Catano, Carmen 1977-04-29
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
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