Trinidad Mendez Briseno, Alejandra B. Romero, Cirino Chavez, 1974

File — Box: 5, item: 166

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Scope and Contents

Origin, Mrs. Briseno (Zacatecas, Mexico, 1888), background, entering the United States through El Paso, Garland, Utah 1926, early Mexican families in Ogden, origin, Cirino Chavez (Michoacan, Mexico, 1908), entering the United States, Depression, influx of other Spanish-speaking people in Ogden, World War II.

Origin, Carlotta Chavez (Ogden, Utah, 1923), education, marriage, Mexican organizations in Ogden, Mexican Consul in Utah, Cirino Chavez-employment, discussion of word "Chicano," discussion of Cesar Chavez, passport pictures of children, crossing the border, contemplating returning to Mexico. Interviewed by Bernice Dominguez in Ogden, Utah. Spanish language transcript. 27 pages.

Dates

1974

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