Interviewer
Myrna Parra-Mantilla
Project
Bracero Oral History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Guadalupe Estrada Estrada was born in San Francisco de Borja, Chihuahua, México, in 1934; he worked the fields of his hometown with his father for ten years; in 1952, he enrolled in the Bracero Program and came to the United States; he worked in the cotton fields of Texas and New Mexico.
Summary of Interview
Mr. Estrada initially learned of the Bracero Program while working the fields of his hometown in San Francisco de Borja, Chihuahua, México; his first work contract was in Lamesa, Texas, for twenty-eight days; he was paid $1.50 per pound of cotton that he picked; while working, he hurt his hand and a rancher took him to the hospital; he also worked in Dell City, Texas and Las Cruces and Deming, New Mexico; when he returned to México it was difficult for him to find work.
Date of Interview
5-10-2003
Length of Interview
31 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 968
Transcript Number
No. 968
Length of Transcript
17 pages
Interview Number
No. 968
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Guadalupe Estrada Estrada by Myrna Parra-Mantilla, 2003, "Interview no. 968," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
Comments
Interview in Spanish.