Ysmeria Jerez, Clip 2: Living with All We Have Without Complaining About What We Are Missing

Collection: This recording is part of the Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Ysmeria Jerez

Date: Time Period: 2017; 2017-04-27; Interview recorded: April 27 2017 Material: Digital audio recording made using ZOOM H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:04:57

Creator: Ysmeria Jerez interviewed by Walter Saavedra Identifier: aql:21672 jerez_ysmeria_clip2

Description: Ysmeria Jerez gives us a beautiful reflection about life and its tribulations. She explains that even though life can be difficult, people have to look for alternatives and ways to overcome obstacles. She explains that her family applies spirituality and religion during hard times. Her father has also inculcated her and her siblings to live with all they had instead of worrying or complaining about what they are lacking. Recorded in Spanish. / Ysmeria Jerez nos trae una hermosa reflexión sobre la vida. Ella explica que a pesar de que la vida puede ser difícil a veces, tenemos que buscar alternativas y formas de superar. Ella cuenta que en su familia la espiritualidad y la religión es muy importante en los momentos difíciles, así como su padre siempre les ha inculcado a ella ya sus hermanos a vivir con todo lo que tenían en lugar de preocuparse o quejarse por lo que carecian.

Title : Ysmeria Jerez, Clip 2: Living with All We Have Without Complaining About What We Are Missing

Collection : aql:20455; aql:22210

Creator : Ysmeria Jerez interviewed by Walter Saavedra

Date : Time Period: 2017; 2017-04-27; Interview recorded: April 27 2017

Summary/Description : Ysmeria Jerez gives us a beautiful reflection about life and its tribulations. She explains that even though life can be difficult, people have to look for alternatives and ways to overcome obstacles. She explains that her family applies spirituality and religion during hard times. Her father has also inculcated her and her siblings to live with all they had instead of worrying or complaining about what they are lacking. Recorded in Spanish. / Ysmeria Jerez nos trae una hermosa reflexión sobre la vida. Ella explica que a pesar de que la vida puede ser difícil a veces, tenemos que buscar alternativas y formas de superar. Ella cuenta que en su familia la espiritualidad y la religión es muy importante en los momentos difíciles, así como su padre siempre les ha inculcado a ella ya sus hermanos a vivir con todo lo que tenían en lugar de preocuparse o quejarse por lo que carecian.

Subject : Emigration and immigration

Relation : This recording is part of the Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Ysmeria Jerez

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Jamaica, Queens, NY Jamaica (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using ZOOM H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:04:57

Identifier : aql:21672 jerez_ysmeria_clip2