| Title |
Esperanza and Gavino Aguayo, No. 2, Hispanic Oral Histories, Accn 1369 |
| Creator |
Aguayo, Esperanza, 1932-; Aguayo, Gavino |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949- |
| Date |
1985-02-06 |
| Date Digital |
2016-05-02 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Bingham, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Subject |
Mexican Americans--Utah--Interviews; Aguayo, Esperanza, 1932- --Interviews; Aguayo, Gavnio--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; Kennecott Copper Corporation; Emigration and immigration--Social aspects |
| Access Rights |
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| Keywords |
WWII; World War II |
| Description |
Transcript (102 pages) of part 2 of 2 of interviews by Leslie Kelen with Esperanza and Gavnio Aguayo, on February 6, 1985 and February 25, 1985. |
| Collection Number and Name |
ACCN 1369, Hispanic Oral Histories, 1984-1987 |
| Abstract |
The interview continues with Gavino's being drafted in 1943 at the age of eighteen and sent to New Zealand. He talks about combat in New Guinea and the Philippines, the behavior of conquered Japanese during occupation, and the condition of Japanese cities. Other topics covered include women working for Kennecott, postwar working conditions at the mine, unions and strikes, being evicted from company houses to make room for mine expansion, employment practices at Kennecott, Father Miersman, accidents and safety, family marriage customs, and Mormon religion and culture. |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
123 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Rights Holder |
For further information please contact Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah at spcreference@lists.utah.edu or (801)581-8863 or 295 South 1500 East, 4th Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
| Relation |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv46923 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s60w0kgs |
| Topic |
Mexican Americans; World War (1939-1945); Kennecott Copper Corporation; Emigration and immigration--Social aspects |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Setname |
uum_hoh |
| ID |
893095 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60w0kgs |
| Title |
Page 15 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_hoh |
| ID |
892984 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI E&G Aguayo 3-4-85 s2:13 When we come from be ship and the was there and I seen the Japanese had, ohhh, I don't think I'da want to land on that island. L ••• what do you take from be war - now that the war's gone - what did you learn from that .. About who you are and what' it's like to be alive. GA I dn't think--- what you get back is a lot of confidence, I think. I don't think there's anything thatcan really happen that - where you really have to put out as much as you did thre. You know, and you- I think - it gives you confidence for the rest of your life.There isn't anything that, I don't think, that can hurt me. You know. There was-- I don't think--there isn't anything more important than your life, I don't think. YEt ther's a lot more important t~an your life in the way that you put it down, for something you believe. Ah, it was - to me, coming out alive was a big experience. Now, if you don't make it, then I don't think nothing can make up for it. But, it's something you can't duplicate. Anything else, I - I just don't see anything - L You had a powerful experience. GA I think I come away with the idea that men - they'recapable of doing alot. You know, they - they're alot strong than what they look. They're - they take more punishment than you think that a mn can take. It's - I think it gives you a lot of re-spect for people. I met alot of people over there that you probablyfu.ink. Well, you've seen the movies the Japanese-- little apes up on trees, you know. They - they weren't nothing. But if they |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60w0kgs/892984 |
