Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Juanita R. Moran

Titles: Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Juanita R. Moran (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Juanita Rangel de Moran was born in 1921 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. In 1926 her family visited relatives in Topeka, Kansas, and her father decided to remain in the United States. After her father worked for the railroad for some time, the family moved to St. Paul in 1928. She married Salvador Moran in 1943 and was an active member of St. Paul's Mexican-American community. They have seven children. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family history; childhood in Mexico, Kansas and Minnesota; marriage and children; holidays and celebrations in the community; Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; and the importance of retaining the Mexican language and customs. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English.

Dates

• 07/31/1975 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Moran, Juanita R.
• interviewer: Barela, Victor

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 49
• Accession Number: AV1996.92.49

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Mexican-American Oral History Project' <OH 49>

Quantity: 1.5 hours sound cassette 16 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:13:10 running time

Subjects

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