Guadalupe Cano Quiroz
Description
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Guadalupe Cano was born in Cerro Colorado, Guanajuato, México; he grew up in Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, México, and worked in agriculture with his family until the age of nineteen; he joined the bracero program in 1955; he worked in California, Nevada, and Texas picking asparagus, cantaloupes, cotton, grapes, lemons, olives, peaches, strawberries, tomatoes, and watermelons.
Summary of Interview: Mr. Cano recalls growing up in Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, México; he remembers working with his family in agriculture until he was nineteen years old; additionally, he explains how his family’s poverty pushed him to join the bracero program in 1955; he details the different steps he had to fulfill to obtain a bracero contract, what his experience at the bracero processing center in El Centro, California was like, and how the disinfection process was carried; he also states that he worked in California, Nevada, and Texas picking asparagus, cantaloupes, cotton, grapes, lemons, olives, peaches, strawberries, tomatoes, and watermelons; furthermore, he describes what daily life was like in bracero camps, how work was carried out on farms, the housing they had, and the food they ate; he discusses the different wages they received, and how they spent their money; beyond these points, he relates what braceros did on weekends, and positive aspects of life in the United States; moreover, he outlines complaints braceros had regarding food, medical services, and tax deductions; he continues to recount what he did after his time as a bracero ended, the positive and negative aspects of the program, and the reasons why he decided to stay in México after 1960.
Summary of Interview: Mr. Cano recalls growing up in Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato, México; he remembers working with his family in agriculture until he was nineteen years old; additionally, he explains how his family’s poverty pushed him to join the bracero program in 1955; he details the different steps he had to fulfill to obtain a bracero contract, what his experience at the bracero processing center in El Centro, California was like, and how the disinfection process was carried; he also states that he worked in California, Nevada, and Texas picking asparagus, cantaloupes, cotton, grapes, lemons, olives, peaches, strawberries, tomatoes, and watermelons; furthermore, he describes what daily life was like in bracero camps, how work was carried out on farms, the housing they had, and the food they ate; he discusses the different wages they received, and how they spent their money; beyond these points, he relates what braceros did on weekends, and positive aspects of life in the United States; moreover, he outlines complaints braceros had regarding food, medical services, and tax deductions; he continues to recount what he did after his time as a bracero ended, the positive and negative aspects of the program, and the reasons why he decided to stay in México after 1960.
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Creator
Domínguez, Violeta
Date
2002-05-12
Bibliographic Citation
Domínguez, Violeta, "Guadalupe Cano Quiroz," in Bracero History Archive, Item #119, http://braceroarchive.org/items/show/119 (accessed May 17, 2012).
