Maria shared that for the first 5 years of their marriage, they travelled back and forth from San Luis, Arizona to Salinas, California. Maria reported that each year they would stay in a different house. Maria stated that living in Salinas was renting a room in a house where they usually had to share the house with two other families. Maria shared that Jose always worked on the lettuce fields. Jose worked picking up lettuce where he then passed it to another person who was in charge of wrapping and packing. Maria shared that within the 5 years that they travelled back and forth, she only worked two years. Maria reported that the first year she worked was wrapping and packing the lettuce in the field. The following year she worked in a tomato farm. Maria shared that in the tomato farm, she was responsible for picking the tomato from the vine and packing. Maria reported that work hours were intense. Working hours consist from 5 am through 7 pm, with minimal time for breaks and lunch. Maria shared that every day she would get home dizzy and very week. Maria shared that it was very hard to come home after 14 hour shift and still have housekeeping duties. After two years Maria got pregnant with her first child. By their 5th year they were pregnant with their 2nd child. Maria shared that after the 5th year Jose and herself stopped traveling back and forth. Maria reported that Jose continued working in the lettuce fields in Yuma, Az. Maria shared that she was dedicated on being a mother and house wife. Later, Jose opened a brickyard and
Maria shared that for the first 5 years of their marriage, they travelled back and forth from San Luis, Arizona to Salinas, California. Maria reported that each year they would stay in a different house. Maria stated that living in Salinas was renting a room in a house where they usually had to share the house with two other families. Maria shared that Jose always worked on the lettuce fields. Jose worked picking up lettuce where he then passed it to another person who was in charge of wrapping and packing. Maria shared that within the 5 years that they travelled back and forth, she only worked two years. Maria reported that the first year she worked was wrapping and packing the lettuce in the field. The following year she worked in a tomato farm. Maria shared that in the tomato farm, she was responsible for picking the tomato from the vine and packing. Maria reported that work hours were intense. Working hours consist from 5 am through 7 pm, with minimal time for breaks and lunch. Maria shared that every day she would get home dizzy and very week. Maria shared that it was very hard to come home after 14 hour shift and still have housekeeping duties. After two years Maria got pregnant with her first child. By their 5th year they were pregnant with their 2nd child. Maria shared that after the 5th year Jose and herself stopped traveling back and forth. Maria reported that Jose continued working in the lettuce fields in Yuma, Az. Maria shared that she was dedicated on being a mother and house wife. Later, Jose opened a brickyard and