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Sonja Gantt oral history interview, 2004 December 8
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Creator
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Gantt, Sonja, 1965-
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Date Created
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2004-12-08
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Teacher-student relationships, Student activities, African American students, Students--Social life and customs, Active learning
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Sonja Gantt, daughter of former Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt, describes her experience as a student at Piedmont Open Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina in the late 1970s. She discusses the cohesion of the student body, influential teachers...
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Sherry Long oral history interview, 2003 August 19
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Creator
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Long, Sherry B. (Sherry Benfield), 1945-2018
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Date Created
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2003-08-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Agritourism, Agriculture, Subsistence farming, Family farms, Field crops, Livestock, Animals, Horses, Trails, Farm life, Landscape changes, Rural development, Land use, Rural
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Sherry Long discusses her business owning and managing Hillside View Stables, built in 1991 and located in Mooresville, North Carolina. Ms. Long talks of her passion for horses and bringing that enjoyment to the public through agritourism. She rec...
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Sherrill Coutourier oral history interview, 2005 October 19
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Creator
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Coutourier, Sherrill, 1948-
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Date Created
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2005-10-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Teachers, Open plan schools, Student-centered learning, Parent-teacher relationships, Education--Parent participation
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Sherrill Coutourier discusses her experiences as a teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' open schools program from the 1970s to the 1990s. Topics discussed includes the benefits of open education for both students and teachers, parental i...
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Shawn Chang oral history interview, June 17, 2003
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Creator
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Chang, Shawn Cheng
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Date Created
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2003-06-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Agriculture, Land use, Rural, Farm life, Refugees, Hmong (Asian people), Hmong (Asian people)--Social life and customs, Hmong (Asian people)--Cultural assimilation, Hmong (Asian people)--Religion, Human rights advocacy, Traditional medicine, Environmental protection
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Shawn Cheng Chang discusses his relationship with the land in Catawba County, North Carolina as an immigrant from Thailand and Laos and his interest in advocating for the legal protection of Hmong people. He talks about his volunteer work, includi...
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Mildred Wright oral history interview 2, 2006 February 22
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Creator
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Wright, Mildred, 1933-
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Date Created
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2006-02-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Education, Elementary, Child development, School management and organization, Educational tests and measurements, Educational assessment, Magnet schools, Educational leadership, De facto school segregation
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In this last of three interviews with Mildred Wright, Ms. Wright discusses her career in education, particularly her role as principal at Coulwood Middle School and Thomasboro School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Wright explains how the approa...
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Mildred Wright oral history interview 1, 2006 February 14
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Creator
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Wright, Mildred, 1933-
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Date Created
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2006-02-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Education, Elementary, School children--Education (Elementary), Educational assessment, School management and organization, Total quality management in education, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Cultural pluralism
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Mildred Wright recounts her career as an educator and administrator working with open plan schools in North Carolina, particularly her experiences helping to open, teach at, and manage Irwin Avenue Open School, the second functioning open plan sch...
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Mildred Wright and Patrick Cannon oral history interview, 2005 November 18
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Creator
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Wright, Mildred, 1933-
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Date Created
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2005-11-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Education, Elementary, School management and organization, Education--Philosophy, Multicultural education, Educational assessment, Educational tests and measurements
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Mildred Wright and Patrick Cannon discuss their experiences with Irwin Elementary School and open education in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Wright was a teacher and principal at Irwin Elementary from the 1970s-1990s and talks about the concept ...
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Marion Lytle oral history interview, 2003 October 17
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Creator
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Lytle, Marion, 1957-
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Date Created
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2003-10-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Family farms, Dairy farms, Farmers--Attitudes, Land use, Rural, Zoning, County government--Planning, Rural development, Sustainable development, Natural areas, Agritourism
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Marion Lytle speaks with knowledge and first-hand experience of the people and social and economic issues facing Rowan County. He begins by describing his youth growing up in a farming community in Buncombe County. Mr. Lytle states that people in ...
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Manuel Mendoza oral history interview, 2002 September 13
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Creator
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Mendoza, Manuel A. (Manuel Antonio), 1966-
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Date Created
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2002-09-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Emigration and immigration, Latin Americans--Social life and customs, Immigrants--Cultural assimilation, Marginality, Social, Soccer, Soccer--Social aspects, Protestantism, Latin Americans--Religion, Race relations
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Manuel Mendoza immigrated to the United States from Santa Ana, El Salvador in December of 1999. He describes differences between the United States and El Salvador and the rest of Latin America, including language, culture, and way of life. Mr. Men...
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Magdalena Maiz-Pena oral history interview, 2002 September 12
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Creator
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Maiz-Pena, Magdalena
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Date Created
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2002-09-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Biculturalism, Hispanic American families, Hispanic Americans--Social life and customs, Emigration and immigration, Immigrants--Social conditions, Spanish language--Study and teaching, Voluntarism, All Souls' Day
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Magdalena Maiz-Pena, a Spanish professor at Davidson College, talks about her life growing up near the Mexican-Texan border. Being born in Monterrey, Mexico, Ms. Maiz-Pena lived traveling between the United States and Mexico as she had family on e...
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Khue Khang oral history interview, 2003 July 7
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Creator
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Khang, Khue
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Date Created
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2003-07-07
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Subjects--Topical
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Agricultural conservation, Agricultural conservation--Public opinion, Agricultural conservation--Citizen participation, Environmental protection, Real estate business--Law and legislation, Race relations--Study and teaching, Hmong (Asian people)--Social life and customs
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Khue Khang discusses his work as a real estate agent in Catawba County and his efforts to preserve the agricultural resources and environment of the community. He was president of the Hmong Association and an advocate for race relations. He also t...
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Glenda Wertheimer oral history interview, 2002 July 25
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Creator
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Wertheimer, Glenda S.
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Date Created
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2002-07-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Americans--Social conditions, Emigration and immigration, Latin Americans--Religion, Latin Americans--Social life and customs, Latin Americans--Education
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Glenda Wertheimer discusses her experience as an immigrant from Guatemala who eventually moved to Davidson, North Carolina. She recalls living in New Jersey and the different jobs she held before her marriage. Ms. Werthemeir talks about the circum...
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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 7, 2007 April 5
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Creator
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2007-04-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Bird trapping, Birds in literature, Children's literature, Illustrations, Painting, Storytelling, Metaphysics
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls her career during the late 1970s and 1980s. In this seventh of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley discusses her work on Birdsong (1984). The inspi...
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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 6, 2007 February 16
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2007-02-16
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Acrylic painting, Children's literature, Folk literature, Green Man (Tale), Illustrations, Nature, Pub signs http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1081960
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recounts her career during the late 1970s. In this sixth of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley relates working on The Green Man (1979). Ms. Haley describe...
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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 5, 2006 October 12
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2006-10-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Children's literature, Folk literature, Illustrations, Kate Greenaway Medal, Linoleum block-printing, Publishers and publishing, Storytelling
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls her career during the late 1970s. In this fifth of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley describes her work on Go Away, Stay Away (1977). She recount...
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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 4, 2006 May 30
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2006-05-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Cats in literature, Children's literature, Costume design, Gouache painting, Illustrations, Kate Greenaway Medal, Working cats
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recounts her career during the mid to late 1970s. In this fourth of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley discusses The Post Office Cat (1976), which was awa...
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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 3, 2006 April 13
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2006-04-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Children's literature, Environmentalism, Illustrations, Linoleum block-printing, Noah's ark, Painting, Pen drawing, Publishers and publishing
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls her life and evolving career during the 1970s. In this third of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley discusses the period in her life in which she a...
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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 11, 2007 September 21
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2007-09-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Block printing, Children's literature, Illustrations, Jack tales, Mountains--Folklore, Storytelling, Wood-engraving--Printing
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls her career during the early 1990s. In this eleventh of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley discusses her work on Mountain Jack Tales (1992). Ms. Ha...
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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 10, 2007 July 2
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2007-07-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Cats in literature, Children's literature, Illustrations, Painting, Publishers and publishing, Puss in Boots (Tale)
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recounts her career during the early 1990s. In this tenth of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley discusses her work on Puss in Boots (1991). Ms. Haley rela...
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Emilio Estrada oral history interview, 2002 October 1
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Estrada, Emilio, 1955-
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Date Created
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2002-10-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Emigration and immigration, Latin Americans--Social life and customs, Ranch life, Cheese, Sex role, Immigrants--Economic conditions
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Emilio Estrada and his wife Isabel discuss emigrating from southern Mexico, near Acapulco, to Charlotte, North Carolina with their two sons in 1995 and how their lives are different in the United States. Mr. Estrada describes how he and fellow imm...