Interviewer
Laureano Martínez
Project
Bracero Oral History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Mauricio Salcido was born on September 13, 1936, in Durango, Durango, México; at the age of twenty-one, he became a bracero; he worked in Phoenix, Arizona, Michigan, Montana, and Texas from 1957 to 1964.
Summary of Interview
Mr. Salcido worked in the Bracero Program from 1957 to 1964; he recalls the hiring process for braceros, the medical exams they endured and how they were treated at the reception centers in Empalme, Sonora, México and the United States; additionally, he describes picking cotton in Arizona, cucumbers in Michigan, sugar beets in Montana, and irrigating cotton in Texas; he explains his pride in having been a bracero, the benefits of being a contracted migrant worker, and how his earnings during the Bracero Program helped him purchase the properties he owns.
Date of Interview
2-1-2003
Length of Interview
60 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 1018
Transcript Number
No. 1018
Length of Transcript
64 pages
Interview Number
No. 1018
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Mauricio Salcido Hernández by Laureano Martínez, 2003, "Interview no. 1018," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
Comments
Interview in Spanish.