Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Natibidad Mancinas was born in Nieves, Zacatecas, Mexico, in 1929 [in 1995, the Mexican Congress changed the name of Nieves, Zacatecas to General Francisco R. Murguia]; he helped his dad work the fields as a…
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Nemencio Meza was born on October 31, 1931, in Molcaxac, Puebla, México; he has two brothers and two sisters; his parents worked in the fields planting barley, beans, corn, and wheat; he was formally educated…
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Nereo Heredia Lopez was born on May 12, 1924, in Villa Escobedo, Chihuahua, México; he was the fifth of nine brothers; his father owned livestock and a number of ranches; he learned how to work on a ranch and…
Enriqueta Quintero's newspaper clippings look at the injustices ex-braceros have endured. They also talk about the protests they've organized to try and bring attention to the fact that they are owed money. For instance, a group went to Mexican…
This newspaper clipping is about a protests sponsored by Alianza Bracero-proa members who blocked the U.S.-Mexico border. They wanted to bring attention to the fact that they were still owed back wages. These protests took place during January 2006.
This newspaper clipping is a continuation about the protests sponsored by Alianza Bracero-proa members who blocked the U.S.-Mexico border. They wanted to bring attention to the fact that they were still owed back wages. These protests took place…
This article clipping refers to the rights ex-braceros have for their labor during their time in the Bracero Program. The article was published January 23, 2006.
This newspaper clipping is a continuation about the rights ex-braceros have for their labor during their time in the Bracero Program. The article was published January 23, 2006.
This newspaper clipping states that braceros did not wish many government officials a Merry Christmas. They are disappointed with the fact that Mexican federal government only offered the braceros 38,000 pesos in compensation for back wages. They say…
This article clipping explains that even though a year has passed since the ex-braceros began to organize, there has been no movement forward for them to receive any compensation. It also states that braceros from Puebla remember the Battle of Puebla…
