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Chano is a native Mexican from the city of Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosi. He migrated to the United States in 1997 after he was unable to find sufficient work in Mexico. Growing up in a large household, and being the oldest, Chano left school after la secundaria, or the equivalent of middle school, in order to work and provide additional economic…

Jackie came to Chapel Hill, North Carolina from Mexico City, Mexico in 2007. She lives in Chapel Hill with her husband, two daughters and other family members from Mexico. She currently works as a cook in a restaurant. In this interview Jackie discusses the adjustment of living and working in North Carolina over the past four years. She talks…

Miguel Celeste is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He and his family immigrated from Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico in 1998, when Celeste was ten, and moved to Siler City, North Carolina. Celeste graduated high school in Siler City and moved to Chapel Hill to pursue a degree in English. In this interview Celeste talks…

Ricardo Marquez, (pseudonym) is a Mexican native currently living in Durham, North Carolina. Marquez was raised in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, but decided to migrate to the United States in order to find work. A licensed public accountant in Mexico, Marquez was unable to find employment in Mexico, so he moved, first to Georgia and then North Carolina.…

Juana is a native of Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. She has lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for thirteen years where she works as a maid in a local hotel. She is married and has two children. In this interview Juana discusses life in Mexico before moving, adjustment to her new life in the United States and her education both in Mexico and North…

Guillermina Castillo is an immigrant from Veracruz, Mexico. Castillo's father died when she was very young so she, her sisters and her mother worked a variety of jobs to sustain the family. In Mexico, Castillo worked as a butcher, saleswoman and a farmer. She came to the United States upon the suggestion of her nephew when her mother was sick. Her…

Karla Castillo is a middle-aged immigrant from Peru. Before moving to the United States in 2004, she worked selling commodities for a Peruvian business, which required Castillo to travel to the United States for training and business meetings. When the company closed, Castillo and her husband decided the best life for their three daughters would be…