Itzel Aguilar

Marcial Aguilar’s experiences in El Salvador and the U.S 

Itzel Aguilar interviews her father, Marcial Aguilar, about his life in El Salvador and his immigration to the U.S. This testimonio explores Marcial’s economic status, the linguistic difficulties he faced in the U.S., opportunities lost and gained, and gender roles in El Salvador and the U.S.; Marcial also discusses his firsthand experience with the 1986 San Salvador Earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.7 and caused considerable damage  to El Salvador’s capital and surrounding areas.