Ramirez, Vince; Ramirez, Nancy (father, daughter). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-02-22T11:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006227

Interview Description

Vince Ramirez (85) talks with his daugher Nancy Ramirez (45) about living in East LA, being a pilot during WWII and his life.

Facilitator Subject Log

01:00 Vince talks about his father Vicente Ramirez and his work as a machinist. Vince is from Nogales, AZ.

03:20 Vince talks about why his parents moved him and his siblings from Nogales, AZ to Los Angeles, CA.

09:30 Vince tells stories about being a Mexican-American kid in an East LA elementary school. He talks about discrimination.

18:00 Vince talks about joining the Army to be a pilot and talks about the pre-flight pilot school in Montana that he attended.

26:30 Vince talks about the day he was terminated as a pilot.

34:00 Vince talks about the birth of his first child, Nancy.