Theresa Clark oral history audio recording on braceros in California

Title

Theresa Clark oral history audio recording on braceros in California

Description

An audio recording of an oral history with Theresa Clark regarding Latino migrant laborers and the Bracero program in California and Oregon. Topics include: working as a payroll clerk for braceros in California beginning in 1956; her family's Mexican background; pay and conditions in migrant camps in California; laborers sending most of their pay back to their families; racist incidents later in life while working for Kaiser in Oregon; hard work done by the braceros; what clothes they wore; moving to Oregon in 1966; racist attitudes in Washington County, Oregon; and other topics. There is a transcript of this interview.

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Is Part Of

Extent

1 sound file (45 min.)

Language

English

Identifier

WCM_OH_323

Rights

In Copyright
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Contributor

Dehn, Beth

Format

WAVE

Type

Sound