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Interview No. 1062, Ceferino Palomares

Combined Interviews

Mr. Palomares discusses his family and childhood; he initially learned about the Bracero Program through an advertisement in the local newspaper; his brother, Alfonso, encouraged him to enroll in the program; in 1944, they were both hired at the contracting center in their hometown of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México; consequently, Ceferino continued to go through the center in Tampico for all of his subsequent work contracts; his first contract took him to work on the railroads in Union City, Pennsylvania; when his contract ended six months later, he returned to México; the following year, in 1945, he went to work in …

Interview No. 1570, Sam Sanchez

Combined Interviews

Mr. Sanchez recalls his childhood and early adolescence; he would often work in the fields with his father picking cotton; during the early years of World War II, Italian POWs and undocumented workers often helped with the harvesting of the cotton as well; he recalls missing the first two or so months of school to help with the crops; in addition, he also recounts how he would often go to Rio Vista, a processing center for braceros in Socorro, Texas, to pick up food slops from the mess hall for his father’s pigs; later, when he graduated from high school, …

Mr. Willie Lee Smith Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

The Chanticleer, 2003-04-17, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Lanthorn, Vol. 37, No. 32, April 17, 2003, Grand Valley State University

Volume 37, July 11, 2002 - June 19, 2003

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Trail Blazer - Volume 75, Number 22, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State University Trail Blazer published on April 17, 2003.

The Grizzly, April 17, 2003, Anne Antanavage '04, Kelly Gray, Trevor Mohr, Jerel Smith, Fallon Szarko, Geoffery S. Brace, Julia Campbell, Robin Wright, Michael S. Berliner, Eric Fierro, Joseph Davido, Marie Difeliciantonio

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Silence Broken: Filmmaker Tells Story of Korean Comfort Women • Is Registration a Class Act or a Big Headache? • Ursinus Students Making a Mark • No Place Like Home • Opinion: If Environmentalists Succeed, They Will Make Human Life Impossible • Senior Class Gift Drive • Meeting Wynton • Airband Review • Easter History • Women's LAX Can't Stop the Rain • UC Softball Beats F&M

Review Of The Culture Of Defeat : On National Trauma, Mourning, And Recovery, Michael F. Russo

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 027, Number 36, April 14, 2003, Grand Valley State University

2002-2003, Volume 27

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

'Make Yourself For A Person', Anzia Yezierska's Alternative Americanization, Amy M. Kiel '03

Honors Projects, History

As more than two and a half million Jewish immigrants flooded America between 1880 and 1920, women struggled to define their role in the Jewish community. While men in the Old World expected women to be submissive to their authority, the New World provided a spirit of independence for youthful women. Women like writer Anzia Yezierska sought out this independence and escaped the oppression of Old World traditions by creating fiction which mimicked her struggles as an immigrant. In her semi-autobiographical novel Breadgivers, Yezierska depicts Sara Smolinsky as the youngest daughter of Reb, a Torah scholar, who forces his daughters …

Murleda B. Singleton

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Martha Huiett Wiggins

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Crusader, April, 11, 2003, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.

Trail Blazer - Volume 75, Number 21, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State University Trail Blazer published on April 10, 2003.

Lanthorn, Vol. 37, No. 31, April 10, 2003, Grand Valley State University

Volume 37, July 11, 2002 - June 19, 2003

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Grizzly, April 10, 2003, Anne Antanavage '04, Kelly Gray

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

This is an April Fool's parody edition of the Ursinus College Grizzly newspaper entitled "The Goofly."

Herdman, Guy Hess, 1875-1947 (Mss 68), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 68. Personal and business papers, 1905-1935 (293 items), of Herdman, an attorney of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and assistant attorney general of Kentucky, 1936-1947, and legal papers, 1884-1934 (867), from his practice in Bowling Green which relate chiefly to civil and commercial matters in Warren County, Kentucky.

Interview No. 1119, Anónimo Por Petición

Combined Interviews

Mr. XX was hired as a bracero at a recruiting center in Zacatecas, México; he recalls that there were also other recruitment centers in the states of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Aguascalientes in México; there were two types of braceros, specialized and common; the specialized braceros were hired for eighteen months and received higher salaries; the common braceros were hired for only three months at a time; he worked as a specialized bracero weighing cotton; his job was to make sure that the cotton was not mixed with rocks, wood, or any other objects that would make the cotton weigh more; …

Ccu Newsletter, April 7, 2003, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

A newsletter for faculty, staff and friends of Coastal Carolina University. Volume 13, Number 7

Ada News - 04/07/2003, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 027, Number 35, April 7, 2003, Grand Valley State University

2002-2003, Volume 27

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Hollins Columns (2003 Apr 7), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Students debate war in Iraq
• Rooming solo may not be cheap route
• Tuition increase prompts questions about spending
• Two alums return to speak April 15: Lee Smith and Shannon Ravenel
• Founder of Zoetrope to give informal talk
• Campus theme houses changing locations
• Horizon program changes: A step forward or back?
• Feeling of war very close for some students
• And the winners are: the new faces of Hollins leadership
• Efforts stepped up to diversify faculty
• Changing lives, swimming with crocodiles: 15th anniversary Jamaica trip a success
• Staff profile: Richard Lee stamps approval
• Post office hours change with cutbacks …

Legal Claims Against Fr. Theodore Isaias, Hall & Monagle, Llc

Records related to Fr. Theodore Isaias

No abstract provided.

Crusader, April, 04, 2003, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.

Vic Hanchuk Interview, 04 April 2003

All interviews

This oral history interview with Vic Hanchuk covers his memories of growing up in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland from the 1930s to the 1950s. Hanchuk provides detailed recollections of his family’s immigrant background, the ethnic diversity of the community, and the challenges of life in a blue-collar, working-class environment. He discusses the impact of the steel mills, the presence of organized crime, and the vibrant social fabric characterized by family values, local traditions, and communal activities.

George Chandick Interview, 04 April 2003

All interviews

This oral history interview with George Chandick, conducted on April 4, 2003, captures his recollections as a former mayor of Seven Hills and a long-time educator at Tremont School. Chandick discusses the development and operation of the Tremont Community Center, emphasizing its pivotal role in the community from the 1950s through the 1970s. He provides a detailed account of the center's activities, which served hundreds of children and teenagers daily, and highlights the demographic changes in the area due to immigration and urban development. Chandick also reflects on the impact of infrastructural projects like the Inner Belt Highway on the …

Lanthorn, Vol. 37, No. 30, April 3, 2003, Grand Valley State University

Volume 37, July 11, 2002 - June 19, 2003

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Chanticleer, 2003-04-03, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Trail Blazer - Volume 75, Number 20, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State University Trail Blazer published on April 3, 2003.

Interview No. 1554, Minerva Christine Ann Cheatum

Combined Interviews

Minerva C. Cheatum was born in El Paso, Texas; shortly after she was born her mother died, and she was consequently raised by her maternal grandparents in Clint, Texas; while still attending high school, she began working as a clerk and typist at Rio Vista, a bracero processing center in Socorro, Texas; she started in August of 1957 and continued working there seasonally until 1962. Ms. Cheatum tells how she came to live with her maternal grandparents shortly after her mother’s passing; she continued to live with them even after her father remarried and moved to California; her grandfather had …