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Linda Chavez-Thompson discusses her experiences in the labor movement, her career and reasons for running for the Texas Lieutenant Governor’s position. She sheds light on her childhood memories.


==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Linda Chavez-Thompson

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' August 12, 2010

'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Daniel Sanchez

'''Length:''' 01:20:29


==Abstract==

Background; Born in Lorenzo, Texas; Father was a cotton farmer; Childhood memories; Hardships of working on a cotton farm; Moved to Idalou, Texas; Had to drop out of school; Family; Grandfather; Her marriage; Proposal; Bonding between her husband and father; How she met her husband; Oldest sister raised by grandparents; Career after marriage; Interview for a secretarial job; Description of the job; How she convinced her father to join the union; Became district council representative for North Texas; Initial negotiations; First negotiation with her father; Her negotiation with city; Became International Union Representative; American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Election as Executive Vice President of AFL-CIO; Lieutenant Governor’s campaign; Reasons for running; Campaign to increase the vote of Hispanics; Problems with current state of affairs; Getting people angry about what they don’t have; Strategies to help Texans; Talking to the citizens; Representing the “little people”; Immigration; Incident with grandfather; Arizona HB SN1070; Backlashes in Texas; Closing Comments; Remembering childhood memories; Humiliation faced by poor people; Having no regrets about not going to high school; Experiences in labor movement; Elections.



==Access Information==

'''Original Recording Format:''' born digital

'''Recording Format Notes:''' access copies available in reading room 

'''Transcript:''' abstract located <https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/1564>
transcript available <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373971>
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