Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Francisco Murrillo Almaráz was born in Tabasco, Zacatecas, México; he never attended formal schooling, and began working in agriculture at an early age; he was the only boy among three siblings; in 1942, he was…
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Jesús Aceves Gutiérrez was born on August 15, 1939, in Tototlán, Jalisco, México; he is the second oldest of eight brothers and five sisters; he received little formal schooling, but his mother taught him to…
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Marcelino Burciaga was born on September 24, 1938, in Canatlan, Durango, México; his father was a carpenter and a shoemaker; he is the youngest of three brothers; from 1961 to 1962, he worked as a bracero in…
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: María Ayón was born on December 12, 1930, in Morelia, Michoacán, México; she had eight brothers and sisters, four of whom are still living; the small ranch where she was raised did not yield enough for her…
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: José Ponce López was born on July 15, 1933, on ranch in the municipality of Villanueva, Zacatecas, México; he had thirteen siblings, but two died when they were only a few months old and two others died as…
Ignacio I. Álvarez was born February 10, 1933, in Guerrero, México; his parents worked in agriculture, and he had six sisters and three brothers; he was formally educated through the second grade; his family was poor, and consequently, he had to…
Elsa Murillo Rodríguez was born September 10, 1954, in Zacatecas, México; she had six siblings, four of whom are still living; her father was a bracero until the early 1960s; he labored in the fields of Texas picking apples and oranges; several of…
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Selerina Landeros was born on ranch in Guanajuato, México, on February 13, 1921; she is the youngest of her twelve siblings; her parents were agriculturalists, and her father was a caretaker for several large…
