Delores Silva Velasguez, Hispanic Oral Histories, Accn 1369

Velasguez (b. 1936) was born in McPhee, Colorado. She is the director of the Utah State Office of Hispanic Affairs. She talks about the history and mission of her department, the culture of the Hispanics involved in mining in Utah and Colorado, education, her family and personal background, middle and upper-class Chicano culture, her divorce and the effect it had on her children, and life in Denver, Colorado. Other topics include affirmative action, substance abuse, SOCIO, and her future. Interviewed by Sandra Fuller, 65 pages.