Interviewer
Kristal Rose Ramos
Project
Bracero Oral History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
María Carrillo was born May 11, 1919, in New Mexico, but she was raised in Zacatecas México; she had seven siblings, two of whom were also born in the United States; her father was an agricultural worker; she grew up at the time of the Cristero War, and as a result, she was never formally educated; when she was twenty-two years old, she married; her husband served in the bracero program for a short time; she later immigrated to the United States and was eventually able to arrange legal status for her entire family.
Summary of Interview
María Carrillo was born May 11, 1919, in New Mexico, but she was raised in Zacatecas México; she had seven siblings, two of whom were also born in the United States; her father was an agricultural worker; she grew up at the time of the Cristero War, and as a result, she was never formally educated; when she was twenty-two years old, she married; her husband served in the bracero program for a short time; she later immigrated to the United States and was eventually able to arrange legal status for her entire family.
Date of Interview
11-10-2008
Length of Interview
64 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 1406
Transcript Number
No. 1406
Length of Transcript
29 pages
Transcriber
GMR Transcription Service
Interview Number
No. 1406
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with María Carrillo by Kristal Rose Ramos, 2008, "Interview no. 1406," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
Comments
Transcript is a Draft copy
Interview is in Spanish