Lideres Latinos Oral History Project: Interview with Héctor García

Titles: Lideres Latinos Oral History Project: Interview with Héctor García (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Héctor García was born in Mexico and raised in Mexico City. García graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México studying business administration. He moved to Minnesota in 1973 and later created MEX-US, a consulting company. García worked as executive director for the Spanish Speaking Affairs Council and the National Conference for Community and Justice. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family background; campesino movement; childhood; pollution in Mexico City; poverty; racism; education; Latino culture; lack of diversity in Hawthorne, California; Minnesota weather; jobs held; businesses opportunities explored; North American Free Trade Agreement; decline of Mexican peso; anti-Semitism; wanting to help the lower class; organizations; Latino community; and the Legacy Fund.

Dates

• 02/14/2011 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Duarte, Lorena
• interviewee: García, Héctor

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH135
• Accession Number: AV2011.2.13

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 1 digital file 56 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:23:46 running time

Subjects

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