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Biographical background, origin (Mexico City, Mexico, 1920), working for Hercules Power Company, becoming involved in working with Mexcian Americans, SOCIO, organization of SOCIO, helping poor families in Anchorage, Utah, membership in SOCIO, job discrimination by C.A.P., formation of the migrant Council by SOCIO, political activity, involvement in the field of education. Interviewed by Greg Coronado and Vicente Mayer in Salt Lake City, Utah. 27 pages.

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Biographical background, reasons for joining GI Forum, aid for Chicano Veterans, patriotism and the Chicano, education and the Chicano, G. Bill, G.I. Forum as a Chicano Veterans Organization, purpose of organizations, leadership defined, middle-class Chicanos, LULAC vs GI Forum. Interviewed by Greg Coronado in Phoenix, Arizona. 27 pages.

Scope and Contents Origin (Salinas del Penol Blanco, Mexico, 1906), background, early life, churches (Roman Catholic and Evangelical), Mexican revolution, Don Panco Villa, Argumedistas, influx of Mexicans, contract labor, blacksmith, dairy farm, education, Catholic college, Carmelite monastery, traditions, relationship, family, Commission Honorifica Mejicana, Latin-American club, LULACS. Interviewed by Bernice Martinez and Vicente Mayer in Salt Lake City, Utah. 32 pages. Spanish language...

Scope and Contents Biographical background, origin (Romero, Colorado, 1948), education, involvement in Chicano movement, working for a tire shop, working with the CAP (Community Action Program), activities involved with the U of U and community, difference between Chicanos in Utah and other states, opinion of changes in the Chicano community, sources of information on Chicano happenings, view of the Chicana, views on Chicano Moratorium (August '69 or '70), view of the administration, views on Chicano studies,...

Scope and Contents Biographical background, origin (San Acacio, Colorado), farmwork, working in Pueblo Army Depot, looking for work in the shipyards in California, going to vocational school, attending Adams State College, looking for a teaching job, involvement in politics, working as a delinquent tax collector, working in the welfare department, jobs available in San Acacio, Catholic Church in Old San Acacio, food stamp program, Community ActionPprogram, low-income housing, retaining the Spanish language,...

Scope and Contents Biographical background, Dr. George Sanchez-education, involvement in civil rights activities, LULAC and GI Forum, PASSO and MEChA, SER, expectations and responsibilites, origins of SER, Judge Alfred Hernandez, Jobs for Progress, relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson, Hector P. Garcia, SE, technical assistance, financial responsibilites, federal monies and state autonomy, SER board of directors, leadership in SER, Carlos Asuerta. Interviewed by Greg Coronado in Westchester, California. 34...

Scope and Contents Biographical background, origin (Laredo, Texas, 1930), depression, life in Laredo, education, marrying in 1954, move to Utah in 1954, backgrokund of father, background of brothers, first Mexican high school principal in Laredo, Texas, working as a fashion illustrator in Houston and Dallas, working as an art teacher in Laredo, discussion on word "Chicano" and Chicano movement, Mexicans and the Utah educational system, involvement with the Guadalupe Mission. Interviewed by Bernice Martinez in...

Scope and Contents Biographical background, origin (McAllen, Texas, 1926), depression, migrant workers, World War II, GI Forum, LULAC, centro civico Mexicano, Benito Juarez, SOCIO, discrimination practices in Utah. Interviewed by Greg Coronado, Jr. in Phoenix, Arizona. 25 pages. Getting a job at the Utah general depot, G. Forum members visiting Utah, Guadalupe Mission, Father Bargallo, Father Collins, Father Merrill, VOP (Veteran's Outreach Program), GI Forum, SOCIO, discussion on word "Chicano,"...

Scope and Contents Mrs. Jimenez genealogy, Rosa, New Mexico, working as a child, living in tents in Dragerton, Price, Utah in 1947, Chicano movement, Mexican traditions, bendicion, discrimination in schools, medicinal herbs, Mexican customs, working during school years, working in the mines, job discrimination, Mexicans don't help each other, Mexicans are ashamed of their language, Chicano progress. Interviewed by Chuck Lobato and Margie Archuleta in Salt Lake City, Utah. Spanish language transcript. 28...

Scope and Contents Biographical background, origin (Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, 1940), employment of Jose's father, education, Spanish-speaking people in Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras, discrimination, political change in Eagle Pass, American legion organization, Knights of Columbus, first years in San Jose, getting involved in community activities, Lino Lopez, organization of the Mexican-American agency, CSO. Interviewed by Greg Coronado in San Jose, California. 27 pages. Discussion on word...

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Background and education, neighboring Indians, transportation, medicine, marriage, move to Colorado, Catholic traditions, games and entertainment, women's work, living in New Mexico and Utah, Independence day, Pancho Villa and other notable Mexican leaders. Interviewed by Bernice and Teodora Martinez in Salt Lake City, Utah. 59 pages.

Scope and Contents Origin (Ogden, Utah, 1940), biographical background, education, employment as a janitor, relationship between different nationalities, discrimination in school, discrimination in Salt Lake and Ogden, relationship among Spanish-speaking peoples, influx of Mexicans during World War II, Chicano movement, discrimination in employment and community, employment with the job corps, organizations, SOCIO, Spanish-speaking radio stations,Community ActionPprogram, NAACP, Headstart. Interviewed by Greg...

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Biographical background, origin (Chihuahua, Mexico, 1922), older Mexican families in Carbon County, working in the mines, discrimination in Helper, discrimination in the service, influx of Spanish-speaking people to Carbon County during World War II, retaining the Mexican culture, discussion fn the Chicano movement, difference in generations, activism, Catholic Church. Interviewed by Margie Archuleta and Vince Mayer in Dragerton, Utah. 27 pages.

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Biographical background, origin (Dixon, New Mexico, 1907), employment as powder monkey and builder on construction, involvement with Brown Berets in Albuquerque, working with the Guadalupe Center, adult education programs, comparison of races in southwestern states, involvement in SOCIO, lettuce boycott, problems of Chicanos in Salt Lake City, opinion on future outlook for Chicanos. Interviewed by Donald Strauss in Salt Lake City, Utah. 14 pages.