Interview no. 410

Interviewee

Esperanza Avila

Interviewer

Sarah John and Mario Galdos

Project

Historia Laboral Fronteriza

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

(Domestic worker)

Summary of Interview

Born and reared in San Luis Potosi; entire family moved to Ciudad Juarez; has worked in a bakery and a small restaurant in Ciudad Juarez; has worked as a domestic in El Paso, obtained residency passport in 1954; talks about how she used to cross to the United as an undocumented person; current employment.

Date of Interview

5-10-1979

Length of Interview

45 minutes

Listen to the Interview

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Tape Number

No. 410

Interview Number

No. 410

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

Comments

Interview in Spanish.

Recommended Citation

Interview with Esperanza Avila by Sarah John and Mario Galdos, 1979, "Interview no. 410," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.