(00:00) Lita’s Full Name & Explanation(01:29) Where Lita Was Born(02:01) Lita’s Parents(02:57) What Lita’s Childhood Home Was Like(03:25) 6 Brothers & Growing Up as the Only Girl(04:30) Games and Chores as a Child(06:15) Celebrating Birthdays & Christmas(06:57) What are Las Posadas?(09:57) Holiday Traditions and Gift Memories(11:14) The Day Lita’s Mother Died(12:55) Lita’s Grandmother Dies 17 Days Later(13:44) Adjusting to a Stepmother (Piedad)(15:05) Lita’s Grandparents and the Cristero War(17:05) Grandma Toñita’s Daily Visits(17:52) What Lita Wanted to Be as a Child(18:04) Schooling with Nuns After Her Mom’s Death(19:09) Studying Accounting, Friends, and Lita’s First Jobs(22:45) Dating Life Before Rogelio(24:01) How Lita Met Rogelio(25:24) Courting Rogelio and Their First Outings(26:31) Long-Distance Relationship and Moving to Chicago(27:30) Rogelio’s Job in Nicaragua, Figuring Out Getting Married(29:10) Lita’s Brother (Ezequiel) Encourages Immigration(31:01) Her Father’s Life and Work in Chicago(32:02) Getting Visas for the Family & 1st Chicago Move(33:41) Rogelio’s Marriage Proposal(35:00) Wedding and Honeymoon(36:22) Life as Newlyweds(37:43) Living and Working at a Sugar Mill(39:30) Returning to the U.S. Pregnant (Magdalena is Born)(40:44) Giving Birth in Mexico City (Theresa)(41:04) Rogelio’s Job & His Mom Passing(42:03) Life in Tehuacán, Puebla(43:47) The Birth of Roger (Junior)(44:21) Why Tehuacán Was Called "Land of Pomegranates"(45:42) Health Concerns Lead to U.S. Return(46:23) Rosalinda is Born & How Lita’s Children Were Named(46:54) Returning to Cold Chicago Life(48:00) Lita’s Candy Factory Job in Cicero(49:24) Working in Insurance Without English(51:26) Tasting Cheesecake for the First Time(52:12) Rogelio’s Job and Weekend Habits(53:06) Raising a Family in Chicago(54:09) Wanting to Work Again(55:16) Working at a Possibly Mafia-Linked Job(57:02) Why the Family Moved to Austin(57:55) Adjusting to Life in Austin(01:00:55) Working at 7-Eleven and the Ice Cream Truck(01:02:33) Becoming a Translator for the State(01:05:00) Retirement & Rogelio’s Job(01:05:45) Hardest Part About Immigrating: Language & Rogelio Missing Mexico(01:08:10) Combining Cultures and Raising Kids(01:08:44) Memories of Rogelio: Pets, Jokes, and Family Life(01:09:37) Lita’s Favorite Foods(01:10:00) What Lita Cooked for the Family, Lito’s Favorite Foods(01:11:00) Getting Diagnosed with Cancer(01:12:15) Perks of Being Older(01:13:03) Coping After Rogelio’s Passing(01:15:13) Making New Friends Later in Life(01:16:48) Staying in Touch with Family in Mexico(01:17:31) Living as an Example for the Next Generation(01:18:14) Advice for Marriage and Faith(01:20:10) Turning to God During Difficult Times(01:20:46) Remembering Historic Events(01:21:15) How Technology Has Changed the World(01:21:49) What Lita Wishes for the Future(01:21:57) Lita’s Happiest Life Moments(01:22:41) Things Lita Regrets Not Learning(01:23:53) Lita’s Life Philosophy(01:24:35) Advice for the Younger Generation(01:25:54) A Message From Lita’s Mom: Never Deny God(01:27:16) Lita’s Favorite Sayings and Proverbs(01:29:25) Funny Memories about Family Gatherings & Grandchildren(01:33:23) What It Means to Be a Grandmother(01:34:07) Final Blessings and Family Reflections

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