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Lideres Latinos Oral History Project: Interview with Gilbert de la O
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Gilbert de la O was born in New Ulm, Minnesota. His family moved from Texas to Minnesota in search of work. He started working at the Neighborhood House, a community center, as a teen and continued for over fifty years. De la O is married with two children. He also served as the first Chicano ever on the St. Paul School Board. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family background, community involvement; childhood growing up at the Neighborhood House child care center; revolution of 1910; financial struggles; Our Lady of Guadalupe church; Jewish community; Latino community; lack of diversity; Black Bridge; racism in the classroom; the Chicano Movement with the Brown Berets; Chicano Studies at the University of Minnesota; serving in the Vietnam War; military order in his life; changing views towards being against wars; impact of sports; unemployment; growing diversity in Saint Paul; uniting the Latino community; education; and the West Side Boosters. |
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| Quantity | 1 digital file 55 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:43:11 running time |
| Creation | Interviewer: Duarte, Lorena Narrator: De la O, Gilbert Made in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
| Subjects |
Hispanic Americans Made in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States |
| Dates | Creation: 03/29/2010 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH135 |
| Accession Number | AV2011.2.5 |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Lideres Latinos Oral History Project' |