Interviewer
Violeta Domínguez
Project
Bracero Oral History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Gregorio Flores was born March 12, 1932, in Tepoztlan, Morelos, México; at an early age, he helped his father with field work; he had one year of formal education; as a young man, he worked in the construction industry; from 1959 to 1961, he worked as a bracero in Arizona, California and Texas picking cotton, melons, and other fruits and vegetables.
Summary of Interview
Mr. Flores recalls growing up in Tepoztlán, Morelos, México; he states that, after one year of formal schooling, he worked with his father doing farming chores; additionally, he remembers working in construction as a young man; he discusses being a bracero from 1959 to 1961; furthermore, he talks about his time picking melons in Arizona, fruits and vegetables in California and cotton in Texas; he details his time as an undocumented worker in Virginia and Dallas from 1980 to 1985; moreover, he compares what life was like for him as a bracero with what he experienced as an undocumented worker.
Date of Interview
8-6-2003
Length of Interview
57 pages
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 1050
Transcript Number
No. 1050
Length of Transcript
41 pages
Interview Number
No. 1050
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Gregorio Flores P. by Violeta Domínguez, 2003, "Interview no. 1050," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
Comments
Interview in Spanish.