Blanco, Herlinda and Tony 2019-05-11
Herlinda Blanco was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and moved with her family to the United States, eventually settling in 1960 in the unincorporated area north of Fort Stockton called “Little Mexico.” The family was drawn to the neighborhood by the small church of St. Ignacio as it held Mass in Spanish. Her son, Tony Blanco, grew up in that neighborhood, graduating from Fort Stockton High School. In this interview, Tony serves as his mother’s principal translator. Also assisting in translation were two current Fort Stockton High School students, Daisy Villarreal and Alan Dozao. The interview was conducted at St. Agnes Church, two blocks from the historic St Ignacio building.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Herlinda Blanco (with her son Tony translating)
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 11, 2019
Location: Fort Stockton, TX
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length:00:26:32 (26 minutes)
Abstract
Herlinda provides a brief background; Describes the congregation of San Ignacio; Working for the Royal Park factory, making clothing; Others who went to church during her time there; The camaraderie of those attending church; Closing of interview; invitation to visit SWC/SCL
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/375704 >
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