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Interview No. 341, Mamie T. Finan
Interview No. 341, Mamie T. Finan
Combined Interviews
Background; experiences as a colonist in Mexico; experiences during and after the Mexican Revolution; meeting Charles Lindberg and Luz Corral de Villa; life on ranches in Mexico; the Depression years; social customs; Good Neighbor organization; discrimination.
Interview No. 340, J. A. Bonnet
Interview No. 340, J. A. Bonnet
Combined Interviews
Recollections of the Mexican Revolution; growing up in Eagle Pass, Texas; smuggling activities in Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras; the Prohibition years; the Depression.
Interview No. 420, Bernardo Villegas
Interview No. 420, Bernardo Villegas
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; school years; College of Mines; Mexican Revolution; job experiences; the Depression; Prohibition; the word Chicano; opinions on the Chicano Movement and undocumented workers; old El Paso streetcars; the Chinese community in El Paso; entertainment in old El Paso; some old-time El Paso doctors.
Interview No. 418, Angel Oaxaca
Interview No. 418, Angel Oaxaca
Combined Interviews
Datos biograficos; sus primeros trabajos en la ciudad de Chihuahua; su venida a El Paso; trabajos que tuvo en El Paso, incluyendo los que fueron en muebleria; la Depresion y la epoca de la Ley Seca; la palabra 'Chicano'.
Interview No. 253, Juana B. Zuniga
Interview No. 253, Juana B. Zuniga
Combined Interviews
La Revolucion Mexicana; emigracion a los Estados Unidos; la Depresion; experiencias en Salt Lake City.
Interview No. 280, Ruben B. Salcido
Interview No. 280, Ruben B. Salcido
Combined Interviews
Biography; the Depression; World War II; discrimination.
Interview No. 275, Thomas Enriquez
Interview No. 275, Thomas Enriquez
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; educational and job experiences; the Chicano Movement, his thoughts about it and his involvement in it; thoughts on illegal aliens. RESTRICTION states, "Not for release to any government agency without prior approval."
Interview No. 252, Conrado Mendoza
Interview No. 252, Conrado Mendoza
Combined Interviews
Biografia; emigracion a los Estados Unidos y los problemas confrontados aqui; El Paso en un principio; experiencias de trabajo en California; la Depresion; I y II Guerras Mundiales; impresiones sobre los Estados Unidos; la palabra "Chicano".
Interview No. 272, Juana Román, Lupe Mendías
Interview No. 272, Juana Román, Lupe Mendías
Combined Interviews
Las Minas de Shafter, Texas; la Revolucion Mexicana; la Influenza Espanola; la Depresion; eventos politicos recientes. Redactada por la investigadora. Partes de la entrevista estan en Ingles.
Interview No. 274, Luis O. Varela
Interview No. 274, Luis O. Varela
Combined Interviews
Biography; early life in Clint, Texas; The Depression; the Mexican Revolution; World War I & II; Prohibition. *Most of the Interview is a mixture of English and Spanish and therefore the foreign phrases are not underlined.
Interview No. 267, El Pasoan
Interview No. 267, El Pasoan
Combined Interviews
Biography; discrimination; the word "Chicano"; the Chicano Movement; the Depression; World War II; illegal aliens.
Interview No. 421, Laura Calamia
Interview No. 421, Laura Calamia
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; Anglo/Mexican relations; Diaz-Taft meeting; the Mexican Revolution; the Depression; entertainment and social life in early El Paso; Prohibition; tuberculars who came to El Paso to improve their health.
Interview No. 183, Aurelia Phillips
Interview No. 183, Aurelia Phillips
Combined Interviews
Biography; educational experiences; Anglo/Mexican relations in El Paso, attitudes toward Chicanos; Diaz-Taft meeting; Mexican Revolution, including Madero, Villa, and "refugiados"; Depression; Prohibition; impressions of El Paso today.
Interview No. 188, Dr. Eugenio A. Aguilar, Jr.
Interview No. 188, Dr. Eugenio A. Aguilar, Jr.
Combined Interviews
Biography; the Depression, U.T. Austin; experiences in the infantry; views on the word "Chicano"; early Mexican American dentists in El Paso; political activities; effects of Ciudad Juarez dentistry on the profession in El Paso.
Interview No. 202, Tent City Volunteers
Interview No. 202, Tent City Volunteers
Combined Interviews
Tiendas de campaña (Ciudad de Carpas) en El Paso ubicadas en la esqina de las caller Quinta y Ochoa en Sur El Paso. Esta campaña, llevada a cabo por varios residentes de esta area, se organizo como parte de una protesta para la consecucion de mejores viviendas. Las tres senoras entrevistadas ofrecieron sus servicios de cocina para las personas involucradas en este movimiento. La entrevista incluye informacion sobre el problema de la vivienda y los residentes de Tiendas de Campaña en la Ciudad.
Interview No. 95, Mrs. Frank Bowers
Interview No. 95, Mrs. Frank Bowers
Combined Interviews
20th Century El Paso, including the Mexican Revolution, social customs, and the Depression.