Gloria Duarte Oral History, Transcript

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Part OfGloria Duarte Oral HistoryTranscriberTovar, CeciliaContributorYuma County Library DistrictIntervieweeDuarte, GloriaDescriptionGloria Serrano Duarte is a field worker from San Luis, Arizona. Born in San Luis, Mexico, Ms. Duarte immigrated to the United States with her parents at a young age. Because of laws at the time, however, she was forced to return to Mexico, separated from her parents. At the age of eighteen, she immigrated to the United States for good. Since then, Ms. Duarte has been working in the fields around San Luis. In this interview, Ms. Duarte talks about her experiences growing up and the hard life of a field worker, how it has changed throughout the years, both physically and in regards to immigration. She also discusses her time as a follower of Cesar Chavez, and what his work meant to field workers in Arizona. This interview is in Spanish.Browse TopicCommunity GroupsCriminal JusticeGovernment and PoliticsLaborLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesRace and EthnicitySubjectImmigration and the transnational experienceDay laborersChavez, Cesar, 1927-1993Yuma (Ariz.)San Luis (Yuma County,Ariz.)United States. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceAgricultural laborers--ArizonaDate Range1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)2000s (2000-2009)1990s (1990-1999)TypeTextOriginal FormatTranscriptsLanguageSpanishContributing InstitutionState Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionCapturing Arizona's StoriesRights StatementArizona State Library, Archives and Public Records retains all copyright, title, literary property right, and interest in and to the interview.

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Gloria Duarte Oral History, Transcript