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Juan Guerrero Nava was born on an hacienda in the municipality of Tocumbo, Michoacán, México; he had three sisters and three brothers; he was never formally educated; during the late 1950s, he enlisted in the bracero program; as a bracero, he labored…

José Álvarez Munguía was born December 5, 1946, in Jamay, Jalisco, México; he had seven siblings; his father was a bracero, and he completed roughly five contracts; José was formally educated through the fourth grade; he also worked in the fields;…

Ismael Rodríguez Rico is the eldest of his three brothers; when he was six years old, his father died; afterward, he and his brothers worked wherever they could; eventually, Ismael enlisted in the bracero program; as a bracero, he labored in the…

Margarita López was born April 15, 1934, in Calvillo, Aguascalientes, México; her parents were laborers, and she had six siblings; she was formally educated through the sixth grade; later, in 1950, she married Higinio López; she was fifteen years old…

Alejo López Silva was born July 17, 1933, on a ranch in Calvillo, Aguascalientes, México; he was the fourth born of his ten siblings; his formal education extended through the third grade; as a young boy, he worked in the fields; when he was thirteen…

Isaura Covarrubias was the third born of her fourteen siblings; she grew up with ten sisters and two brothers, because two of her siblings, twins, died when they were young; her father worked in agriculture, but it was not enough to support the…

Roberto Silva Marín was born June 6, 1938, in Calvillo, Aguascalientes, México; he had six sisters and five brothers; his father was a campesino; the family moved to Jalpa, Zacatecas, México when he was eight years old; as a young boy, he helped his…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Josefina Fajardo was born on October 3, 1936, in Juchipila, Zacatecas, México; she has an older brother and a younger sister; her father was never very involved in her life, and she was consequently raised by…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Juan Báez Barragán was born on April 15, 1922, in Aguililla, Michoacán, México; his parents worked in agriculture, and he was the fourth eldest of his eight siblings; he was never formally educated, because…

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Justo González Montes was born in Huejuquilla el Alto, Jalisco, México, in 1931; he was the second born of his seven siblings; his parents were agricultural workers, and they also cared for livestock; as a boy,…

Continuation of Standard Work Contract for Cresenciano Perez Vasquez from 1957.

Pay stub for Aaron Castañeda Gamez, from the Southern Pacific Railroad, 1945.

Social Security card for Santos Nunez Sotelo, with image of US and Mexican flag. Printed in color.

Letter for employment or letter of recommendation for Catarino Casillas Rodriguez,written by C.R. Strattman of the New York Central System, 1944.

Mexican military service identification card for Jose Gamez, signed July 7, 1960.

Interior of Mexican Military Identification card. Rules and regulations printed on one side.

Interior of Mexican Military Service card for Jose Gamez. Printed rules and regulations on one side.

Cover of a Mexican Military Service Card.

Mexican Military Service Card, indicating Jose Gamez has completed military service in 1960.

Small instruction and bracero help guide or Instructivo Para los Trabajadores Agricolas Mexicanos (braceros).

Instruction book or guide for braceros, inside pages 2 and 3. General recommendations for Mexican workers for their stay in the United States.

Mexican emigrant workers identification card, 1953