Interviewer
Judy Ann Fuentes
Project
Class Project
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Migrated to the border in 1962 at the age of ten; educated in both Mexican and American schools; received a B.S. degree at U.T. El Paso; presently is a Spanish teacher.
Summary of Interview
Bigraphical data; life of his family on an hacienda before the Mexican Revolution; life on a small village in Mexico where he grew up; migration to the border area; problems in the classroom with native speakers of Spanish; Border Spanish; life in the United States compared to life in Mexico; feelings upon becoming a United States citizen.
Date of Interview
3-24-1979
Length of Interview
1 hour
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 641
Transcript Number
No. 641
Length of Transcript
13 pages
Interview Number
No. 641
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Gerardo Chávez by Judy Ann Fuentes, 1979, "Interview no. 641," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
COinS