Oral history interview with Ed Mayer, conducted by Ed Munoz (video)
Creator
Mayer, Ed
Contributor
Muñoz, Ed A.; Genealogical Society Of Hispanic America, Utah Chapter
Date
2022-07-26
Spatial Coverage
Salt Lake City, Utah
Subject
Mayer, Ed--Interviews; University of Utah; Chicano movement; College teachers; Minorities--Study and teaching; Hispanic Americans
Keywords
Utah and Idaho Sugar; Union Pacific Railroad; Mining; Railroad Section Housing; Pachucos
Description
Ed Mayer discusses his family's background with relatives working in the sugar beet and mining industry. He talks about growing up on the west side of Salt Lake City in section housing. He recounts the cultural traditions of his family. Mayer enrolled at the University of Utah and was drafted into the military. He also discusses relearning Spanish when he was in college and getting his PHD from the University of Missouri in Latin American Literature and Culture. Mayer talks about being recruited to teach at the University of Utah and the Chicano Studies program.