Washington County Oral Histories

Theresa Clark oral history audio recording on braceros in California

An audio recording of an oral history with Theresa Clark regarding Latino migrant laborers and the Bracero program in California and Oregon. Topics include: working as a payroll clerk for braceros in California beginning in 1956; her family's Mexican background; pay and conditions in migrant camps in California; laborers sending most of their pay back to their families; racist incidents later in life while working for Kaiser in Oregon; hard work done by the braceros; what clothes they wore; moving to Oregon in 1966; racist attitudes in Washington County, Oregon; and other topics. There is a transcript of this interview.

Clark, Theresa

Bracero collection

Washington County (Or.) -- History

Hispanic Americans -- History

Washington County (Or.)

1 sound file (45 min.)

English

WCM_OH_323

In Copyright

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Five Oaks Museum

Dehn, Beth

WAVE

Sound