Interviewer
Fernanda Carrillo
Project
Bracero Oral History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Manuel Enríquez Savignac was born in 1925, in the México, Distrito Federal; he maintains citizenship in both México and the United States; from 1951 to 1955, he provided catering services for the Bracero Program on both sides of the border.
Summary of Interview
Mr. Enríquez recalls his childhood and adolescent years; from the ages of fifteen to nineteen, he worked in aviation and consequently traveled often; while traveling and working, he met someone with whom he began a business partnership; together they opened a travel agency in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México; because so many of their clients were from Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas, they eventually came into contact with officials from the American government; they worked out a contract through the Bureau of Employment Services to provide catering for the braceros in Chihuahua, Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez, México; consequently, they provided over 5,000,000 meals per year for various recruiting and processing centers; ultimately, they branched out and provided services on both sides of the border; Mr. Enriquez goes on to provide a detailed account of the different meals they would provide and the range of cooking procedures they employed as well.
Date of Interview
2-6-2003
Length of Interview
40 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 1126
Transcript Number
No. 1126
Length of Transcript
22 pages
Interview Number
No. 1126
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Manuel Enríquez Savignac by Fernanda Carrillo, 2003, "Interview no. 1126," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
Comments
Interview in Spanish.