http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_799_Braceros_Diploma.mp3 A father of eleven reunites with the man who helped him settle and gain citizenship in the States. Also, the restoration of an old building brings life back to a father-son relationship. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_799_Braceros_Diploma.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_799_Braceros_Diploma.mp3 <h4>A Son, a Dad, and a Treasured Friend</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/1db2fbc3db8aaf2cbb6cf21837ba4862" alt="Samuel-and-Isai-Perez_CROP.jpg" height="100" width="100" />Samuel and Isai  Perez</p><p>When the Perez family gathers this weekend in Los Angeles to mark Father's Day, the man who'll be the center of attention is the patriarch Samuel. Samuel and his wife made sure that all eleven of their children went to college. But the name of a Texas farmer, Clarence Martin will likely come up as well. Clarence hired Samuel to work as a farmhand back in the 1950s, and he helped Samuel get a green card.  Samuel and Clarence drifted apart. Years later, Isai Perez took it upon himself to reunite his father with the Clarence Martin. All three men join Dick Gordon to tell the story.</p><ul><li><a title="Bracero Diplomas" href="resolveuid/96f2b15d18837e1b52d06e1dbffa9b4d" target="_self">See </a>the Perez family diplomas.</li><li>Music in this story: Nebbi a la valle and John Barleycorn performed by Franco Morone for the album Italian Fingerstyle Guitar<br /></li></ul><h4><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></h4><br /><h4>Summer Job: Building a Restaurant and a Relationship</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/3bb126b36dfdec0e49d22b3500391cd5" alt="Chris-Marcum-CROP.jpg" height="100" width="100" />Chris Marcum</p><p>Chris Marcum didn’t get to spend a lot of time with his dad growing up. Chris’ father worked long hours, and Chris saw his dad even less after his parents divorced. When Chris was a teenager, he started to resent the absence of father-son bonding and didn’t expect to have much of a relationship with his dad. So when Chris was in college, he was a bit surprised to get a call from his father asking for help building a restaurant. Chris talks about working one entire summer side by side with this dad, and how restoring an old building helped bring their relationship back to life too.</p><ul><li>Music in this story: Father and Son performed by Cat Stevens for the album The Very Best of Cat Stevens.<br /></li></ul><h4><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></h4> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:00:00