This archive was assembled with images and information from the following sources:
- Interviews with Marcela in November 2025,
- Images from the scrapbooks Marcela collected from 1995-2000
- Images from Marcela’s Facebook page
- External research done by Angel to contextualize events.
- Newspaper clippings from Newspapers.com’s digital archives
Future Developments of the Archive
- Contacting doctors and others who have been mentioned thus far in the archive with the goal of getting their testimonies about their time with the family
- More digitization of materials from scrapbooks as well as document archives upon Angel’s return to the family home, similarly, more video footage
- Further research into present topics in the archives:
- Immigration and Doctor Access
- Medical Bureaucracy
- More interviews with Marcela with the following thematic focii:
- Beto’s Education
- Beto’s Medical Insurance
- Marcela’s Health
- Marcela’s Experience as a Home Aide
The Interviews
Here is some of the uncut interview footage, with some edits for privacy:
The guidelines established between Angel and Marcela for the interviews:
Longevity
The archive is maintained on a physical storage drive, with narrative documents and digitized materials. Similarly, digital materials are organized and maintained on a physical storage for the sake of protection over time.