Interview no. 637

Interviewee

Andrés Gomez

Interviewer

Virqilio H. Sanchez y Mario Galdos

Project

Historia Laboral Fronteriza

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Trabajador jubilado del ASARCO. (Former ASARCO employee)

Summary of Interview

Nacio en Morenci, Arizona; su familia fuerepatriada a Mexico en 1921;

habla de sus experiencias laborales en los Estados Unid6s en 1942; problemas en Texas cuandolesquitaronunas propiedades; Pancho Villa v Rodolfo Fierro; la epoca de la Influenza Espanola; su trabajo en ASARCO, incluyendo discriminacion, huelgas y problemas economicos.

Repatriation of his family to Mexico in 1921; jobs he acquired in the U.S. in 1942; problems in Texas in which his family's property was taken away from them; Pancho Villa and Rodolfo Fierro; the Spanish Flu; his work at ASARCO, including strikes, discrimination, and economic problems.

Date of Interview

8-2-1979

Length of Interview

1 hour 15 minutes

Listen to the Interview

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Tape Number

No. 637

Interview Number

No. 637

Terms of Use

Sin restricción (Unrestricted)

Comments

Interview in Spanish

Recommended Citation

Interview with Andrés Gomez by Virqilio H. Sanchez y Mario Galdos, 1979, "Interview no. 637," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.