Blea, José A.; Blea-Nunez, Grace (father/daughter). Penrose Public Library, 2009-10-07T14:30:00
Interview Description
Grace (47) interviews her father, José (75), about his childhood in New Mexico, meeting his wife for the first time, and his children.
3:30 José's best memories from childhood were getting new toys and a horse from his father.
12:40 José didn't know English when he first started school. He could only speak Spanish.
19:30 José was working at a State Hospital the first time he met his wife. They met at a dance.
31:15 The vacations José and his children would go on.
36:43 Words of wisdom that José would like to pass on to his grandchildren.
Dates
- Creation: 2009-10-07T14:30:00
Language of Materials
Interview in English
Topical
- Achievements and Awards
- Catholic Church
- Children
- Dances
- Earliest Memories
- Farm Life
- First Meetings
- Grandchildren
- Las Vegas, NM
- Marriage
- New Mexico
- Parents
- Pueblo
- State Hospital
- Town Life
- Workday Life
- birth certificate
- childhood games
- college
- craft, skills, and procedures
- electricity
- Ethnicity
- family naming and nicknames
- family trips and excursions
- homestead
- horses
- land grant
- memories of growing up
- middle name
- personal experiences
- running water
- school day memories
- spouse
- steel manufacturing
- words of wisdom
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu