Born: December 28, 1977
Occupation: Single mother in young parents program
Ethnic Background: Hispanic (Dominican Republic)
Interviewer: Joan Kelley
Summary: This tape covers the narrator's early life in the Dominican Republic, coming to Lawrence with her father. Her pregnancy in the eighth grade. Living in New York with her mother - pregnant - again. Father and boyfriend argue, boyfriend selling drugs. Dropping out of school, pregnant with twins, how she almost had an abortion, hard to live alone. Her mother, who has never been on welfare, may move to Lawrence to help her. Plans to get her GED - finances, shopping, Spanish food - her boyfriend's attitude toward women - her hopes for her girls - need for communications with parents.
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Date (created)
1995-10-17