Interviewer
Alejandra Díaz
Project
Bracero Oral History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Antonio Garcia Delgado was born in San Buenaventura, Coahuila, Mexico on August 18, 1936. His father was a farmer and his mother a housewife; Garcia only had four years of schooling. He worked with his father after he left school. He worked as a bracero with his father in Texas.
Summary of Interview
Antonio Garcia Delgado worked picking pumpkins since he was a child. He traveled to Monterey, Mexico with his father and both were hired to work as braceros. Garcia worked picking cotton in Santa Rosa, Texas. He renewed his contract and worked in Mumford, Texas. Garcia never knew how much money he earned during that time because his father collected his checks. Garcia collected around two hundred and twenty pounds of cotton per day. Garcia traveled with his wife to San Antonio, Texas and worked without documents He feels proud because he became an American Citizen.
Date of Interview
3-21-2010
Length of Interview
71 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 1466
Transcript Number
No. 1466
Length of Transcript
58 pages
Transcriber
Unknown
Interview Number
No. 1466
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Antonio Garcia Delgado by Alejandra Díaz, 2010, "Interview no. 1466," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
Comments
Interview in Spanish.