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Interview No. 1165, M. Belen Acevedo May 2006

Interview No. 1165, M. Belen Acevedo

Combined Interviews

Ms. Acevedo vividly describes her family and her parents in particular; she was formally educated through the fourth grade, but in spite of her desire to continue with school, she ultimately had to stay home to help her mother with household duties; when she was seventeen, she married José Ezequiel Acevedo Pérez [See also No. 1164]; she explains how they met, their courtship, and how he had worked in the United States with the bracero program prior to their nuptials; in addition, several of her family members, including her in-laws, were also braceros; she talks about what a great …

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Interview No. 1179, Nicolas S. Saldaña May 2006

Interview No. 1179, Nicolas S. Saldaña

Combined Interviews

Mr. Saldaña describes his very humble upbringing; his father was an undocumented worker in the United States and initially sent money home to his family, but he eventually stopped; his mother and sisters were left on their own, and he weeps at the recollection of how much they suffered; in 1957, he decided to enlist as a bracero with the hopes of earning money to help his family; he explains what he went through at the different processing centers in México, including paying money to gather all the required documents, the hundreds of thousands of men waiting for contracts, how …

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Interview No. 1169, Guadalupe Garcia May 2006

Interview No. 1169, Guadalupe Garcia

Combined Interviews

Mr. García briefly describes his family; as a child, he recalls hearing about braceros and seeing them pass him by in trains; for a time, he was an undocumented worker in California; in 1953, farmers were fined for hiring such employees, and as a result he was let go; upon returning to México, he began the contracting process for the bracero program in Mexicali, Baja California; he goes on to detail the required documentation, the different contracting centers he went through, the extraordinarily long waiting times, and the thousands of men vying for contracts; in addition, he explains how the …

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Otto Peter Morgensen Jr. : The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 2), Lynda Kachurek, Otto Peter Morgensen May 2006

Otto Peter Morgensen Jr. : The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 2), Lynda Kachurek, Otto Peter Morgensen

Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)

Lynda Kachurek interviewed Otto Peter Morgensen Jr. on May 9, 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 second of three interviews with Mr. Morgensen.

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Interview With Dr. Fungchatou Lo, Paul Hillmer Apr 2006

Interview With Dr. Fungchatou Lo, Paul Hillmer

Hmong Oral History Project

Interview with Dr. Fungchatou Lo discussing Hmong culture and experiences with Hmong refugee resettlement in Thailand and the United States.

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Lenard Bowie, Lenard Bowie, James B. Crooks Apr 2006

Lenard Bowie, Lenard Bowie, James B. Crooks

Creating a University: UNF Oral History Project

UNF Oral History Project Interview of Lenard Bowie by James B. Crooks on April 4, 2006

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Interview With Steve Schofield, Paul Hillmer Mar 2006

Interview With Steve Schofield, Paul Hillmer

Hmong Oral History Project

Born and raised in Chicago, Steve Schofield majored in physical education and wrestled on scholarship at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois. On the basis of his college study in zoology, when he joined US Special Forces in 1966 he was assigned to train as a medic. He served in the 1st Special Forces Group in Okinawa, then in Vietnam with the Studies and Observations Group (SOG). In 1968, as a sergeant with SOG, Schofield was one of 14 US Special Forces personnel transported 13 miles into Laos with a company of ethnic Chinese and Cambodian soldiers. Two SF and several …

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Don Farshing, Don Farshing, James B. Crooks Mar 2006

Don Farshing, Don Farshing, James B. Crooks

Creating a University: UNF Oral History Project

UNF Oral History Project Interview of Don Farshing by James B. Crooks on March 17, 2006

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Otto Peter Morgensen Jr.: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 1), Lynda Kachurek, Otto Peter Morgensen Mar 2006

Otto Peter Morgensen Jr.: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 1), Lynda Kachurek, Otto Peter Morgensen

Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)

Lynda Kachurek interviewed Otto Peter Morgensen Jr. on March 6, 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 first of three interviews with Mr. Morgensen.

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Interview No. 1655, Newton P. Matthews Jan 2006

Interview No. 1655, Newton P. Matthews

Combined Interviews

Newton P. Matthews was born in North Carolina, in January of 1941; grew up in Goldsboro, NC, site of Seymour Johnson Air Base; he graduated college at Wake Forest University in Winston- Salem, NC in 1962; he describes the cold war tension in the early 1960s, he joined the U.S. Air Force to avoid being drafted into the Army; he says he was selected for Officer Training School as a navigator, he wanted to be a pilot but at the time needed 20/20 vision; he mentions being in training during the Cuban Missile Crisis; he recalls navigator bombardier training and …

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Interview No. 1338, Antonio Corchado Jan 2006

Interview No. 1338, Antonio Corchado

Combined Interviews

Mr. Corchado grew up in San Luis de Cordero, Durango; he recalls not going to school due to the lack of professors; he became a Bracero in 1956 where he was sent to Walco, Texas to harvest cotton; Mr. Corchado vividly describes having to pass medical examinations in order to get contracted as a Bracero; after being in Texas for 3 months Mr. Corchado was sent to fresno, California to harvest beetroot from 1956 to 1959; Mr. Corchado eventually returned to Texas where he harvested wheat, corn and beans; he recalls that Texas was the hardest place to live because …

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Summer 2006, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 2006

Summer 2006, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Newspaper format. "The WMPG 'Zine"

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D, Richard, Fcrh Honors Program Jan 2006

D, Richard, Fcrh Honors Program

FCRH Honors Program Oral History Project

Dr. Richard D., FCRH class of 1954, was one of the first graduates of the honors program. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Fordham, Richard continued his formal education on a Fulbright at the University of Louvain in Belgium, where he studied philosophy, and then at Yale University, where he obtained a Ph.D. in 1959. He went on to have an illustrious post-doctoral career with research fellowships and assistant professorships at Yale, Columbia, Stanford, the Hoover Institution, and the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. He began at the University of Kansas in 1959 as an assistant professor of …

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History Of The Department Of Mathematical Sciences At The University Of Montana: A Collection Of Interviews, Varoujan Bedros, Daniel F. Finch, Charles Myers, Merry Rampy, Johnny W. Lott (Editor) Jan 2006

History Of The Department Of Mathematical Sciences At The University Of Montana: A Collection Of Interviews, Varoujan Bedros, Daniel F. Finch, Charles Myers, Merry Rampy, Johnny W. Lott (Editor)

History of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UM: A Collection of Interviews

A collection of transcribed oral history interviews conducted in 1999 with current and recently retired faculty members of the Department of Mathematics.

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Gemma, Fcrh Honors Program Jan 2006

Gemma, Fcrh Honors Program

FCRH Honors Program Oral History Project

Gemma graduated from Fordham University and the FCRH honors college in the spring of 1959 with a degree egregia cum laude in history. He was drawn to the honors program initially for its unique study abroad opportunities. While most students who elected to study abroad attended the structured FCRH honors program in Paris, France, Gemma wanted to go to Italy. Being Italian, studying philosophy and theology in Florence and Rome was very important to him, and he even created his own structured program with tutors from the Jesuit Gregorian Institute and lectures at the Università per Stranieri. In addition to …

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Voluntarism And Volunteering, Richard Holtzman Jan 2006

Voluntarism And Volunteering, Richard Holtzman

History and Social Sciences Faculty Journal Articles

To engage in voluntarism, as the term is commonly understood today, is to freely offer support in the service of others. Defining the concept in such general terms, however, ignores a number of important factors, such as the motives leading individuals to choose such action, the means by which the activity occurs, and the broader implications of voluntarism for society. This chapter looks at voluntarism from a historical perspective to demonstrate the numerous and sometimes conflicting ways the concept has been understood. Recognizing voluntarism as a social issue requires examining it in the variety of historical contexts and settings that …

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Interview No. 1656, Robert W. Pitt Jan 2006

Interview No. 1656, Robert W. Pitt

Combined Interviews

Robert Pitt was born in Detroit, MI on November 20, 1933; his family relocated a lot, he first remembers living in Portland, OR, later moved to Phoenix, AZ where he remembers the bombing of Pearl Harbor and followed the progress of World War II at home; he recounts moving to Los Angeles, CA for a year, his time as a batboy for the Los Angeles Angels and his love of baseball; he moved again to Chicago, IL to attend Morgan Park Military Academy, his father died when he was fifteen. Mr. Pitt describes time at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL …

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Interview With Dr. Gary Yia Lee, Paul Hillmer Dec 2005

Interview With Dr. Gary Yia Lee, Paul Hillmer

Hmong Oral History Project

Dr. Gary Yia Lee, distinguished anthropologist and scholar, traveled from his home in Sydney, Australia to California for a funeral, then made a stop to visit family in the Twin Cities. Tou Thao, his nephew, is an alumnus of Concordia University and a founder of the Hmong Oral History Project. He prevailed on his kind uncle, despite jet lag, the exhausting effects of a three-day funeral, and many, many demands on his time (including a presentation at Concordia University on 29 December), to sit down with me. I owe many thanks-and apologies-to Dr. Lee, his wife Maylee Lee, and the …

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Interview No. 1576, Sebastian Martinez Nov 2005

Interview No. 1576, Sebastian Martinez

Combined Interviews

Mr. Martínez briefly discusses his family; when he was roughly fourteen or fifteen years old, he began working with his father alongside braceros, chopping cotton and other such field duties; he goes on to discuss his experiences working with braceros, and he gives an account of their living and working conditions, provisions, recreational activities, religion, and their general dispositions; in addition, he explains the relationships between the braceros and the surrounding community in Pecos, Texas, which was largely segregated; several of his female relatives, however, did have romantic relationships with braceros; he also speaks about the children of braceros going …

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Interview No. 1097, José G. Corral Nov 2005

Interview No. 1097, José G. Corral

Combined Interviews

Mr. José Corral describes his family and childhood; his father, Luis Corral Ortega, became a bracero in 1946, at which time his family lived in Meoqui, Chihuahua, México; José discusses remittances arriving in the mail and his family’s living conditions in México while his father was away; in 1950, the family had enough money to move to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, where life was slightly better for them; José describes an incident in which his father attempted to legalize his family’s residency, but was only able to arrange for José’s local passport; in addition, José goes on to describe his …

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Interview No. 1088, José Ramirez Delgado Nov 2005

Interview No. 1088, José Ramirez Delgado

Combined Interviews

Mr. Ramirez discusses his family, childhood, and growing up in a small village after México’s land redistribution; in 1945, 1946, and 1949, he came into the United States as an undocumented worker; he goes on to detail these experiences and explain how he was ultimately able to obtain a contract without having to return to Mexico; in 1950, he enlisted in the bracero program while in México; as a bracero, he worked irrigating and picking cotton in various places throughout Texas; he was a particularly talented gardener, and his employers would often send him to work at area country clubs; …

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Interview No. 1089, Ernesto Espino, Linda Espino Nov 2005

Interview No. 1089, Ernesto Espino, Linda Espino

Combined Interviews

Mr. Ernesto Espino and Mrs. Linda Espino are a married couple that discuss the time during which Ernesto’s father, José Ortiz Espino, was a bracero; José was a bracero from 1944 to roughly 1954; as a bracero, he worked in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Nebraska, for several companies such as Southern Pacific Railroad and the Great Western Sugar Company; at the time Ernesto was born, his father was working in the United States as a bracero, and he didn’t meet his son until he was nine months old; Ernesto goes on to discuss his father’s visits home between contracts, and …

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Interview No. 1090, Jesús Martínez Nov 2005

Interview No. 1090, Jesús Martínez

Combined Interviews

Mr. Martínez describes his family and childhood; in 1952, he enlisted in the bracero program in order to help support his family; he provides a detailed explanation of the necessary documentation to become a bracero, including letters of recommendation; in addition, he describes the various contracting procedures, that consisted of long waiting lines, physical exams, collections of blood samples, and delousing, which was the most embarrassing for him; as a bracero, he worked in Arizona, California, Michigan, Nebraska, and Texas; he goes on to discuss wages, living and working conditions, treatment, provisions, remittances, and the range of relationships among employees …

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Interview No. 1093, Patricio Padilla Rubio Nov 2005

Interview No. 1093, Patricio Padilla Rubio

Combined Interviews

Mr. Padilla briefly describes his family and childhood; he speaks about his father’s job as a foreman for a ranch in Presidio, Texas, and how he would often travel between Texas and México; when Patricio was eighteen, he enrolled in the bracero program; his first contract took him to a ranch in Marfa, Texas, where he cared for livestock; upon his return to México, he married and subsequently had children; his second contract took him to Dexter, New Mexico, where he weighed cotton; the following contracts took him to work at different ranches in Pecos, Texas, where he learned to …

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Interview No. 1086, Manuel Leal Nov 2005

Interview No. 1086, Manuel Leal

Combined Interviews

Mr. Leal briefly discusses his early childhood and family; in 1951, he enlisted in the bracero program; he describes going through Rio Vista, a processing center in Socorro, Texas, and the various procedures he underwent while there; as a bracero, he worked in New Mexico and Texas, picking crops, irrigating, and driving tractors; he goes on to describe wages, working and living conditions, provisions, recreational activities, and the medical attention received when necessary; in addition, he explains the range of interactions with fellow braceros, employers, immigration personnel, and consul representatives; he continued working with the program until 1960; in the …

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Interview No. 1094, Manuel Ramirez Nov 2005

Interview No. 1094, Manuel Ramirez

Combined Interviews

Manuel Ramirez discusses his father, Adolfo Ramírez Bañuelos, and his perceptions of the United States that led to his decision to become a bracero; at the time, Adolfo was married and had five children; in 1946, he traveled to Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México, to enlist in the bracero program; he was then transported by train to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and then by caravan to the county coliseum in El Paso, Texas, where ranchers chose their workers; on one occasion, he was transferred by plane from El Paso to Colorado; Manuel goes on to describe the various difficulties and humiliations his father …

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Interview No. 1087, Filomeno Burciaga Nov 2005

Interview No. 1087, Filomeno Burciaga

Combined Interviews

Mr. Burciaga briefly recalls his childhood and family; in 1955, he enlisted in the bracero program at a contracting center in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México; at the time, he was married and had a son; from Chihuahua, he traveled to Rio Vista, a processing center in Socorro, Texas, and he chronicles the various procedures he underwent while there; as a bracero, he labored in the beet fields of Nebraska and the cotton fields of Texas; he goes on to describe living and working conditions, wages, contract amendments and extensions, provisions, recreational activities, and community interactions; Filomeno continued working with the program …

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Interview No. 1098, Refugio Hernández Nov 2005

Interview No. 1098, Refugio Hernández

Combined Interviews

Mr. Hernández discusses his uncles, Loreto Hernández and Crescencio Alpidio Hernández Delgado, and the stories he heard about them as a child; Loreto, Crescencio, and the rest of their siblings were born in the United States, but they were all repatriated in 1932; they then moved to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México; Crescencio tried returning to the United States, but initially had great difficulties due to his Pahuco style of dress; during the 1940s and 1950s he worked in Arizona and California picking grapes, lettuce, limes, and oranges; he also worked in El Paso, Texas unloading trucks; Refugio discusses the various …

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Interview No. 1099, Eduardo De Santiago Nov 2005

Interview No. 1099, Eduardo De Santiago

Combined Interviews

Mr. De Santiago grew up with his parents, who were agricultural workers, and his seven brothers and sisters; he describes his commissioner position and the way in which he came to enlist as a bracero, in 1954; he was transported from his hometown of Jerez, Zacatecas, México, to Chihuahua, Chihuahua, where he was examined and then transferred to Rio Vista, a processing center in Socorro, Texas; as a bracero, he worked in Balmorhea, Texas, for six years, where he weighed and picked cotton; in addition, he also learned to drive a tractor; he describes his close relationship with the grower, …

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Interview No. 1095, Hipólito Burrola Ruiz Nov 2005

Interview No. 1095, Hipólito Burrola Ruiz

Combined Interviews

Mr. Burrola briefly discusses his family and childhood; in1958, he was married; the following year he enlisted in the bracero program at a contracting center in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México; he mentions the long waiting lines, the required documents, examinations, and how callused hands were essential to obtaining a contract; from there, he was transported by train to Rio Vista, a processing center in Socorro, Texas, where he underwent further assessments and was deloused; in addition, he describes the poor conditions at the center; as a bracero, he worked in Artesia, New Mexico and O Brien and Pecos, Texas; he recalls …

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