Lideres Latinos Oral History Project: Interview with Eduardo Martinez-Yrizar

Titles: Lideres Latinos Oral History Project: Interview with Eduardo Martinez-Yrizar (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Eduardo was born in a small town in northern Mexico, but grew up in Mexico City. He came to Minnesota to attend graduate school to study animal reproduction. After finishing school and getting married Eduardo and his wife Jill briefly moved back to Mexico City before eventually settling in St. Cloud, Minnesota with their three children. Changing careers he worked his way up in the restaurant business and today is the owner of Mexican Village Too in St. Cloud. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Upbringing; importance of education in his life; moving to Minnesota; meeting his wife, Jill; struggling to get a job; changing careers; being underemployed; opening a restaurant; adjusting to the community; karate; his family; buying Mexican Village Too; the Latino community in St. Cloud; developing, branding, and marketing salsa; giving back to the community.

Dates

• 02/12/2011 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Duarte, Lorena
• interviewee: Martinez-Yrizar, Eduardo

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH135
• Accession Number: AV2011.2.22

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Lideres Latinos Oral History Project' <OH 135>

Quantity: 1 digital file 78 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 02:18:12 running time

Subjects

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