Interviewer
Violeta Domínguez
Project
Bracero Oral History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Bernardo Treviño on September 2, 1936, in Saltillo, Coahuila, México; he grew up in a family of farm workers; at an early age, he worked in the fields with his family; he worked as a bracero until 1964 in Michigan and Texas; there, he picked cotton and cut cucumbers.
Summary of Interview
Mr. Treviño recalls his childhood in Saltillo, Coahuila, México, and his work as a child on the farm; he remembers going through the hiring process in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México, and signing his contract in Monterrey, Nuevo León, México; additionally, he describes his trip to the border, and being sprayed with pesticide at the United States-México border; he states that he worked as a bracero until 1964 in Michigan and Texas; there, he picked and irrigated cotton and cut cucumbers; furthermore, he details what his daily activities were like, and the good treatment he received in the United States; he relates that sometimes he spent his free time on the Mexican side of the border; moreover, he discusses how he wished he would get his bracero savings funds back, and that more attention needs to be given to the bracero cases; he concludes by stating that once the program was over he did not wish to return to the U.S.
Date of Interview
6-30-2003
Length of Interview
41 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 1057
Transcript Number
No. 1057
Length of Transcript
32 pages
Interview Number
No. 1057
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Bernardo Treviño Cervantes by Violeta Domínguez, 2003, "Interview no. 1057," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
Comments
Interview in Spanish.