And on the other side, we have family that is trying to survive their father being gone. We have a mother on this side working double shifts to make up the father 's absence. Not to mention we also have the kids who are growing …show more content…
The location the interview is held at is in Michoacán, she was born in Santa Barbara August 30th, 1930. She grew up with five brothers and one sister. Her father was a field worker and his father was a field worker as well. She never went to school and started working at an early age. Her mother was unfortunately always sick. Which made her next in line to support for the family. They relied on their harvest but it never really lasted them. They survived eating on a strict diet. This was how she recalls spending her …show more content…
It describes the experiences as being cold and rough. It speaks about the experience of growing up without a father. And the harsh reality of in a sense growing up without a mother either since she was always working as well. It takes a toll on the whole family not just one person. This part of history is important for a number of reasons. Starting with analyzing this story as whole. And seeing this story as a building block for every other bracero experience in the U.S. America was not only built on the back of immigrants. But on the broken hearts of many children left without fathers. This is a classic story of a family being torn apart. This is vital for people to know since life was not easy for the kids who grew up without their