Jose Jaime oral history recording on Latino migrant labor in Washington County

Title

Jose Jaime oral history recording on Latino migrant labor in Washington County

Description

An audio recording of an oral history of Jose Jaime regarding Latino migrant laborers and the Bracero program in the 1940s-1960s. Topics include: his oldest brother's work as a bracero in California beginning in the late 1940s; another brother's work as a bracero in Arizona; hearing about work in America while living in Mexico; reasons for leaving Mexico; meaning of the word 'bracero'; Jose's arrival in Washington County, Oregon in 1965; migrant laborers being hired by Tektronix; several churches subsidizing 12 families so that they could settle permanently in the county; abuses of migrant laborers; how the Hispanic community enriches the county. This recording is accompanied by a transcript.

Creator

Jaime, Jose

Is Part Of

Bracero collection

Subject

Washington County (Or.) -- History
Hispanic Americans -- History

Place

Washington County (Or.)

Extent

1 sound file (27 min.)

Language

English

Identifier

WCM_OH_325

Rights

In Copyright
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Source

Five Oaks Museum

Contributor

Dehn, Beth

Format

MP3

Type

Sound