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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,…

Group photo of railroad track braceros in front of the Wauseon Depot, Wauseon, Ohio.

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Photo of braceros on railroad tracks. Aaron Castaneda Gamez is the first on the bottom right. Phoenix, Arizona, April 4, 1944.

Two braceros working on railroad tracks, in the mountains. Aaron Castaneda Gamez is the one in the left. Phoenix, Arizona, April 27, 1944.

Image of bracero on a tractor. Aaron Castaneda Gamez driving a tractor to a field in Ohio. 1947.