The person I interviewed is Estrella Heredia. She is the daughter of Gabriela and Manuel. Estrella lives with her father as well as her grandmother, her father’s mother. Also living with them is Estrella’s half-brother, Emmanuel, who is 6 years old and Estrella’s sister, Yari, who is 17 years old. Estrella’s mom does not live with them because in 2003, her and Estrella’s father got divorced.
Estrella’s father, Manuel, had two children before marrying Estrella’s mom. Their names are Jessica, who is 24, and Victor, who is 20. During their marriage, Estrella’s parents had her as well as her sister Yari. After the divorce, Estrella’s mom went on to have another boy, named Ulises, and a girl, named Nicole, outside of wedlock. Estrella’s father also had Emmanuel, Estrella’s youngest brother, with another woman. All of her siblings are consanguineal kin because they are related to her either through her mother, her father, or both. Her family is part of a patrilineal lineage because her father is the one with authority over her and he is expected to provide for his children as well as his mother. The genealogical links in her family can be traced to a
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They do not talk much and do not have an emotional relationship. Despite this, he still has a big role in her life because he is her foundation and provides her with basic necessities like shelter and food. She is expected to be respectful to him and to obey him in exchange for him providing what she needs. As mentioned in “Anthropologist Takes Inner City Children on Shopping Sprees” by Elizabeth Chin, there is “mutual dependence and obligation” which is important to “being connected to family and caring for them.” ( CITE ) Her father holds a similar relationship with her younger sister, Yari, although they connect more emotionally. Not similar to his relationship with his daughters, Estrella’s father has a better relationship with his son, which he