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Mexican-American Oral History Project: Interview with Concepcion Huerta
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| 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. |
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| Quantity | 1 hour sound cassette 17 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 00:32:20 running time |
| Creation | Narrator: Huerta, Mrs. Concepcion Interviewer: Coates, Ms. Dionisa Cardenas 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: 08/03/1976 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 49 |
| Accession Number | AV1996.92.32 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Mexican-American Oral History Project' |
