| Title |
Oral history interview with John Batiste Martinez, conducted by Isaac Watts (transcript) |
| Creator |
Martinez, John Batiste |
| Contributor |
Watts, Isaac; Genealogical Society Of Hispanic America, Utah Chapter |
| Date |
2021-03-24 |
| Spatial Coverage |
New Mexico, United States; Colorado, United States |
| Subject |
Martinez, John--Interviews; Hispanic Americans; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Missionaries; Chicano movement; Racism against Hispanic Americans; University of Utah--Alumni and alumnae |
| Keywords |
Latinx Identity |
| Description |
John Martinez discusses his family history in Northern New Mexico and their history of migration to the Colorado area. He talks about his family genealogy, and the tradition in his family to speak proper Spanish. He recounts family traditions around Christmas, as well as how his family suffered in the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. Mr. Martinez graduated from West High, joined the Navy, and worked while he attended the University of Utah. He recounts his work with IBM and discusses his feelings about racism and prejudice. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
15 pages |
| Rights |
 |
| Rights Holder |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6p837xq |
| Collection Name |
Construyendo Latinidad |
| State |
New Mexico; Utah |
| Setname |
uum_cliw |
| ID |
1722957 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p837xq |
