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Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Concepcion Huerta

Titles: Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Concepcion Huerta (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Concepcion Huerta was born in Mexico and arrived in Minnesota with her husband, Matias, and their one-year-old daughter, Maria, in June of 1916. Her husband had come to Minnesota under contract to work for the railroad. He later became the first Mexican American drafted in Minnesota; he served in World War I and was discharged in 1918. He later worked for Swift and Company until his retirement. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Concepcion Huerta lived on the West Side since 1916 and insisted that all her ten children learn Spanish. In this interview she talks about their arrival on the West Side; Mexican families who lived in St. Paul in 1916; early religious services conducted in Spanish at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; the beginning of the annual Mexican celebrations; and buying groceries without knowing English. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish.

Dates

  • 08/03/1976 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 49
  • Accession Number: AV1996.92.32

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 17 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Measurements

  • 00:32:20 running time

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