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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Carmen Catano |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' April 29, 1977 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Dimmitt, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David G. Zepeda |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour, 15 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| + | Born, | ||
| + | Mercedes, Texas (1945), | ||
| + | Husband born, | ||
| + | Mexico (1942), | ||
| + | Family origins in Mexico, | ||
| + | First orchestra organized by grandfather, | ||
| + | Rio Grande Valley (1930s), | ||
| + | Senator Lloyd Bentsen, | ||
| + | Good friends with father, | ||
| + | Attended University of Texas at Austin together, | ||
| + | Parents' education, | ||
| + | Spanish and English | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Mission, Texas, schools, | ||
| + | Graduation (1964), | ||
| + | High standards, | ||
| + | South Plains area arrival (1965), | ||
| + | Discrimination in Dimmitt, Texas, | ||
| + | Education and health, | ||
| + | Corporation Judge candidate, | ||
| + | Dimmitt, Texas, | ||
| + | Mexican-American business | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 2, Side 1:''' |
| + | Mexican-Americans seen as immigrants, | ||
| + | "Chicano", | ||
| + | Comparison of discrimination, | ||
| + | Mexican-Americans and Indians, | ||
| + | Discrimination, | ||
| + | Social Security, | ||
| + | Food stamps, | ||
| + | Housing | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 2, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Blank | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1942-1977 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1942-1965 |
Revision as of 21:20, 23 June 2014
Carmen Catano gives a history of her family and discusses discrimination against Mexican-Americans on the South Plains.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Carmen Catano
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: April 29, 1977
Location: Dimmitt, Texas
Interviewer: David G. Zepeda
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Born,
Mercedes, Texas (1945),
Husband born,
Mexico (1942),
Family origins in Mexico,
First orchestra organized by grandfather,
Rio Grande Valley (1930s),
Senator Lloyd Bentsen,
Good friends with father,
Attended University of Texas at Austin together,
Parents' education,
Spanish and English
Tape 1, Side 2:
Mission, Texas, schools,
Graduation (1964),
High standards,
South Plains area arrival (1965),
Discrimination in Dimmitt, Texas,
Education and health,
Corporation Judge candidate,
Dimmitt, Texas,
Mexican-American business
Tape 2, Side 1:
Mexican-Americans seen as immigrants,
"Chicano",
Comparison of discrimination,
Mexican-Americans and Indians,
Discrimination,
Social Security,
Food stamps,
Housing
Tape 2, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1942-1977
Bulk Dates: 1942-1965
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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