Interview with Agapito Juan Maya about his his life and work. He discusses his roots in the Otomi Indians of central Mexico, his father's immigration to Iowa and later Kansas City following railroad work, and being kidnapped by his father when his mother refused to leave for the United States. He also recalls his school experiences in Iowa, helping and translating for other Mexican immigrants, working as a railroad electrician in Illinois, moving to the Kansas City area in the early 1950s, and working in Mexico as a retiree in the 1970s. He also shares information about his family, his interests, and his travles.