Gloria Duarte Oral History, Part 1/2

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Part OfGloria Duarte Oral HistoryContributorYuma County Library DistrictIntervieweeDuarte, GloriaInterviewerTovar, CeciliaBrowse 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--ArizonaDescriptionGloria 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.Audio Length00:04:14Date Original2011-02-27Date Range1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)2000s (2000-2009)1990s (1990-1999)TypeSound- NonmusicalOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageSpanishContributing 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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City or TownSan LuisYumaCountyYuma CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

Oral HistoryGloria DuartePlaceSan LuisYuma

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IdentifierOH6_SG10_DuarteGloria02272011Session1Digital FormatMP3

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Gloria Duarte Oral History, Part 1/2