Campos, Jesse T; Campos, Maria Edna; Aguirre, Larry (grandfather/daughter/great grandson). Discovery Green Park, 2009-12-01T15:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006015

Interview Description

Jesse T Campos (88) talks with daughter Maria Edna Campos (52) and great grandson Larry Aguirre (9) about his service during WWII and his family.

Facilitator Subject Log

03:30 Jesse talks about segregation during his earlier years. He talks about segregation at restaurants.

14:50 Jesse talks about Pearl Harbor and serving in the military. He also talks about the day he learned from his captain that the war was over. He remembers not knowing what an atomic bomb was at the time.

20:00 Jesse recalls going to San Francisco after the war was over. He describes the scene.

25:20 Jesse talks about marching with Cesar Chavez and boycotting strawberries, grapes and lettuce.

41:30 Jesse talks about what it was like as a father raising one boy with three girls. He talks about what he taught his son and the things he would do with his son.