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Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Esiquia S. Monita
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Esiquia Monita was born in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1902. In 1906 she crossed the border to El Paso, Texas, with her mother. She grew up in Kansas, working in beet fields. She married once in Kansas and moved with her husband to Chicago. She married again while in Chicago and came to St. Paul with her second husband. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family history; early Mexican settlers in St. Paul; harvesting beets and corn in Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota; her husband's occupations; and food. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English. Part of the tape is garbled and difficult to understand. |
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| Quantity | 1.5 hours sound cassette 14 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:04:36 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Monita, Mrs. Esiquia S. Interviewer: Barela, Mr. Victor Made in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
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Mexican Made in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 07/07/1975 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 49 |
| Accession Number | AV1996.92.47 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Mexican-American Oral History Project' |