Interviewer
Laureano Martinez
Project
Bracero Oral History Project
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
George H. Veytia was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, on October 1, 1931; he had two sisters and one brother; when he was only a month old, his family moved to El Paso, Texas, which is where he grew up; he graduated from Texas Western in 1954, and he served in the Army from 1954 to 1956; after being released from the Army, he began working as a claims adjuster for an insurance company that serviced a number of braceros.
Summary of Interview
Mr. Veytia briefly recalls his family and childhood; he graduated from Texas Western in 1954, and shortly thereafter joined the Army, where he served until 1956; after being released from the Army, he came to work as a claims adjuster for an insurance company; his primary responsibility was to receive all the claims from the Bracero Program in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas; he describes his position with the company, the various types of policies that were applicable in different situations, their coverage, the company’s range of action, and the average number of insured braceros during a harvesting season; in addition, he details what his professional relationships with the Mexican authorities, farmers, doctors, and braceros were like; he explains what many of the common claims were and what the normal procedures were in the event of an illness
Date of Interview
4-1-2003
Length of Interview
40 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 1573
Transcript Number
No. 1573
Length of Transcript
15 pages
Transcriber
Vanessa Macias
Interview Number
No. 1573
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with George Veytia by Laureano Martinez, 2003, "Interview no. 1573," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.