Summary Of ' My Great Aunt Sergia '

The interview took place over the course of a couple weeks in the living room of my home which she shares with me. The interview was bittersweet as Dawn and Eileen recalled the events of the previous years. During the interview process, at times, Eileen became depressed and didn’t want to discuss certain events at certain times. Consequently, the interview process took longer than expected.

The patience, compassion and encouragement of one person improved my family’s last years with its patriarch in countless ways. It was this improvement that inspired me to pursue a career as an

e starting this project, I was a little unsure about how it was going to go and if the interview was going to be awkward. In my opinion, I knew my aunt was a survivor, but I wasn’t sure if other people were going to agree with me. “Are you ready?” I asked my aunt, Frances, as I got my questions organized. “Ya,” my aunt said “this will be fun!” Knowing she was excited about this project made it much easier for me.

I interview my next door neighbor Mrs. Ann Wilson. Mama Wilson is what the neighborhood calls her. Mrs. Wilson favorite thing to say is “Live life for you or you’ll regret it in the long run.” She always looks out for others and wouldn’t mind giving her last to whoever needs it. Mrs. Wilson is a 67-year-old African American born in New Orleans, LA but lives in Prentiss, MS has 3 kids with her husband Lorenzo, who is 70 years old. Mrs. Ann is a stay at home wife while Mr. Lorenzo is a retired Veteran. They have a two daughters, which are Michelle 36, she is a college graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi, she’s work and run a private daycare, Shanna 30, is a Jones County Junior College graduate and work at Boswell Regional Center, and a son Lee 31, who works offshore and only comes on every six weeks.

Grace Pettigrew, my mother who is 67 years old received a $1,101.00 pension check once a month with no other income or assistance from the governments’ states that she is unable to afford health care insurance and that she over qualify for government assistance. The Medicare plan is expensive and would leave Grace short on bills or food. Therefore, my mother rely she said on community based services at a hospital in Georgia name Grady Memorial Hospital Grace (2012). The reduce plan for the hospital card is based on her income and charges he $20.00 for office visits with no deductibles to meet and three dollars for her medication. Grace (2012) describe her experience with health care services and providers as being good and because this is all she can afford that there are no complaints except for she would like to go to doctors of her choice. Unfortunately, this is not an advantage because no other doctors are willing to take on patients who do not have insurance coverage. Grace (2012) states that she has never seen so many medical offices and that there are hospitals in every neighborhood. My mother is not sure how these facilities make their money where there are so many people without jobs or insurance. According to my mom Grace (2012), People would have to call and maybe wait days for a doctor to make it to your home if there were an emergency but not

Development is a life long process, and the last and final stage of development is late adulthood ranging from age 65 to death. The body and mind during this last stage changes. During my interview with Mrs. Dolores Delgadillo, I was able to see and witness the cognitive and body growth during this period of life. Perhaps more than anything Mrs. Delgadillo displayed wisdom. According to Berger wisdom is the “expert knowledge system dealing with the conduct and understanding of life” (Berger, pg. 528, 2014). While interviewing her, it was a clear that she had an understanding of her life. Mrs. Delgadillo stated her regrets, brightest and darkest moments very clearly and without much thought. She realized, through her experiences that, for her, family mattered the most.

It is impossible for us, as humans, to be free of obstacles, challenges, and problems. Immediately, when I think about a tough life, I remember my beautiful grandmother, Irene Martinez. Bravery, courage, and strength are the words that describe this wonderful woman. She faced different challenges during the sixty-five years she lived. For example, the loss of her father when she was only thirteen years old. Even though she was a little girl experiencing the harshness of life, she never gave up. The loss of loved ones, sickness, and pain were some of the challenges she had to face and overcome throughout the years.

On March 14, 2015, Olivia and I met at a very popular Houston restaurant name Max 's Wine Dive for brunch where we conducted an interview of her life. I have known Olivia my entire life, she is a close family friend who has watched me grow into the young woman I am today. Olivia is a 62 year old retired middle African American woman who is married with five children where she currently lives in La Porte, Texas. She received her Master 's in Sociology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She has worked in the field of education for over 30 years and has experienced many challenges. When she was approached by me to conduct the interview, I clearly informed her it is for a class assignment, and by her being an educator, she did not

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.

She found the time to answer the questions and still had things from her work that needed to be done. Showing the strive to help out others while with the strong passion of being determined. The thought of people believing in the American dream came to mind and her response was that still is people out there trying to achieve that goal of climbing

When asked to do an interview on someone that we admire, that Is old enough to be our grandparent I chose Susan Nelson, my grandma, to interview. I decided to ask her about what it was like growing up.

As human beings age, according to Erik Erikson, they go through developmental stages that help to create and transform their personalities. If needs are met and the ego is gratified, then the individual is able to move on to the next challenge. Onward they march in life and in stage until they find the end level: integrity versus despair. This has been categorized as adults 65 years and older by Erikson. Here, people are to reminisce and judge their lives in terms of merit or disappointment. Erikson himself had a lot to comb through in his later years.

I start off the interview with questions about her childhood. I ask her where and when she was born. She responds “I was born on September 25, 1970 in Oak Brook, Illinois.” “I would usually go to the park, would go to a cabin for vacation a lot, and would go to Wisconsin to visit family at least once a year.” she replies as I ask her what it was like growing up there. After that I ask her what was one of the best and worst moments as a kid. She replies quickly with her best experience was getting her first car and her driver's license. My mom had to think for a while on the question of what was the worst experience. The room was quiet for several minutes-not a sound was heard.

If I were to interview a family member of my choice, it would be my grandmother. Having lived in many foreign countries as a military girl, losing her father and a husband, and raising a family of eleven children with little money for support, her life has been inconceivable.

I interviewed three people, my mother, my father, and my friend, Makaila. My mother is an avid church goer that finds comfort in God and often spreads her joy and love to all that she encounters. My father is a disabled 60 year old that endures diabetes and it often affects his life. Makaila is wild and free spirit that believes in people not being complete idiots by discriminating people.