Discrimination

Interview Description Alice interviews her dad, José Vargas, about his family history, being Mexican-American, and his experiences in the Army in WWII. Facilitator Subject Log 00:50 José's mother's family was driven out of Mexico by Pancho Villa's men during the revolution because they were well off. 14:28 José held odd jobs after High School. He received a letter from Uncle Sam, drafting him to the army. 16:15 All nationalities were in...

Interview Description Gabriela Baeza Ventura (39) talks with sister Georgina Baeza (27) about her academic success. Facilitator Subject Log 00:40 Gabriela is originally from Ciudad Juarez. She tells the story about learning English in school and only feeling comfortable in her mathematics class when she didn't speak English. 02:30 Gabriela tells a story about being forced to wash windows with her mom (who was a maid) and knowing she didn't want to do...

Interview Description José Villarreal (62) talks with his wife Sylvia Sullivan Villarreal (59) about his childhood in Orange Grove, TX, migrating around Texas with his family as a child and meeting his wife Sylvia when he was in graduate school. Facilitator Subject Log 1:38 migrant farmers; the most his father made every year was $2000 for a family of nine kids 5:51 memories of his father being nervous to stop at gas stations; stopping at the roadside...

Interview Description Antonio Yañez, de 80 años, y su esposa Manuela Yañez, de 72 años, hablan sobre las condiciones de trabajo en los campos de Salinas (California) y Arizona, las cuales los llevaron a unirese a la huelga de la unión de trabajadores campesinos (UFW, por sus siglas en Inglés), las exigencias de la unión y las lecciones que aprendieron del líder sindical Cesar Chavez. [Antonio Yañez, 80, and his wife Manuela Yañez, 72, talk about the working conditions in the agricultural fields in...

Interview Description Luis E. Zurita (68) habla con Ivette Zurita Serrano (29) y Eduardo A. Zurita (38) de su vida en Chile y su religion. [Luis E Zurita (68) talks with Ivette Zurita Serrano (29) and Eduardo A. Zurita (38) about his life in Chile and his religion.] Facilitator Subject Log 03:20 Luis habla de la situacion politica en Chile cuando era niño. 14:00 Luis cuenta una historia de cuando era capturado por la dictadura militar de...