Carranza, Adolph; Tschaepe, Eleanor (friend/friend). Paonia Public Library, 2009-09-18T12:30:00

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Interview Description

Adolph Carranza Jr. (64) talks with friend Eleanor Tschaepe (73) about growing up in Santa Ana, CA, his different jobs and how he wants to be remembered.

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01:20 Adolph talks about growing up in Santa Ana. He was raised by his "mama "Dolores Luqin Caballero Carranza. He talks about growing up in th e "barrio. "

08:00 Adolph talks about working on fields when he was 4-years-old and earning women's wages for his work. He recalls going back to work when he got a little older, but was turned away because his employers told him he had to go to school. When he started working again, he was paid 75 cents an hour, then 80 cents an hour when he could do more work.

14:04 Adolph tells a story about woodcutting in the Sierras with his friend George and his brother. He remembers how trees and branches toppled on top of them because they didn't have the right equipment.

20:15 Adolph talks about what it was like to grow up in Santa Ana. He recalls having to abide by segregation rules by staying out of areas that were populated by Anglos. He also talks about his church going days.

22:58 Adolph tells a story about how the Salvation Army would donate Thanksgiving supplies when they were younger because his family was poor. He recalls his family setting aside cranberry sauce because they had no idea exactly what it was. He describes how they finally ate the sauce and would put it in tortillas.