Valdez, John; Genealogical Society Of Hispanic America, Utah Chapter
Date
2021-12-29
Spatial Coverage
Nebraska, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; Texas, United States; Wyoming, United States
Subject
Muñoz, Ed A.--Interviews; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Higher education; Sociology; University of Utah. Ethnic Studies Division; University of Utah School for Cultural and Social Transformation; Blue collar workers; Racism against Hispanic Americans
Keywords
Chicano; Tejanos
Description
Ed Munoz discusses growing up in Nebraska and his parents' background coming to Nebraska from Texas. He discusses his family's background as sugar beet workers and how they started working after seventh and eighth grade. He details his perspective as a sociologist as he recounts his family's experiences with redlining and discrimination. His mother encouraged him to attend college, and he returned to university after several years of blue collar work for a variety of businesses. He reflects on current events and his former students.
Type
Image/MovingImage
Genre
oral histories (literary works)
Format
video/mp4
Extent
01:10:45
Rights
Rights Holder
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
