The interviewee is a 25-year-old Guatemalan Mayan woman who works in seafood processing in New Bedford. She grew up in a poor but happy family in Las Canales. Her father left for the United States when she was four, and she stayed with her mother and three siblings. Her family was forced to move from their village due to the violence during the war in Guatemala, and her uncles also left for the United States. Her father is now a fisherman in the United States. She communicates with him via telephone and he helps the family financially. The narrator obtained her job in fish processing through friends of her father. She worked for two years in a company that primarily fished for herring and mackerel. She was the only woman working there but felt comfortable with the treatment she received from others. When the work slowed down in the summer, she cleaned the offices and cafeteria for the same company. Later she worked in another seafood processing company for a few days before moving to her current job where she works with flounders, grey sole, and cod.

Scope and Content Note
This interview covers the interviewer’s life before immigrating to the United States, her life in Guatemala, and her new life in New Bedford.  The narrator had to leave her daughter behind in Guatemala when she migrated to the US with her husband.  They had attempted to bring her with them, but failed when she got scared at the border and returned to Guatemala. She discusses her life as a fisherman's wife in New Bedford. Her husband's crew comprises of around six men from Fall River.  In the future, the narrator hopes to learn English and find work that is not as physically demanding as her current job. She describes her job in detail and how the number of hours fluctuates based on the season, with the most hours available in winter. She has befriended the other workers, but is having issues with an exploitative manager who makes advances towards her.  The narrator does not have sick or personal days to take and cannot get permission to leave work for appointments.  The narrator talks about missing her family and her frustration with the low pay and long hours in the fishing industry and her desire to leave it.  Finally, she reflects on the tragedy of the Mexican woman who died in a fire at the same company where she worked.