StoryCorps Historias: Richard Anthony Torres and Kathy Namba

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Length: 01:13

Richard Anthony Torres talks to his daughter Kathy Namba about his mother, Guadalupe Torres. Read the full description.

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Torres_small Richard Anthony Torres came to the StoryBooth in Taos, New Mexico, with his daugter, Kathy Namba.

Here, the two remember Richard's mother, Guadalupe Torres, who died at age 94.

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Piece Description

Richard Anthony Torres came to the StoryBooth in Taos, New Mexico, with his daugter, Kathy Namba.

Here, the two remember Richard's mother, Guadalupe Torres, who died at age 94.

Broadcast History

KUT's Latino USA, December 18, 2009

Transcript

RT: I could see her patience, that she just took everything as it came. An, as a young man, I was very anxious and running around and everything. But as, as I got older, I learned from her, and that's why I can pass it on to you guys.

KN: She had to have been really patient because there were so many kids.

RT : Five boys, five girls. It was a lot of fun, but it was a madhouse. it just was towards the end of the Depression, she used to tell me a lot of times, she'd say, "Oh Boy" she said, "My mother really had it hard." And I used to think, your mother, what about you? But she never complained. And I was the eldest of the males. In Hispanic culture that puts you as the head, so I left school at an early age, and I got a job. All through my single life, whatever I earned I gave me mother half of it. So that helped a lot. In the later years, I would go at least every three...
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Intro and Outro

INTRO:

Today we'll check in again with StoryCorps Historias. Latinos across the country are interviewing each other through this project. Often, they talk about family. And today -- we'll hear about two women, who, although they've passed on, have left an enduring mark on their families.

First you'll hear from Richard Anthony Torres. When he was interviewed by his daughter Kathy Namba (NAHM-bah) he told her about his mother, XXXX, and what he learned from her.

OUTRO:

That's Richard Torres with his daughter Kathy Namba in Taos, New Mexico.