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Full-Text Articles in Oral History
Interview With Lee Pao Xiong, Mai Neng Vang, Paul Hillmer
Interview With Lee Pao Xiong, Mai Neng Vang, Paul Hillmer
Hmong Oral History Project
Born in Long Tieng, Laos in 1966, Lee Pao Xiong lived with his father, who had already been recruited into the Hmong army at age 12. His mother and grandparents lived nearby. After the fall of Long Tieng in May 1975, Xiong and his family spent more than a year in Thai refugee camps before migrating to the United States in 1976. Settling first in Indiana, his family moved to the Twin Cities in 1979. Xiong earned a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, an M.A. from Hamline University, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. He has …
Ua94/6/1/1 Virginia Robertson Oral History, Virginia Robertson, Jennifer Howard
Ua94/6/1/1 Virginia Robertson Oral History, Virginia Robertson, Jennifer Howard
Student/Alumni Personal Papers
Virginia Aileen Mansfield Robertson, 1940 graduate of Western Kentucky State State Teachers College. In this interview she discusses student life at Western, but this portion has not been transcribed.
Partial transcript of oral history interview with Virginia Robertson, November 16, 2006, by Jennifer Howard.
Adam Darm, Adam Darm, James B. Crooks
Adam Darm, Adam Darm, James B. Crooks
Creating a University: UNF Oral History Project
UNF Oral History Project Interview of Adam Darm by James B. Crooks on November 9, 2006
Earle Traynham, Earle Traynham, James B. Crooks
Earle Traynham, Earle Traynham, James B. Crooks
Creating a University: UNF Oral History Project
UNF Oral History Project Interview of Earle Traynham by James B. Crooks on October 27, 2006
Interview No. 1185, Simón Acosta
Interview No. 1185, Simón Acosta
Combined Interviews
Mr. Acosta remembers how he heard about the bracero program in Sinaloa, México, and how he traveled to Sonora to get contracted; he relates how he had to pick cotton to earn his card for contracting and how the process was conducted in Empalme, Sonora, México; moreover, he states how the processing center at El Centro, California worked, how he was fumigated with a spray, and that he had blood drawn when crossing the border into the United States; he recalls working in California picking beets, oranges and cutting lettuce; furthermore, he goes on to discuss how daily life was …
Interview With Margaret Howell Heath, Margaret Howell Heath
Interview With Margaret Howell Heath, Margaret Howell Heath
Winthrop University Oral History Program
In her October 12, 2006 interview with Nicole L. Wilson, Margaret Howell Heath explains why she joined the WAVES and shares her experiences being stationed in San Francisco. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.
Interview No. 1053, Alberto Mendoza Torres
Interview No. 1053, Alberto Mendoza Torres
Combined Interviews
Mr. Mendoza recalls his childhood in Tizapotla, Morelos, México, and memories of his father, a soldier in Emiliano Zapata’s army during the Mexican Revolution; he remembers the hardships he suffered while working the land his father left him, and the impact bad weather had on his farming; additionally, he details how he worked in factories, and his decision to join the Bracero Program; he enlisted in 1959, and relates the process he went through to get hired in Cuernavaca, Morelos, México, as well as the fumigation performed on him at the United States border; he describes working in Arizona, California, …
Dusty Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes, James B. Crooks
Dusty Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes, James B. Crooks
Creating a University: UNF Oral History Project
UNF Oral History Project Interview of Dusty Rhodes by James B. Crooks on September 22, 2006
G. Keith Richey: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 2), Squire L. Brown, G. Keith Richey
G. Keith Richey: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 2), Squire L. Brown, G. Keith Richey
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)
Squire Brown interviewed G. Keith Richey on August 31, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Dr. Richey discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War. This is the second of two interviews with Dr. Richey.
Gary Barlow Interview, Professor Emeritus, Department Of Teacher Education, Wright State University, Lewis Shupe, Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow Interview, Professor Emeritus, Department Of Teacher Education, Wright State University, Lewis Shupe, Gary Barlow
Wright State University Retirees Association Oral History Project
Lewis Shupe interviewed Gary Barlow on August 29, 2006 about the founding of Wright State University and the development of the teacher education program. In the interview Dr. Barlow discusses his career and his decision to come to Wright State as a founding faculty member.
James J. Mattice: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project, Squire L. Brown, James J. Mattice
James J. Mattice: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project, Squire L. Brown, James J. Mattice
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)
Squire Brown interviewed James J. Mattice on August 24, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Mr. Mattice discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War.
G. Keith Richey: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 1), Squire L. Brown, G. Keith Richey
G. Keith Richey: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 1), Squire L. Brown, G. Keith Richey
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)
Squire Brown interviewed G. Keith Richey on August 24, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Dr. Richey discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War. This is the first of two interviews with Dr. Richey.
William F. Bahret: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 1), Squire L. Brown, William F. Bahret
William F. Bahret: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 1), Squire L. Brown, William F. Bahret
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)
Squire Brown interviewed William Bahret on August 22, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Mr. Bahret discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War.
Vincent Russo: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project, Squire L. Brown, Vincent J. Russo
Vincent Russo: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project, Squire L. Brown, Vincent J. Russo
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)
Squire Brown interviewed Vincent Russo on August 16, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Dr. Russo discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War.
Squire Brown: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 2), Christina Douglass, Squire L. Brown
Squire Brown: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 2), Christina Douglass, Squire L. Brown
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)
Christina Douglass interviewed Squire Brown on August 14, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Dr. Brown discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War. This is the second of two interviews with Dr. Brown.
Squire Brown: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 1), Christina Douglass, Squire L. Brown
Squire Brown: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 1), Christina Douglass, Squire L. Brown
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)
Christina Douglass interviewed Squire Brown on August 9, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Dr. Brown discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War. This is the first of two interviews with Dr. Brown.
Interview With Dennis Grace, Paul Hillmer
Interview With Dennis Grace, Paul Hillmer
Hmong Oral History Project
Serving at the time of the interview as Special Assistant to the President for Administrative Reforms in the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Mr. Dennis Grace has a long and distinguished career in refugee affairs. After serving in the Air Force from 1965 to 1969, Grace spent four years working in Vientiane, Laos as an English teacher and translator. He later completed his BA at the University of Colorado and an MA in East Asian Regional Affairs at Harvard University. Returning to Bangkok, he spent 15 years in Bangkok as the representative of the International Rescue Committee’s …
Interview With Vint Lawrence, Paul Hillmer
Interview With Vint Lawrence, Paul Hillmer
Interviews
Born in New York City to what he describes as “a very privileged childhood…in every possible way,” J. Vinton (“Vint”) Lawrence attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Princeton University. Recruited by the CIA, he was sent to Laos in the very early days of “Operation Momentum,” the campaign to train and arm the Hmong to fight against Communist forces. Arriving in Laos in February 1962, Lawrence was sized up by Bill Lair, worked under Lair’s lieutenant Pat Landry to train some of the first groups of Hmong soldiers, and ultimately became one of only two CIA operatives (along with the infamous …
Interview With Xia Vue Yang, Paul Hillmer
Interview With Xia Vue Yang, Paul Hillmer
Hmong Oral History Project
Vue Yang was born in Nong Het, Laos, though his family moved to Xieng Khouang province after the defeat of the French in 1954. He began school in 1958 in Long Tieng, but moved to study in Vientiane in 1961. He was later one of a small number of Lao students sent to study in Paris, where he eventually chose to study engineering. After 1973, Yang stayed in France, where he was offered—and turned down—an opportunity to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry. After working in the United Arab Emirates, he finally came to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where his parents had settled. …
Rydell, Alice And Vandewege, Mary Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Geoffrey Reynolds
Rydell, Alice And Vandewege, Mary Oral History Interview: General Holland History, Geoffrey Reynolds
General Holland History
No abstract provided.
Otto Peter Morgensen Jr.: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 3), Lynda Kachurek, Otto Peter Morgensen
Otto Peter Morgensen Jr.: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 3), Lynda Kachurek, Otto Peter Morgensen
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)
Lynda Kachurek interviewed Otto Peter Morgensen Jr. on June 5, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Mr. Morgensen discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War. This is the third of three interviews with Mr. Morgensen. The date is identified as being June 6, 2006 in the video.
Howard R. Dufour: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 3), James A. Kohler, Howard R. Dufour
Howard R. Dufour: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 3), James A. Kohler, Howard R. Dufour
Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)
James Kohler interviewed Howard DuFour on May 31, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Mr. DuFour discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War. This is the third of three interviews with Mr. DuFour.
Interview No. 1067, Roberto García
Interview No. 1067, Roberto García
Combined Interviews
Mr. García talks about going to school as a young boy and the different cities he traveled to in order to continue his education; eventually, he had to stop going to school, because the family did not have the money, and he began working instead; shortly after, he married, and in 1959, he enlisted in the bracero program; he explains that he signed up on the list of available workers in Cuernavaca, Morelos, México, which in turn allowed him to get to the contracting center in Empalme, Sonora, México; he waited there for over a month with thousands of other …
Interview No. 1151, Lorenzo González
Interview No. 1151, Lorenzo González
Combined Interviews
Mr. González recalls writing letters to his mother while he was in the United States; he states there was always a lot of work to be done, which always led to a chance to make money; as a bracero, some of his duties included working with machines that picked lettuce and driving tractors and transportation buses; in addition, while he was in Fresno, California, he was a foreman, and he was responsible for picking up braceros at the processing centers; it was difficult, because oftentimes more men than they needed loaded themselves into the truck in the hope of getting …
Interview No. 1154, Alberto Miguel Marcial
Interview No. 1154, Alberto Miguel Marcial
Combined Interviews
Mr. Marcial briefly mentions his family and childhood; his father and grandfather died, leaving his mother alone, but she later remarried; Alberto’s step-father worked as a bracero, and when he returned from a contract, Alberto decided to leave as well; he walked for two days to get a contract in Oaxaca, México; from there he was transported by train to Irapuato, Guanajuato, México, where he stayed for a few days; when leaving Oaxaca, people told him to buy cigarettes if he could, because they were scarce in the United States due to the war; he was able to sell them …
Interview No. 1069, Ignacio I. Álvarez
Interview No. 1069, Ignacio I. Álvarez
Combined Interviews
Mr. Álvarez briefly talks about his family; one of his uncles worked with the bracero program, which later led him to do the same when he was twenty-five years old; he describes getting on the list of available workers before going to the contracting center in Empalme, Sonora, México, where his hands were examined for signs of manual labor; from there, he was sent by bus to Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, where he was given a thorough medical examination; as a bracero, he labored in the fields of Arizona and California, irrigating and picking cotton, cucumbers, lemons, oranges and tomatoes; …
Interview No. 1068, Higinio López
Interview No. 1068, Higinio López
Combined Interviews
Mr. López talks about his family and what his life was like growing up on a ranch; in 1947, he came to work in the United States without proper documentation; after three years, immigration officials sent him back to México; during the early 1950s, he married and started raising a family; by the time he enlisted in the bracero program he had two children; he went through the contracting center in Irapuato, Guanajuato, México; oftentimes, he went with groups of other men so the process would not be as bad; even so, he describes crossing into the United States as …
Interview No. 1073, Pedro De Alba G.
Interview No. 1073, Pedro De Alba G.
Combined Interviews
Mr. de Alba recalls that people went into town to recruit for the bracero program; his parents encouraged him to join, and in 1955, he enlisted; one of his brothers was also a bracero, and they worked together twice; Pedro went through contracting centers in Monterrey, Nuevo León and Empalme, Sonora, México; as a bracero, he labored in the fields of California and Texas, cleaning, pruning and picking carrots, cotton, lettuce and tomatoes; he goes on to detail the various worksites, camp sizes, housing, accommodations, amenities, provisions, duties, treatment, payments, deductions, remittances, correspondence and recreational activities, including trips into town …
Interview No. 1070, Luz Maria Ayala
Interview No. 1070, Luz Maria Ayala
Combined Interviews
Ms. Ayala talks about her father, and how prior to enlisting in the bracero program, he worked with mules and sold cheese in México; he went through the contracting center in Empalme, Sonora, México, where he waited up to nine months for a contract; while waiting, he and a group of men put up an overhead covering where they could sleep and have shade; as a bracero, he labored in the fields and on the railroads when she was a young girl; while he was gone, the family suffered greatly, because there was often no food or money; he returned …
Interview No. 1074, J. Jesus Gomez L.
Interview No. 1074, J. Jesus Gomez L.
Combined Interviews
Mr. Gomez talks about coming to the United States without documents and working in Texas for a year and a half when he was sixteen years old; later, during the 1950s, he returned to the United States with the bracero program; he talks about what he endured in order to obtain a bracero contract, including physical exams and delousing procedures; the men who did not pass the exams were sent back; as a bracero, he labored in the fields of California; he goes on to detail the various worksites, camp sizes, housing, provisions, routines, treatment, payments, deductions, friendships, correspondence and …