Interviewer
Myrna Parra-Mantilla
Project
Bracero Oral History
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Refugio Pérez Lolla was born in Gran Morelos, Chihuahua, México, in 1944; he began helping his father work the fields when he was only eight years old; due to his family’s financial difficulties, his father applied and was hired to work as a bracero; Refugio however, worked illegally in the United States.
Summary of Interview
When Refugio was only nine years old, he was put in charge of his father’s land because he was in the United States working as a bracero; his father worked in Dell City and Pecos, Texas, picking cotton and watering the fields; every six months his father would visit his family; Refugio decided to go to the United States to work because his father worked there; Refugio was unable to work for very long because he was apprehended by Immigration officials twice; he entered the United States through Palomas, Chihuahua, México, and walked for several days; he was hired in Deming, New Mexico, in 1966 when the Bracero Program finished.
Date of Interview
5-9-2003
Length of Interview
25 minutes
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 985
Transcript Number
No. 985
Length of Transcript
17 pages
Interview Number
No. 985
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Refugio Pérez Lolla by Myrna Parra-Mantilla, 2003, "Interview no. 985," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
Comments
Interview in Spanish.