Alice (Denny) Torres was born the youngest of five children on February 13, 1927 in Seymour, Wisconsin. She was the only girl with five brothers. Her father, a farmer, died when she was six, leaving her mother and brothers in charge of the farm. Mrs. Torres' mother and brothers took odd jobs to help out in addition to running the farm, but during the Depression they were unsuccessful at their attempt to maintain the farm. As a result, they moved to Oneida in 1937.

Mrs. Torres was graduated from the Oneida Mission School after completing the eighth grade, then attended one year at West De Pere High School before dropping out of school. Shortly thereafter, she met Manuel Francis Torres, a migrant worker from Mexico who came to Wisconsin in search of work. She married him in 1942, and remained married until his death in 1990. They had thirteen children, eight girls and five boys between the years 1943-1969. Mrs. Torres worked in the home, raising her children, and in an assortment of outside jobs, ranging from in a factory to a department store. Mr. Torres was a landscaper/gardener until his retirement in 1973.

In 1988, Mrs. Torres began working for the Oneida tribe, first as a foster grandmother, and then as a teacher's aide. She then became an elder's helper, the job she holds today. She has been involved in the Oneida Episcopal Church in Oneida Singers, a group that sings traditional songs at funerals, wakes, and other church services.

Mrs. Torres first discusses her reactions to the war and her brother Herman's involvement in it. She remembers feelings of anger and confusion at the war. She also state that the war robbed her of some of her childhood. Mrs. Torres then describes the activities that went on in Oneida during the war, in particular the dances and church socials. It was at one of these functions that she met Manuel Torres, and she relates the story.

Mrs. Torres then talks about her experiences raising an infant and working while her husband was away in search of work. She considers the best experience from this time was meeting people from other American Indian cultures.

She expresses regret at the fact that she dropped out of school and explains that this forced her to take her education into her own hands. She then comments on the loss of Oneida culture, and what this means to her life, past and present. She also states that racism is more prevalent today.

She then describes everyday life during the war, such as shopping, rationing, etc. She also portrays herself as an inexperienced, sometimes frightened mother, and recounts some of her experiences. She then relates the excitement of when her brother came home from the war.

Mrs. Torres then closes her interview by describing how World War II affected her life.