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Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Jesus and Ramona Mendez
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Jesus Mendez was born in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico, on Aug. 4, 1910 and immigrated to East Grand Forks, Minn., in 1927 on contract with a sugar company. Ramona Mendez was born in Texas and moved to Minnesota in 1942. They married in 1943 and had ten children. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family history; education of their children, including discouraging children from working in the fields; Mexican customs; and Jesus Mendez's employment with the Migrant Education Program in Crookston at the time of the interview. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish. |
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| Quantity | 1 hour sound cassette 5 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 00:18:52 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Mendez, Mr. Jesus A. Narrator: Mendez, Mrs. Ramona Interviewer: Saucedo, Mr. Ramedo J. Made in Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
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Mexican Made in Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 07/16/1976 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 49 |
| Accession Number | AV1996.92.44 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Mexican-American Oral History Project' |