Faye Terrazas

Title

Faye Terrazas

Description

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Faye Terrazas was born on August 6, 1930, in El Paso, Texas; both of her parents were Mexican nationals who immigrated to the United States before she was born; in 1954, she began working as a clerk and typist at Rio Vista, a bracero processing center in Socorro, Texas; she worked there seasonally until 1957.


Summary of Interview: Ms. Terrazas recalls responding to an advertisement and being hired to work as a clerk and typist at Rio Vista, a bracero processing center in Socorro, Texas; she worked there seasonally during the spring and summer from 1954 to 1957; her primary responsibility was filling out the contracts for the braceros; she offers detailed descriptions of the facilities and the process for filling out the contracts; there were specific insurance specifications that detailed what the braceros were entitled to receive in the event of an injury or accident; her knowledge of the other screening procedures is somewhat limited; she gives an emotional description of what it was like for the families to be separated and how terrible the delousing process was for the braceros; in addition, she comments on how the braceros seemed very shy and fearful upon first entering the United States, but when they went through the center again, they were generally more open and talkative.

Creator

Carrillo, Fernanda
Terrazas, Faye

Date

2003-04-01

Subject

Clerk typist at Rio Vista processing center

Contributor

Cristóbal Borges

Rights

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

Language

eng

title (Spanish)

Faye Terrazas

creator (Spanish)

Carrillo, Fernanda

contributor (Spanish)

Cristóbal A. Borges

Rights Holder

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

Original Format

Mini Disc

Duration

45:34

Bit Rate/Frequency

24 bit
96 k

Interviewer

Carrillo, Fernanda

Interviewee

Terrazas, Faye

Location

El Paso, Texas

File Name Identifier

Terrazas_ELP049

Citation

Carrillo, Fernanda and Terrazas, Faye, “Faye Terrazas,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 25, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/50.