’t white enough for the whites. She felt like she was being persecuted by both of them. She knows that if she didn’t have her grandmother, she wouldn’t have a strong grounding in her Puerto Rican culture. She values her grandmother’s history because it helped her to understand how they got here and it gave her strength to understand that her peers weren’t really teasing her, they just didn’t know any better. Thalía era una niña enojada. Ella se sentía que ella no era suficientemente una puertorriqueña a los puertorriqueños y no era suficientemente blanca a los blancos. Ella se sentía que ella fue perseguida por ambos lados. Ella sabe que si ella no tuviera su abuela, ella no habría tenido una base fuerte de su cultura puertorriqueña. Ella vale la historia de su abuela porque la ayudó entender cómo ellos llegaron aquí y le dio la fuerza de entender que sus compañeros no le molestaban de verdad, ellos solamente no sabían mejor. 38:27 - Interactions in the City Thalía explains how she felt while interacting with Puerto Ricans in the City. She felt very comfortable when she was with her family and at different gatherings. She always went places with her cousin who spoke Spanish fluently. She never felt uncomfortable until it was her turn to talk. She can understand Spanish perfectly, but she gets nervous speaking in Spanish. She always felt like she was more Puerto Rican than white. Her mother who is not Puerto Rican was already culturally assimilated into the Puerto Rican culture, so she always felt more Puerto Rican than anything else. She also shares a story of when she was working for Hispanics United and representing a domestic violence case at the courthouse. Some people on the street started talking about her because they thought she was there to snitch. She set them straight telling them that she was working and trying to protect �the rights of her clients. She believes that now people treat her based on how she is dressed. Thalía explica cómo se sintió mientras interactuaba con los puertorriqueños en la ciudad. Ella se sintió cómoda cuando estaba con su familia y a eventos diferentes. Ella siempre fue a los varios lugares con su prima quien hablaba el español con fluidez. Ella nunca se sintió incómoda hasta cuando fue su turno de hablar. Ella puede entender español perfectamente, pero se pone nerviosa cuando tiene que hablarlo. Ella siempre sentía que ella era más puertorriqueña que blanca. Su madre, quien no es puertorriqueña, ya se asimiló a la cultura puertorriqueña, entonces ella siempre se sentía más puertorriqueña que otra etnicidad. All también comparte una historia de cuando ella trabajaba por Hispanos Unidos de Búfalo y representaba un caso de la violencia doméstica al corte. Alguna gente en la calle empezó hablando pobre de ella porque ellas pensaron que Thalía se vestía así para delatar al corte. Ella les explicó que ella trabajaba y trataba de proteger los derechos de sus clientes. Ella cree que ahora la gente le trata basado en cómo se viste. 40:27 - Working at HUB Thalía shares one of her experiences when she started working at HUB. It took people in the community a while to accept Thalía after they first met her. They thought she was going to be snotting because she wasn’t completely Puerto Rican and because she was well educated. One of her coworkers who was Puerto Rican but had very dark skin felt the same discrimination she did. They were eventually accepted, but they felt uncomfortable at first. Many people didn’t seem themselves in her and she always felt like she had to defend her Puerto Rican background by sharing where her extended family originally lived and how long they were in Buffalo. She would have been lost if she didn’t know her history. Thalía comparte una de sus experiencias cuando empezó de trabajar a HUB. Tomó un rato para la gente en la comunidad de aceptar a Thalía después de conocerla por primera vez. Ellos pensaron que ella sería estirada porque ella no era completamente puertorriqueña y porque ella es bien educada. Una de sus colegas que sí era puertorriqueña pero tiene la piel muy oscura sintió el mismo nivel de discriminación que ella. Se las aceptaron eventualmente, pero se sintieron muy incómodas al inicio. Mucha gente no se vio dentro de ella y ella siempre sentía que ella tenía que defender sus raíces puertorriqueños por compartir a dónde originalmente vivía su familia extendida y por cuánto tiempo vivía en Búfalo. Ella habría sido perdida sin saber su historia. �42:08 - Proud to be a woman of color Thalía shares a story of when one of her Indian professors asked how she felt being classified as a woman of color. This professor was upset because she didn’t see herself as a woman of color despite being from India. Thalía explains how their culture was shaped by government policy. She emphasizes the importance of the church to her community since it was a common ground for Puerto Ricans. She closed by explaining that being Puerto Rican is a direct result of American public policy. Thalía comparte una historia de cuando una de sus profesoras indias le preguntó cómo se sintió siendo clasificada como una mujer de color. Le molestaba a la profesora porque ella no se vio como una mujer de color a pesar de ser india. Thalía le explicó cómo su cultura ha sido formada por la política gubernamental. Ella enfatiza la importancia de la iglesia a su comunidad desde entonces era un lugar común para los puertorriqueños. Ella terminó por explicarle a la profesora que ser puertorriqueño es un resultado directo de la política pública estadounidense. 44:26 - Race and ethnicity in Puerto Rico Rosa explains that her siblings had green and blue eyes. She was the only one who had brown eyes. She came from a Spanish family and she was considered white. Her husband had darker skin. When he came to the United States, his license identified him as black. They can trace their last names back to Spain. Rosa explica que sus hermanos tuvieron los ojos azules y verdes. Ella era la única con los ojos castaños. Ella vino de una familia española y se la consideró blanca. Su marido tuvo la piel más oscura. Cuando vino a los EEUU, su licencia lo identificó de negro. Ellos pueden rastrear sus apellidos a España. 46:42 - First Census in Puerto Rico One of her professors shared the results of a recent Census regarding how Puerto Ricans see themselves. According to this Census, 90% of Puerto Ricans identify themselves as white. The professor thought this was a joke because almost everybody in Puerto Rico is mixed. Only 5% admitted to being black. Puerto Ricans have their own name for themselves so they don’t generally identify with such stark definitions. If you ask a Puerto Rican if they are white, they will most likely say yes based on their own interpretation. �Boricua is the name that Puerto Ricans gave to themselves. Everyone will identify as Borinquen. Uno de sus profesores compartió los resultados de un censo reciente sobre cómo los puertorriqueños se ven. Según el censo, 90% de los puertorriqueños se identifican de blancco. El profesor pensó que era una broma porque casi todo el mundo en Puerto Rico es mixto. Solamente 5% admitieron que son negros. Los puertorriqueños tienen su propia nombre para sí mismos entonces ellos generalmente no se identifican con las definiciones tan rígidas. Si se pregunta a un puertorriqueño si se identifican de blanco, ellos probablemente dirán si basado en su propia interpretación. Boricua el es nombre que los puertorriqueños se dieron. Todo el mundo se identifica de borinquen. 51:08 - Rosa couldn’t get a better education because she remarried Rosa couldn’t get a better education because she remarried. This man was 25 years older than her and was very jealous. He would not allow her to go anywhere. She had to stay at home and take care of the children and house. She was not allowed to work and better herself. Rosa no podía ganar una educación mejor porque se casó de nuevo. Este hombre tuvo 25 años más que ella y estaba muy celoso. Él no le dejaba ir en ningún lado. Ella siempre tuvo que quedarse en casa y cuidar a los hijos y la casa. No se permitió a ella trabajar y mejorarse. 51:46 - Easy for Italians and Puerto Ricans to live with one another Thalía explains why she felt it was so easy for her mother to marry a Puerto Rican. They had a lot in common between their cultures. Thalía explica por qué ella cree que era tan fácil para su madre casarse con un puertorriqueño. Ellos tuvieron mucho en común entre la culturas. 54:29 - Grandfather was shrouded in mystery Thalía describes her grandfather. He was a man of mystery to many people. He was always well dressed and owned a car. Many people living in their neighborhood didn’t have cars. It was a big deal for someone to own one. Thalía describe su abuelo. Él era un hombre de misterio a mucha gente. Él siempre se vistió bien y era dueño de un coche. Mucha gente viviendo en sus vecindario no tenía los coches. Era muy impresionante que alguien tenía uno. �57:00 - Closing reflections on Rosa Rosa’s daughter and granddaughter share their thoughts on Rosa. She was very sweet but tough as nails. She always taught her children and grandchildren to always be proud of who they are no matter how poor their were. She taught them to never let anyone talk down to you. La hija de Rosa y su nieta comparten sus pensamientos sobre Rosa. Ella era muy dulce pero tan duro como los clavos. Ella siempre les enseñó a sus hijos y nietos que deben ser orgullosos de quienes son ni importa cuánto fueron tratados por la gente alrededor de ellos. Ella les enseñó que nunca le deja a otra persona hablar mal de ti. 1:01:24 - Rosa went to Los Taínos Rosa used to go to Los Taínos at Hispanics United of Buffalo. Era una vez cuando Rosa fue a Los Taínos a Hispanos Unidos de Búfalo. � 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.) 1:12:01 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview 0:37 - Rosa introduces herself Rosa arrive in the United States 1952 in search of work. She came from Puerto Rico. Rosa worked at a clothing factory when she first arrived in Buffalo. She only worked there for a few months because she was already married and pregnant. She came to New York first before establishing a life in Buffalo. Rosa llegó a los Estados Unidos en el año 1952 en búsqueda de trabajo. Ella vino de Puerto Rico. Rosa trabajaba en una factoría de ropa cuando primero llegó a los Estados Unidos. Ella solamente trabajó ahí por unos meses porque ya estaba casada y embarazada. Ella vino a Nueva York primero antes de establecer una vida en Búfalo. 2:00 - Life in New York Rosa lived in New York in an apartment with her husband. She said it was a little difficult, but not that bad. She had two children and then remarried. She then had five more children. She did not return to work after having her children. They helped her maintain the house even after her husband passed away. Rosa vivía en Nueva York en un departamento con su marido. Ella dijo que la vida era un poco difícil, pero no tan mal. Ella tuvo dos hijos y luego se casó de nuevo. Ella tuvo cinco hijos más. Ella no volvió a trabajar después de tener sus hijos. Ellos ayudaron a mantener la casa después de cuando se falleció a su marido. 3:30 - Participation in the March on Washington Rosa was a part of a group that offered her the opportunity to attend the March on Washington. She wanted to take the opportunity so she went. Rosa era parte de un grupo que le ofreció la oportunidad de asistir a la Marcha en Washington. Ella quería aprovecharse de la oportunidad pues ella la asistió. 4:02 - Rosa came to Buffalo with her husband Rosa came to Buffalo to be with her husband and children. She didn’t like Buffalo at first but little by little began to like the city. Rosa vino a Búfalo para juntarse con su marido y sus hijos. A ella, no le gustaba Búfalo al principio pero poco a poco a ella, le gustaba más. 4:53 - Background information on Rosa Rosa was 30 years old when she came to the United States and only had three years of education. Rosa tuvo 30 años cuando primer vino a los EEUU y solamente tuvo tres años de educación. 6:18 - Religion is important Thalía begins to help her with the interview. Rosa said she is very old and has a hard time remembering details. Her granddaughter explains that Rosa was always a part of Spanish speaking churches in New York City and Buffalo. Thalía empieza de ayudar a Rosa con la entrevista. Rosa dijo que ella es muy vieja y le cuesta mucho recordar los detalles. Su nieta explica que Rosa siempre era parte de las iglesias hispanohablantes en la Ciudad de Nueva York y Búfalo. 7:10 - The bus that took Rosa to Washington Rosa describes the bus that took her down to the March on Washington. She doesn’t remember much. Her son went with her. Rosa describe el camión que le llevó a la Marcha de Washington. Ella no recuerda mucho. Su hijo también fue con ella. 11:06 - Growing up in a predominantly hispanic neighborhood in NYC Rosa’s daughter describes what it was like to grow up in a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. She said her father was really strict and wouldn’t let them go any where. They went straight to school and when they got home they took off their school clothes and did their chores. As they got older, he started to let them go outside for short periods of time. When her father died, her mother got some help taking care of the kids. After he died, the kids started to have more freedom and were able to go outside. They went to church every day. They are Pentecostal. She wore skirts every single day and never cut her hair. La hija de Rosa describe cómo era viviendo en un vecindario predominantemente hispano. Ella dijo que su padre era muy estricto y no les dejaba ir por ningún lado. Ellos fueron directamente a la escuela y cuando regresó a casa, se quitaron la ropa de la escuela y hicieron sus quehaceres. Como se crecieron más y más, su padre les dejó salir afuera por unos periodos cortos de tiempo. Cuando su padre se falleció, su madre recibió la ayuda con el cuidado de sus hijos. Después de su falleció, los niños empezaron de tener más libertad y podían salir afuera. Ellos asistieron a la iglesia cada día. Eran pentecostales. Las muchachas llevaron las faldas todos los días y nunca se cortaron el pelo. 14:32 - First job in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, when you come from a poor family, the parents often send their children to go live with another family and work for them. They would wash the laundry or clean up around the house to earn money. Rosa did this during her childhood. En Puerto Rico, cuando se viene de una familia pobre, los padres frecuentemente les manden a sus hijos vivir con otra familia para trabajar. Ellos lavaba la lavandería o limpiaba alrededor de la casa con la meta de ganar dinero. Rosa hizo esto durante su juventud. 16:16 - The family separates after their parent’s death The were 8 children in Rosa’s family but they all became orphans after their parents passed away. They were then separated into different families so they did not grow up together. She was sent to live with her grandmother. Her brother also lived with her and her grandmother. Hubo 8 hijos en la familia de Rosa pero se pusieron huérfanos después de falleció de sus padres. Se separaron a ellos entre familias diferentes entonces no se crecieron todos juntos. Se le mandó a Rosa a vivir con su abuela. Su hermano también vivía con ella y su abuela. 18:21 - Puerto Rican neighborhood in Manhattan Rosa’s daughter describes her neighborhood while she was growing up in Manhattan. She never felt discrimination when she lived on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. They lived in a 6 block building project where there were many Puerto Ricans but also other ethnicities. She said they all got along because they all lived in the same place. The neighborhood is very different now. They would have building meetings to make sure the community was well taken care of. La hija de Rosa describe su vecindario mientras su crecimiento en Manhattan. Ella nunca sintió la discriminación mientras vivía en el Lower East Side de Manhattan. Ellos vivieron en un edificio del proyecto que comprendieron 6 cuadras donde ya vivían a muchos puertorriqueños y a otras etnicidades. Ella dijo que todo el mundo se comportaron bien porque todos viveron en el mismo lugar. El vecindario es muy diferente hoy en día. Ellos se juntaban para asegurarse de la seguridad dentro de su comunidad. 19:46 - Coming to Buffalo Rosa’s daughter didn’t want to come to Buffalo. Her husband came out to Buffalo and found a job. He called for her, despite not wanting to come, she joined her husband. She liked living in a large city. Buffalo was “el campo”. She came on a Monday and by that following Friday, she was at her mother’s house begging to go back to New York. She flew to Buffalo for $19.00. She couldn’t wait until each Friday when she could buy a ticket and return to New York. It took her about 2 years to get accustomed to Buffalo lifestyle. She flew back to New York every single weekend. La hija de Rosa no quería venir a Búfalo. Su marido viajó a Búfalo y encontró un trabajo. Él la llamó, a pesar de que ella no quería dejar Nueva York, y ella se juntó con su marido. A ella, le gustaba vivir en una ciudad grande. Búfalo era “el campo”. Ella vino el lunes y por el viernes siguiente ya estaba en la casa de su madre rogándole que volviera a vivir en Nueva York. Ella voló por el precio de $19.0. Ella esperaba los viernes cada semana porque en ese día podía llevar a sus hijos por avión a Nueva York. La tomó más o menos dos años para acostumbrarse de la vivienda de Búfalo. Ella voló a Nueva York cada fin de semana. 21:27 - Rosa’s son came to Buffalo to attend the university Thalía explains that her father, John Rodriguez, came to Buffalo to attend the University at Buffalo. John was the first person in his family to go to college. He chose Buffalo because he needed to be in a different atmosphere. There were plenty of colleges in New York City, but he wanted to leave the city to earn his education. He came to UB on a scholarship. Thalía explica que su padre, John Rodriguez, vino a Búfalo para asistir a la Universidad de Buffalo. Juhn era la primera persona en su familia asistir a la universidad. Él eligió Búfalo porque él necesitaba un ambiente diferente. Hubo muchas universidades en la Ciudad de Nueva York, pero quería dejar la ciudad para ganar su educación. Él vino a UB por una beca. 22:16 - John’s name was changed by the Public School John’s real name is Juan. The Public School changed his name to John. El nombre verdadero de John es Juan. Las Escuelas Públicas cambió su nombre a John. 24:34 - How John met his wife John met his wife at Mr. Goodbar on Elmwood Ave. Her family lived in a predominantly latino neighborhood when they arrived in Buffalo. At that time, it was difficult to survive without your community. Their lived on Busti Ave and came to Buffalo in 1977. John conoció a su esposa a Mr. Goodbar en la Avenida Elmwood. Su familia vivía en un vecindario predominantemente latino cuando primero llegó a Búfalo. Ellos vivieron en la Avenida Busti y llegó a Búfalo en el año 1977. 28:48 - How Rosa came to the United States One of her brothers was on his way to the United States and died in a plane accident. The airline gave her family free tickets to family to come to the United States to prevent them from suing. Rosa was able to come with this ticket. The flights were otherwise very expensive and her family could not afford them. Uno de sus hermanos estaba en camino a los EEUU y murió en un accidente de avión. La aerolínea le dio a su familia pasajes gratis a los EEUU para prevenir que le pusiera una demanda judicial contra de ella. Los vuelos de otra manera eran muy caros y su familia no podía pagar estos precios. 29:54 - Rosa’s brother may have migrated under Operation Bootstrap It is possible that the brother who died in the plane crash was funded by Operation Bootstrap, but none of her other family members received benefits from that program. Es posible que su hermano que murió en al choque de avión fuera fundado por Operación Manos a la Obra, pero nadie del resto de la familia recibió beneficios de este programa. 30:17 - Thalía shares her experience as a biracial student Originally Thalía went to a Buffalo Public School where she was surrounded by many different ethnicities and felt comfortable. Her family then moved to Kenmore where she was one of the only minority students and started to feel uncomfortable. She has the mixed ethnic background of Puerto Rican, Irish and Sicilian. She was afraid of going to school because she wasn’t socialized with white children. The white children in her school in Buffalo were accustomed to different cultures and were most likely going through the same issues that everyone else was, so they knew how to interact with one another. She didn’t feel the same when she went to Kenmore. Originalmente Thalía asistió a una Buffalo Public School donde ella estaba rodeada por muchas etnicidades diferentes y se sintió cómodo. Su familia luego se mudó a Kenmore donde ella era la única estudiante minoritaria y empezó a sentir incómoda. Ella tiene las raíces étnicas mixtas de puertorriqueña, irlandesa y siciliana. Ella tenía miedo de ir a la escuela porque ella no estaba socializada a los niños blancos. Los niños blancos en su escuela en Búfalo estaban acostumbrados a las cultura diferentes y probablemente les pasaban los mismos desafíos que el resto de la gente de sus vecindario, entonces ellos sabían comportarse juntos. Ella no se sintió igual cuando asistió a Kenmore. 32:21 - Struggling to learn to read in English Thalía explains her struggle to learn to read in English. She was able to read in Spanish when she entered Kindergarten but really struggled to read in English. As an adult she became a strong advocate for literacy because of her own experiences. It took her until she got to second grade to learn to read in English. Her teacher was very discouraging to students who struggled with the language. She even told her that reading in Spanish was “the wrong language”. They got a petition together to try and get her classmates to support her so she and her brother didn’t get kicked out of school. The school was trying to push them out and accuse them of sneaking into Kenmore from the City even though they owned their house on Mang Street. She (a third grader) and her brother went door to door collecting signatures so they could prove that they were Kenmore residents. Her family lived in Kenmore for 30 years. Her peers treated her really poorly. Thalía explica su lucha de aprender a leer en inglés. Ella podía leer en español cuando entró al Kindergarten pero luchaba mucho a leer en inglés. Como un adulto ella se puso una defensora fuerte para el alfabetismo por la culpa de sus propias experiencias. La tomó hasta el segundo grado de aprender a leer en inglés. Su maestra era muy desalentadora a los estudiantes que lucharon con el lenguaje. Le dijo a Thalía que leer en español era “el lenguaje equivocado”. Ellos escribieron una petición para intentar de ganar el apoyo de sus compañeros de la clase para que ella y su hermano no fueran quitados de la escuela. La escuela les acusó de mentir sobre su dirección, diciendo que viven en Kenmore, pero de verdad les acusó de vivir en Búfalo, aunque ellos eran dueños de su casa en Mang Street en Kenmore. Ella (una estudiante del tercer grado) y su hermano fue puerta a puerta pidiendo firmas para que pudieran proveer que eran residentes de Kenmore. Su familia vivía en Kenmore por más que 30 años. Sus compañeros le trataban muy pobre. 35:08 - Race is very sensitive in Buffalo Thalía reflects on how sensitive race is in Buffalo. She knew when she was on the West Side with her aunt and grandmother, she was safe. There were other latinos around and people were speaking Spanish. There was always rice on the table--she never remembered a time without rice. She lost that sense of comfort when she moved to Kenmore. She felt like she was always watched and judged. She didn’t have nice clothes like her peers because her parents put all of their money into buying their house. She was judged by the area code she was living in. Thalía refleja cómo sensitiva es la raza en Búfalo. Ella sabía cuando estaba por el West Side con su tía y su abuela, que estaba segura. Hubo otros latinos alrededor de ella y la gente hablaba español. Siempre había arroz en la mesa--ella nunca se acuerda de un tiempo sin arroz. Ella perdió este sentido de seguridad cuando se mudó a Kenmore. Ella sintió como todo el mundo la miraba y la juzgaba. Ella no tenía la ropa de moda como sus compañeros porque sus padres usaron todo de su dinero en la compra de sus casa. Ella fue juzgada por su código postal en que vivía. 36:31 - Angry as a child Thalía was angry as a child. She felt like she wasn’t Puerto Rican enough for the Puerto Ricans and wasn’t white enough for the whites. She felt like she was being persecuted by both of them. She knows that if she didn’t have her grandmother, she wouldn’t have a strong grounding in her Puerto Rican culture. She values her grandmother’s history because it helped her to understand how they got here and it gave her strength to understand that her peers weren’t really teasing her, they just didn’t know any better. Thalía era una niña enojada. Ella se sentía que ella no era suficientemente una puertorriqueña a los puertorriqueños y no era suficientemente blanca a los blancos. Ella se sentía que ella fue perseguida por ambos lados. Ella sabe que si ella no tuviera su abuela, ella no habría tenido una base fuerte de su cultura puertorriqueña. Ella vale la historia de su abuela porque la ayudó entender cómo ellos llegaron aquí y le dio la fuerza de entender que sus compañeros no le molestaban de verdad, ellos solamente no sabían mejor. 38:27 - Interactions in the City Thalía explains how she felt while interacting with Puerto Ricans in the City. She felt very comfortable when she was with her family and at different gatherings. She always went places with her cousin who spoke Spanish fluently. She never felt uncomfortable until it was her turn to talk. She can understand Spanish perfectly, but she gets nervous speaking in Spanish. She always felt like she was more Puerto Rican than white. Her mother who is not Puerto Rican was already culturally assimilated into the Puerto Rican culture, so she always felt more Puerto Rican than anything else. She also shares a story of when she was working for Hispanics United and representing a domestic violence case at the courthouse. Some people on the street started talking about her because they thought she was there to snitch. She set them straight telling them that she was working and trying to protect the rights of her clients. She believes that now people treat her based on how she is dressed. Thalía explica cómo se sintió mientras interactuaba con los puertorriqueños en la ciudad. Ella se sintió cómoda cuando estaba con su familia y a eventos diferentes. Ella siempre fue a los varios lugares con su prima quien hablaba el español con fluidez. Ella nunca se sintió incómoda hasta cuando fue su turno de hablar. Ella puede entender español perfectamente, pero se pone nerviosa cuando tiene que hablarlo. Ella siempre sentía que ella era más puertorriqueña que blanca. Su madre, quien no es puertorriqueña, ya se asimiló a la cultura puertorriqueña, entonces ella siempre se sentía más puertorriqueña que otra etnicidad. All también comparte una historia de cuando ella trabajaba por Hispanos Unidos de Búfalo y representaba un caso de la violencia doméstica al corte. Alguna gente en la calle empezó hablando pobre de ella porque ellas pensaron que Thalía se vestía así para delatar al corte. Ella les explicó que ella trabajaba y trataba de proteger los derechos de sus clientes. Ella cree que ahora la gente le trata basado en cómo se viste. 40:27 - Working at HUB Thalía shares one of her experiences when she started working at HUB. It took people in the community a while to accept Thalía after they first met her. They thought she was going to be snotting because she wasn’t completely Puerto Rican and because she was well educated. One of her coworkers who was Puerto Rican but had very dark skin felt the same discrimination she did. They were eventually accepted, but they felt uncomfortable at first. Many people didn’t seem themselves in her and she always felt like she had to defend her Puerto Rican background by sharing where her extended family originally lived and how long they were in Buffalo. She would have been lost if she didn’t know her history. Thalía comparte una de sus experiencias cuando empezó de trabajar a HUB. Tomó un rato para la gente en la comunidad de aceptar a Thalía después de conocerla por primera vez. Ellos pensaron que ella sería estirada porque ella no era completamente puertorriqueña y porque ella es bien educada. Una de sus colegas que sí era puertorriqueña pero tiene la piel muy oscura sintió el mismo nivel de discriminación que ella. Se las aceptaron eventualmente, pero se sintieron muy incómodas al inicio. Mucha gente no se vio dentro de ella y ella siempre sentía que ella tenía que defender sus raíces puertorriqueños por compartir a dónde originalmente vivía su familia extendida y por cuánto tiempo vivía en Búfalo. Ella habría sido perdida sin saber su historia. 42:08 - Proud to be a woman of color Thalía shares a story of when one of her Indian professors asked how she felt being classified as a woman of color. This professor was upset because she didn’t see herself as a woman of color despite being from India. Thalía explains how their culture was shaped by government policy. She emphasizes the importance of the church to her community since it was a common ground for Puerto Ricans. She closed by explaining that being Puerto Rican is a direct result of American public policy. Thalía comparte una historia de cuando una de sus profesoras indias le preguntó cómo se sintió siendo clasificada como una mujer de color. Le molestaba a la profesora porque ella no se vio como una mujer de color a pesar de ser india. Thalía le explicó cómo su cultura ha sido formada por la política gubernamental. Ella enfatiza la importancia de la iglesia a su comunidad desde entonces era un lugar común para los puertorriqueños. Ella terminó por explicarle a la profesora que ser puertorriqueño es un resultado directo de la política pública estadounidense. 44:26 - Race and ethnicity in Puerto Rico Rosa explains that her siblings had green and blue eyes. She was the only one who had brown eyes. She came from a Spanish family and she was considered white. Her husband had darker skin. When he came to the United States, his license identified him as black. They can trace their last names back to Spain. Rosa explica que sus hermanos tuvieron los ojos azules y verdes. Ella era la única con los ojos castaños. Ella vino de una familia española y se la consideró blanca. Su marido tuvo la piel más oscura. Cuando vino a los EEUU, su licencia lo identificó de negro. Ellos pueden rastrear sus apellidos a España. 46:42 - First Census in Puerto Rico One of her professors shared the results of a recent Census regarding how Puerto Ricans see themselves. According to this Census, 90% of Puerto Ricans identify themselves as white. The professor thought this was a joke because almost everybody in Puerto Rico is mixed. Only 5% admitted to being black. Puerto Ricans have their own name for themselves so they don’t generally identify with such stark definitions. If you ask a Puerto Rican if they are white, they will most likely say yes based on their own interpretation. Boricua is the name that Puerto Ricans gave to themselves. Everyone will identify as Borinquen. Uno de sus profesores compartió los resultados de un censo reciente sobre cómo los puertorriqueños se ven. Según el censo, 90% de los puertorriqueños se identifican de blancco. El profesor pensó que era una broma porque casi todo el mundo en Puerto Rico es mixto. Solamente 5% admitieron que son negros. Los puertorriqueños tienen su propia nombre para sí mismos entonces ellos generalmente no se identifican con las definiciones tan rígidas. Si se pregunta a un puertorriqueño si se identifican de blanco, ellos probablemente dirán si basado en su propia interpretación. Boricua el es nombre que los puertorriqueños se dieron. Todo el mundo se identifica de borinquen. 51:08 - Rosa couldn’t get a better education because she remarried Rosa couldn’t get a better education because she remarried. This man was 25 years older than her and was very jealous. He would not allow her to go anywhere. She had to stay at home and take care of the children and house. She was not allowed to work and better herself. Rosa no podía ganar una educación mejor porque se casó de nuevo. Este hombre tuvo 25 años más que ella y estaba muy celoso. Él no le dejaba ir en ningún lado. Ella siempre tuvo que quedarse en casa y cuidar a los hijos y la casa. No se permitió a ella trabajar y mejorarse. 51:46 - Easy for Italians and Puerto Ricans to live with one another Thalía explains why she felt it was so easy for her mother to marry a Puerto Rican. They had a lot in common between their cultures. Thalía explica por qué ella cree que era tan fácil para su madre casarse con un puertorriqueño. Ellos tuvieron mucho en común entre la culturas. 54:29 - Grandfather was shrouded in mystery Thalía describes her grandfather. He was a man of mystery to many people. He was always well dressed and owned a car. Many people living in their neighborhood didn’t have cars. It was a big deal for someone to own one. Thalía describe su abuelo. Él era un hombre de misterio a mucha gente. Él siempre se vistió bien y era dueño de un coche. Mucha gente viviendo en sus vecindario no tenía los coches. Era muy impresionante que alguien tenía uno. 57:00 - Closing reflections on Rosa Rosa’s daughter and granddaughter share their thoughts on Rosa. She was very sweet but tough as nails. She always taught her children and grandchildren to always be proud of who they are no matter how poor their were. She taught them to never let anyone talk down to you. La hija de Rosa y su nieta comparten sus pensamientos sobre Rosa. Ella era muy dulce pero tan duro como los clavos. Ella siempre les enseñó a sus hijos y nietos que deben ser orgullosos de quienes son ni importa cuánto fueron tratados por la gente alrededor de ellos. Ella les enseñó que nunca le deja a otra persona hablar mal de ti. 1:01:24 - Rosa went to Los Taínos Rosa used to go to Los Taínos at Hispanics United of Buffalo. Era una vez cuando Rosa fue a Los Taínos a Hispanos Unidos de Búfalo. 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 Rosa Rodriguez Complete Interview Description An account of the resource This interview with Rosa Rodriguez took place on October 20, 2013 in Buffalo, NY and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo. Rosa Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico in a small town on top of a mountain. She moved to the United States in 1952 after her brother was killed in a plane accident. She came from a very poor family and would not have been able to come to the United States had the airline not paid for their tickets. She first lived on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in a predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood and then later moved to Buffalo to be with her second husband. She was 30 years old when she came to New York. Rosa struggled to participate in the interview. She had a hard time remembering details so her daughter and granddaughter helped finish the interview. Her daughter shared many experiences living in Manhattan and then eventually moving to Buffalo. Neither she nor her mother originally wanted to move to Buffalo since they prefered a larger city atmosphere, but they both eventually became accustomed to Buffalo. Thalía, Rosa’s granddaughter, shared stories of her childhood and the struggles she went through. Thalía was first educated in a Buffalo Public School but then moved to Kenmore with her family where she felt the most discrimination. She was one of the only minority students in her school and was almost pushed out of her district because of racism. She learned justice at a very young age and stood up for her family because she knew the school district was wrong. Thalía also shares her feelings about being biracial in the Puerto Rican community. Esta entrevista con Rosa Rodríguez tomó lugar el 20 de octubre del año 2013 en Búfalo, NY y fue conducida por Stephanie Bucalo. Rosa Rodríguez nació en Puerto Rico en un pueblito encima de una montaña. Ella se mudó a los Estados Unidos en el año 1952 después de cuando se murió a su hermano en un accidente de avión. Ella vino de una familia pobre y no habría podido pagar el pasaje si la aerolínea no lo hubiera pagado. Ella primero vivió por el Lower East Side de Manhattan en un vecindario predominantemente puertorriqueño y más tarde se mudó a Búfalo con su segundo marido. Ella tuvo 30 años cuando primero llegó a Nueva York. Rosa luchaba de participar en la entrevista. Le costaba mucho recordar los detalles, entonces su hija y nieta la ayudaron a terminar la entrevista. Su hija compartió muchas experiencias viviendo en Manhattan y luego su mudanza eventual a Búfalo. Ni ella ni su madre originalmente querían mudarse a Búfalo desde ellas prefirieron vivir en un ambiente de una ciudad más grande, pero ambas de ellas eventualmente se acostumbraron a Búfalo. Thalía, la nieta de Rosa, compartió historias sobre su niñez y las luchas que ella enfrentó. Thalía fue a la escuela pública en Búfalo pero luego se mudó a Kenmore con su familia donde ella sintió la más discriminación de su vida. Ella era una de las únicas estudiantes minoritarias en su escuela y casi fue empujada fuera del distrito por el racismo. Ella aprendió la justicia a una edad muy joven y aguantó a su familia porque ella sabía que el distrito escolar se equivocó. Thalía también comparte sus sentimientos sobre ser biracial dentro de la comunidad puertorriqueña. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-10-20 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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