:08:04
Even then there
were bridges.
:08:06
My father soon joined
the people crossing
:08:08
from their barrio on the east
river to do the work of the city
:08:12
on the other side.
:08:13
They mowed the lawns, took care
of the children, cleaned house,
:08:17
worked in restaurant
kitchens.
:08:19
But no one from the west river
ever crossed into the barrio.
:08:31
Make sure that they're
all cleaned up
:08:33
to go to Grandma's tonight.
:08:34
Give us a kiss.
:08:36
Love you.
:08:37
Love you. Oh, I love you.
:08:40
Bye!
:08:41
Tootles!
:08:48
Kids! Kids!
:09:20
Children soon followed.
:09:22
First me, then
my sister Irene.
:09:27
My earliest memory is of the
face of that gentle old man
:09:30
looking at me and smiling.
:09:33
And I remember my father
:09:35
always working with his milpa.
:09:37
Corn in the back
:09:39
and beans in front.
And that's
:09:41
the way it always was
in my house,
:09:44
for as long as I can remember.
:09:46
Jose.
:09:48
Your coffee's ready.