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My Mother’s Story

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Length: 03:07

Youth producer Gracia Manzanares' touching interview with her mother about immigrating to the United States and the differences between women in Mexico and the United States. Read the full description.

Holding_hands_small Youth producer Gracia Manzanares' touching interview with her mother about immigrating to the United States and the differences between women in Mexico and the United States.

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