Oral history interview with John Batiste Martinez, conducted by Isaac Watts (video)

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Title Oral history interview with John Batiste Martinez, conducted by Isaac Watts (video)
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 Image/MovingImage
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format video/mp4
Extent 00:40:53
Rights
Rights Holder Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s69zmqt3
Collection Name Construyendo Latinidad
State New Mexico; Colorado
Setname uum_cliw
ID 1722956
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69zmqt3
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