Oral history interview with Albert Garcia, conducted by Ed Munoz (transcript)

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Title Oral history interview with Albert Garcia, conducted by Ed Munoz (transcript)
Creator Garcia, Albert
Contributor Muñoz, Ed A.; Genealogical Society Of Hispanic America, Utah Chapter
Date 2020-02-25
Spatial Coverage Lark, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Subject Garcia, Albert--Interviews; Mexican Americans; Emigration and immigration; Catholic Church; Lark (Utah)
Keywords Bracero program; Latinx Identity
Description Albert Garcia discusses his family history with his father coming to America to work primarily as a miner, and talks about the mining community in Lark, Utah. He discusses his family's home in Vallecitos which was constructed in 1778. Garcia discusses his sister's encouragement for him to pursue his education at the University of Utah and his involvement with the Air National Guard. He recounts his experiences with racism and discrimination as well as his work doing Equal Employment Opportunity counseling.
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 26 pages
Rights
Rights Holder Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6p4k9tf
Collection Name Construyendo Latinidad
State Utah
City Lark
Setname uum_cliw
ID 1722955
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p4k9tf
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