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Lupe Reyes discusses her early life in Riverside, California, and her experience working as a packer in the citrus fruit industry.
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Antonio Nava discusses early life in Rancho Sespe, living in the village, education, family life, and community life on the ranch.
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Connie Tepezano describes life as a Mexican American and life in Rancho Sespe to Interviewer August Lee, who is working for the Citrus Heritage Park. To reconstruct the village's replica, Mrs. Tepezano recalls the social life in the village and how she raised her family in Rancho Sespe as well as employment in the citrus industry.
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Interviewee Steve Solis discusses hardships and day-to-day routine working in the orange packing industry.
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Married couple Alice and John Castorena retell their lives as Mexican American immigrants and describe their work, community, and social life in the citrus industry living in Rancho Sespe.
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A discussion of citrus auctions and the pricing of citrus in New York as well as its packaging during the mid-to-late twentieth century.
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Footage from the third annual Blythe Multi-Cultural Festival at Palo Verde College. Begins with Dorlie Grundy, executive secretary to the VP of Student Services, introducing the event. Footage includes interviews of those tabling at the event including Carol Williams from the Daughters of Zion Women's Alliance and other unnamed participants. The second half shows various performances from the festival including Bellydancing, a showing of Living on the Dime, a Nahual Drum performance, and a musical performance by Mohave Native Students from the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
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Pete Reyes, Maria Caldera, and Gilbert Carmouche share their stories about living in Blythe and particularly the Mexican history in the region. They are interviewed by Antonio Vasquez while Alfredo Figueroa prompts conversation. Reyes, Caldera, and Carmouche discuss the Bracero Program, Americanization Schools, Repatriation of the Brotherhood Club, Unions as well as family histories. Maria for instance recalls her early life in Blythe living in tents and her memories of what she calls the "Great Tamale Raid."
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Raquel Aguirre describes her early life in Mexico and immigrating to the United States for work opportunities. With no family, she details meeting her husband and the nuances of working in a packinghouse from supervisors, and unions to her personal life aspirations.
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1990 Mirella Munoz's interview discusses her early life in Mexico City, reared by her grandmother, and her immigration to the United States after what she describes as a very hard childhood. Mirella ultimately settled In Riverside California working as a sorter in the National Orange Company packinghouse. Mirella details work dynamics, packinghouse supervisors, unions, and education.
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Rancher Floyd Davis' account of rural life in the Inland Empire during the twentieth century working on and owning citrus farms while overseeing Latino workers and living on a small budget.
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Ralph Horman reflects on the construction of the L.A. Aqueduct, and the development of Tarzana and Calabasas, CA during the first half of the 20th century. Land use by the government during World War II and dairy farming are also discussed.
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Ted Gibson, an early resident of Encino, discusses the early rural life of the town including his role in getting a post office in the area, his participation in the chamber of commerce, and also local stories about the resident celebrities. Most of the content deals with the mid-1920s through the early 1940s.
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The second part of the Macias Family interview. The family discusses the Marcias brothers' and Mr. Marcias' work on the railroads in the 1940s. The family also addresses wishes for aid and renovations in the Sapo barrio, pollution, and hopes to preserve the neighborhood.
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The first of three interview tapes with Ray Flores and Jim Velasquez. Jim Velasquez discusses the origins of the Native American indigenous community in San Timoteo and his indigenous ancestry.
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Dolores Macias retells her early life and immigration from Mexico to the US as a railroad family pioneer. Her family and she discuss growing up in the Mexican American barrio "Chancla Miada" in Banning CA, as well as the social and financial changes due to the construction of the I-10 Freeway.
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Tape three of the Macias Family Interview. The family discusses the first lawsuit won against the Riverside police department in Beaumont, as well as conflicts with the police department. The interview also discuss financial aid and community activism.
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Third interview tape with Ray Flores and Jim Velasquez. The first is "Ray Flores and Jim Velasquez" and the second is at the end of "San Timoteo School House tape 2 of 2 Ray Flores". The interview discusses education in the early twentieth century and teaching in San Timoteo Canyon. Ray Flores discusses serving as an interpreter during the Vietnam War after serving in the Second World War.
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This is part two of the Rios and Dominguez family interview for Living On a Dime. The family discusses community life in Beaumont CA., Mexican Americans in local beauty pageants, as well as the ongoing changes and issues brought on by the construction of the freeway.
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Hal Embshoff describes his family's migration from Ohio to Banning California and the development of his horseradish family business that was founded in 1952. He also discusses the changes he faced with the development of the freeway.
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Caroline Avila and Maurice Calderon describe their life in Banning California and the neighborhood barriers. They discuss changes due to the construction of the freeway as well as hardships and segregation they experienced as Hispanic Americans.
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Penny Newman discusses the various climate struggles that the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice was confronting at the time of the interview, namely high levels of air contamination, a rising number of warehouses, cattle ranches, and new housing which was unaffordable. She also gives a tour of the new CCAEJ headquarters and explains what they plan to do with the property to make it a community space.
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Ben and Amalia Rios discuss community life in Beaumont, California, and growing up in the neighborhood barrio as Hispanic Americans. They retell the social life, education, and military service of Mexican American men in their neighborhood during World War II.
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One of four tapes discussing the San Timoteo Canyon Schoolhouse. Reyes Flores discusses how the construction of the canyon in Beaumont and the prior construction of the I-10 freeway affected Mexican communities in the Inland Empire. Flores also recounts the secularization of missions and the prior work of Indian ranchhands.