Interview With My Mom Peggy Pacheco

On February 23, 2016, I was confronted with a scare that changed my life dramatically. My Mother Colleen Micele was admitted into Bayonne Hospital due to feeling ill, however, rapidly circumstances changed for the worst. My mother was rushed to the ICU unit and her time she had left us had been decreasing by the hour. My mother developed a condition called Pulmonary Edema which is when the lungs fill with fluid. This condition had caused my mother's lungs to then collapse which lead to my mother develop Atrial Fibrillation. Matters had become extremely severe and life threatening once my mother had become Septic. The uncertainty and living second to second not knowing if my mother would make it through her illness for 5 weeks emotionally destroyed

For the oral history project, I interviewed my grandmother. Her full name is Imelda Laborce, while she is known as “Meldy” to most family members. She was born in a small town called Calapacuan in the Zambales region of the Philippines. She was born in 1955 and is 61 years old. Like me, she was born in the Philippines but eventually moved to America sometime in her life. I believed she was a good candidate because I knew she was one of the earliest members of my family to travel to America. Hence, she must have good stories and have a rich background. I also never really knew anything about her past, so I just thought it would be interesting in general to learn about it. She currently lives in Union, New Jersey and works in a hospital as a nurse.

The first person that I interviewed was my girlfriend, Amarise Christine Morales. Amarise was born in Tulare, Ca, but has lived in Fresno, Ca most of her life. Her

The person I interviewed was Charles Lee Codding. He is my father. He were born in October twenty fourth, nineteen sixty six at Wood County Hospital. His dad's name is exactly the same as his and his mom's name is Alta Maree Codding. Her maiden name is Baker. Some of his siblings names are Ann Olson, Mark Olson, Tom Olson, Dan Olson, and Nancy Schmit. He has three brothers and sisters named Marsha Cuckler, David Codding, and Janet Hammersmith. He has lived in Bowling Green, Ohio and Ann Arbor, Michigan. They have been in Bowling Green most of their life so they went to Bowling Green schools. He went to Conneaut, Bowling Green Middle School, Bowling Green High School, and Bowling Green State University. He is tall, blonde hair, and green eyes.

The person that was interviewed was named Janie M. Brown. She was a recently divorced mother of one. The client’s history is that she is originally from South Carolina, but moved to New York once she was of age to live on her own. She then worked as a secretary and had a child at the age of 21 years of age. Mrs. Brown raised her only on her own and lead a peaceful life. She didn’t marry the love of her life until the age of 46 years

My mom is a very perceptive woman. She’s always had a way of explaining the world and the people within it. It came as a great shock to myself when I learned she was extroverted, as I had always known her to exhibit introverted mannerisms. I had assumed she would be the watchful and quiet one, but she’s usually the life of the party. That’s when I started to ask her about her life. She’s experienced enough things to warrant a jaded perspective of the world, yet she still holds some appreciation. I owe her much more than just giving her a mutual respect and completing my chores. I attribute my perspective on the world to my mom. My personality was shaped from her open mind and helped me find my passions in life. I’ve always had a strong sense of who I am, what I want to do in life. I know that I’ll always be welcomed back to her regardless of any mistakes I may

The first person I interviewed was Celeste Lashmett. Celeste was my high school track coach and had recently became a new parent in the last two years. AJ is two years and four months old right now. Celeste is currently living in Winchester Illinois with her husband Tim. Tim and Celeste have been married for the last five years. With AJ only being a little over two years old I would still consider them to be new parents. Tim works at Lincoln Land FS in Winchester and Celeste is the high school guidance counselor and also the high school track coach. The interview was done at the high school in Celeste’s office and Tim was not present.

My interviewee is Frank Ruelas, he is currently 62, and he works at the US Postal. He’s a family friend and basically my step-dad. He has many siblings so growing up his house was always full. He was born in 1954 about 7 years after it began. He grew up and lived in Fort Worth, TX, during it.

This is an ideal conversation between Gary Howard, Peggy McIntosh, Joel Spring, and myself. I will address issues such as racism, white privilege, and the American school system. The purpose of this interview is to see each of their different views. I would also like to see the contrast between their perspective and also the points they agree on.

Julio, a 23 – year – old native from Tijuana, Mexico, went for a walk up the hill where it ended at a big and tall fence. As he pressed his face against the fence; he remembers all the rumors his family told him of the other side. He remembers the stories Mama Dona Pachita would talk about during dinner and how on the other side people lived in big houses with stainless steel appliances, air conditioning, and hot water. She would talk for days about the amount of food people had and all the different cuts of meats one could only wish for. Her talks of the other side were as if she was once there, but we knew she had never been there. The

For my oral history project, I decided to interview my mother. I am pretty close with my mom, as we talk daily, and I am comfortable often to seek advice from her. A challenge that I faced was trying to find an appropriate date and time for the interview. My mom works six days a week, and I am often preoccupied with classes and school work. Another challenge was my mom’s hesitation with going into too much detail about her experiences. In addition, it was difficult to interview another family member such as a relative because I was not particularly close with my uncles or aunts, nor were any of them easy to contact due to variations in time zones. Furthermore, arguably one of my largest reason why I choose to interview my mom was because I never had taken the time or initiative to ask about my mom’s past. I had only knew of some general aspects, but never asked too much into detail. The oral history project was a perfect opportunity to dwell deeper into my family’s history and how they came to America.

There have been a vast number of lives that have touched mine. Many different people have shared a piece of their soul in my formation. However, it is my mother who is the most important and most influential person in my life. My mother raised me by herself since the day I was born. My father was abusive and she left to make a better life for the both of us. She has worked as many as four jobs at one time. My mother wants to make sure my brothers and I have a better life than she did. It hasn’t always been easy for her, taking care of us on her own, trying to pay bills and making sure we had everything we needed. My mom has always had us involved in sports at a very young age. We always were doing something or involved in something

Watching my mother live from pay check to pay check when I was young was difficult. It was always hard for my mom to keep up with other parents but, she still somehow managed to get me everything I wanted, and more. Even though I was too young to understand, I could feel the stress, and the struggles my mom faced every day. She was only 20 years old when I was born and, because of that she had no choice but to grow up fast. At such a young age, I saw the effects of being a single parent, and the ways it changed my mom. She not only had to be a young mother but, she had to find a way to replace the void of a father, or a father figure in my life. My mom was strong, independent and courageous. Growing up watching her live her dreams under all the circumstances she faced, made me want to strive for a better life for myself. Seeing how hard is was to live and to have enough

Ever since I was a child, I have heard multiple stories from my mother about her

It took me eighteen years to spend some quality time with my mother and discover what an incredible journey she has had with my brothers and me. She is the kind of person who has always been very involved with all parts of our daily lives. In fact, she was the kind of mother who always had time for her three sons, worked full-time and had time to devote to community projects too. Her energy and enthusiasm for all of these things seemed endless and she always tried to teach the three of us to see the value in the idea of giving back to the community. I was always glad that she was present at my games and supported me through school, but it took me over a decade to learn what motivated her to be so