Interviewer
Mireya Loza
Project
Bracero Oral History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Gabriel Ramos Ibañez was born in San Pedro Ixtlahuaca, Oaxaca, México on February 24, 1928; His parents worked in the field and died when he was a child; Mr. Ramos had four sisters and two brothers; He started working since he was seven years old and earned $0.25 cents per day; Mr. Ramos worked as a bracero picking lettuce, watermelon and cotton in Arizona, Texas and California.
Summary of Interview
Gabriel Ramos Ibáñez started working since he was seven years old; He heard about the bracero program when he was twenty six years old; He started working in Arizona for two years watering lettuce and vegetables; he traveled to Manteca, California and picked peaches, nuts and tomatoes. He renewed his contract and worked in Bythe, Arizona; He also traveled to Yuma, Arizona and worked picking lettuce. He bought clothes and sent money to his wife every time he could; Ramos felt very satisfied with his job and the salary he received while he worked as a bracero it helped to give him an education to his sons.
Date of Interview
7-3-2008
Length of Interview
24 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 1451
Transcript Number
No. 1451
Length of Transcript
15 pages
Transcriber
Unknown
Interview Number
No. 1451
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Gabriel Ramos Ibañez by Mireya Loza, 2008, "Interview no. 1451," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
Comments
Interview in Spanish.