Garces, Mary G.; Garces, Lucinda (mother/daughter). Discovery Green Park, 2009-12-08T09:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006030

Interview Description

Mary Garces is interviewed by her daughter Lucinda Garces about how her mother came to the United States from Mexico and about her childhood in Texas and the discrimination that she felt as an American of Mexican descent.

Facilitator Subject Log

:54 Why did Mary's grandparents immigrate to the United States from Mexico? Crossed the river into the U.S. during the Mexican revolution

5:14 discrimination by white people; refers to her family a "tribe "; How did the Great Depression affect the family?

18:39 discrimination affected Mary so much, she still feels it; story of being discriminated against at a fairground; "Am I going to be accepted here or not? "

26:23 birth certificates marks "white "; what does it mean to be "raised American "?; story of making corn tortillas for her grandfather

32:14 grandparents names and descriptions; thank yous