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Title	Melisa Jiménez video interview and transcript, interview 1
Título	Melisa Jiménez vídeo entrevista y transcripción, entrevista 1
Creator	Jiménez, Melisa
Contributors	Jiménez, José, 1948-
Description	Melisa Jiménez is the youngest daughter of Mr. José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez. Like his other children she was not able to grow up with Mr. Jiménez. But she has always maintained a close relationship with him, even though they live miles away from each other. Ms. Jiménez’s other siblings are Jackie, Jodie, Sonia, and Alex. Ms. Jiménez lives not far from Mrs. Iberia Hampton, Fred Hampton’s mother, and they have maintained a close personal relationship for many years. Ms. Jiménez was born in the Lincoln Park neighborhood hospital, via the use of the La Maze childbirth method. Her father reminds her that he was the first to hold her. Ms. Jiménez lived in Lincoln Park for the first years of her life until the rent became unbearable for her mother. Only a couple of months after she was born, her father was incarcerated for a year, awaiting trial because his bond was too far out of range for his income. He later explained to her that he was doing, “volunteer work, supporting the Puerto Rican Freedom fighters.” When Mr. Jiménez won the case, Ms. Jiménez was living in Logan Square and they were once again united. This time Jackie, the oldest of Mr. Jiménez’s daughters from another relationship, moved in with them briefly. Teenage Jackie had a young boyfriend who was extremely polite, but very persistent. So Jackie’s mother, frustrated, dropped her off for Mr. Jiménez “to take responsibility and to take care of her.” He gladly agreed. And It was a way for Melisa and Jackie to get to know each other. Each sibling plays a role and Ms. Jiménez has played the role of sibling unifier in a world of divorce and separations. She graduated from Oak Park River Forest High School in 1998 and attended some college. She loves photography and is an accomplished artist. Some of her jobs have included child care, marketing research and mortgage broker sales.
Publisher	Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject	Young Lords (Organization) Puerto Ricans--United States Civil Rights--United States--History Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.) Personal narratives Social justice Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Sujeto	Young Lords (Organización) Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.) Puertorriqueños--Relatos personales Justicia social Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Digital Identification	yl_Jimenez_Melisa_1
Preferred Citation	Melisa Jiménez, interview by José Jiménez, July 15, 2012, transcript. http://gvsu.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16015coll6/id/84/rec/1
Language	eng
Rights	For information on copyright or permission, please contact Grand Valley State University Special Collections: collections@gvsu.edu
Type	Moving Image Text
Format	video/mp4; application/pdf
Playback Length	1:02:25
Date	2012-07-15
Digital Date	2012-08
Project Name	Young Lords in Lincoln Park: http://gvsu.edu/younglords/

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