De la Garza, Amira 2024-09-13
This interview features Amira de la Garza as she discusses her family history in the Fort Stockton area. She speaks on her family lineage and their loss of land in the 1890s/1900s, recounting the stories passed down to her. In the second half of the interview, she focuses on her personal history and how her father’s career took her away from Fort Stockton growing up. She explains how learning her family history shaped her as a person and led to her changing her name.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Amira de la Garza
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: September 13, 2024
Location: Fort Stockton, TX
Interviewer: Elissa Stroman
Length: 01:04:30 (1 hour 4 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and family background; Her great-grandfather’s death; About her grandparents and how they met; the historic family house; Why immigrants moved to Fort Stockton; the family records; De la Garza’s childhood; Childhood education and closing thoughts
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace
Related Interview: de la Garza, Sarah Amira 2023-09-15
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