(English translations below) Mi nombre es Juan Carlos Martínez. Vivo en Isleta y Bridge y tengo 4 años de estar aquí en Albuquerque. Solo e visitado Houston, Tejas. Y el lugar este me gusta mucho por ser tranquilo, bien pacifico el ambiente, no esta muy poblado como otros estados. A pesar de que es algo…
Tag: Immigrant
Jade Leyva / Placitas
So my name is Jade Leyva and I am a visual artist. I have been living in the United States for about sixteen years. I am originally from Mexico City. I was born and raised there, and lived throughout different areas in Mexico growing up. And yeah I create a lot of artwork, locally, and…
Mariachi Buenaventura / Santa Fe
Joanna Alvarez Reyes: My name is Joanna Alvarez Reyes. We are Mariachi Buenaventura, we’ve been playing in this group 10, almost 11 years now. In September or October I think it will be. Nishka Gonzales: and I’ve been playing violin for about 15 years and playing with them for about 9….10 years. [Laughing] that’s a…
Helen Nasheiwat / Albuquerque
My name is Helen Nesheiwat. Originally we’re from Jordan. We’re from New York but originally from Jordan. But we came a long time ago from Jordan. So we spent all our life in New York, and then ten years ago we moved to New Mexico. The reason we moved to New Mexico? First of all,…
Luis Ordoñez / Albuquerque
My name is Luis Fernando Ordoñez. I’m 24 years old. I was studying at the University of New Mexico. Took some time off, joined the military, and that’s basically where I am right now at the present. I was born in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. At the age of two my mother got a visa for me…
Rafael de la Rosa / South Valley, Albuquerque
Mi nombre es Rafael de la Rosa y trabajo en la construcción. Tengo aproximadamente 12 años aquí. Doce años en Nuevo México. Nomas en Albuquerque. He trabajado en diferentes trabajos, en diferentes proyectos. El trabajo no a sido el mismo. Restaurantes, construcción, remodelaciones de casas, diferentes tipos de trabajos que uno desarrolla. En realidad yo…
Humans of New Mexico 