Fernandez, Guillermo A; Fernandez, Norma E (father, daughter). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-03-03T11:30:00
Interview Description
Guillermo Fernandez (86) habla con su hija Norma E. Fernandez (27) de su vida. [Guillermo Fernandez (86) talks with his daughter Norma E. Fernandez (27) about his life.]
01:40 Guillermo cuenta historias de su niñez. Fue criado en Pachuca y vivio en un rancho cuando tenia cinco años.
06:00 Guillermo llego a los Estados Unidos en los 40's como bracero. Cuente de su primera experiencia.
09:00 Guillermo habla de como llego a los Estados Unidos por segunda vez. Llego a Tijuana y vivio en la ciudad por dos años y luego cruzo el rio.
17:10 Guillermo habla de su negocio como patron.
34:20 Guillermo habla de la relacion que tiene con su esposa y el orgullo que tiene por sus hijos.
Dates
- Creation: 2010-03-03T11:30:00
Language of Materials
Interview in Spanish
Topical
- Achievements and Awards
- Architecture
- Best Friends
- Bosses
- Centro de Los Angeles
- Changes In Education
- Children
- Community Businesses
- Community History
- Community Organizations
- Corner Stores
- Coworkers
- Customers and Clients
- Downtown Los Angeles
- Earliest Memories
- Easter
- Fashion Sewing
- First Job
- First Meetings
- Immigration Stories
- Job Satisfaction
- Marriage
- Neighborhood Life
- Occupational Traditions
- Patrones
- Rancho
- Ropa
- Schools
- Street Sellers
- Tijuana
- Town Life
- Trade Tech
- Trends
- War Stories
- Workday Life
- academia
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- appearance
- apprenticeships
- birth of first child
- clothes
- community worthies
- craft, skills, and procedures
- economic beliefs and practices
- Ethnicity
- family members in history
- family traditions
- family trips and excursions
- first impression of America
- historical events/people
- la migra
- memories of former times
- memories of growing up
- money
- personal experiences
- religious beliefs and practices
- rio
- social beliefs and practices
- spouse
- street patterns
- work space, hardhat, etc. decorations
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