Ramon Garcia, Jesus C. Rivas, and Nicolas Gonzales, 1972

File — Box: 2, item: 44

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Scope and Contents

Biographical background of Mr. Garcia, origin (Salt Lake City, Utah, 1926), education, discrimination in school, working in the Salt Lake Macaroni Factory, working on the railroad, working in construction, background of Garcia's ex-wife, Greek Town (West Salt Lake), discussion on the younger generation, prejudice and gang fights, biographical background of Mr. Rivas, origin (Michoacan, Mexico, 1907), education in Mexico, working on the railroad in Sonora, Mexico, coming to the United States, impression of Utah, working with the Union Pacific, comparison of people from Mexico and New Mexico, discussion on word "Chicano", difference in Spanish spoken in Mexico and the United States. Interviewed by Bernice Martinez and Mae Barela in Salt Lake City, Utah. 35 pages.

Dates

1972

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