George H. Veytia

Title

George H. Veytia

Description

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: George H. Veytia was born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, on October 1, 1931; he had two sisters and one brother; when he was only a month old, his family moved to El Paso, Texas, which is where he grew up; he graduated from Texas Western in 1954, and he served in the Army from 1954 to 1956; after being released from the Army, he began working as a claims adjuster for an insurance company that serviced a number of braceros.


Summary of Interview: Mr. Veytia briefly recalls his family and childhood; he graduated from Texas Western in 1954, and shortly thereafter joined the Army, where he served until 1956; after being released from the Army, he came to work as a claims adjuster for an insurance company; his primary responsibility was to receive all the claims from the bracero program in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas; he describes his position with the company, the various types of policies that were applicable in different situations, their coverage, the company’s range of action, and the average number of insured braceros during a harvesting season; in addition, he details what his professional relationships with the Mexican authorities, farmers, doctors, and braceros were like; he explains what many of the common claims were and what the normal procedures were in the event of an illness.

Creator

Martinez, Laureano
Veytia George H.

Date

2003-04-01

Subject

Insurance adjuster

Contributor

Cristóbal Borges

Rights

Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso

Language

eng

title (Spanish)

George H. Veytia

creator (Spanish)

Martínez, Laureano

contributor (Spanish)

Cristóbal A. Borges

Rights Holder

Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso

Original Format

Mini disc

Duration

39:24

Bit Rate/Frequency

24 bit
96 k

Interviewer

Laureno Martinez

Interviewee

Veytia, George H.

Location

El Paso, Texas

File Name Identifier

Veytia_ELP053

Citation

Martinez, Laureano and Veytia George H., “George H. Veytia,” Bracero History Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/es/items/show/53.