Reyes, America (audio interview and summary)
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Title
Reyes, America (audio interview and summary)
Creator
Contributor
Burillo, Penny (interviewer)
Shell-Weiss, Melanie (director)
Description
Oral history interview with America Reyes. Interviewed by Penny Burillo. Spanish language recording. Summary in English and Spanish. February 11, 2016. América Reyes was born in El Realito, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She lived in Mexico for all of her childhood. She came to the United States when she was 22 years old and lived in Dallas, Texas. She married there and had two sons and one daughter. In 1997, América and her mother and brothers came to Walkerville, Michigan. They began working as migrants, picking vegetables in the fields. América now works at Michigan Freeze Pack. She wants to stay in Michigan in the future.
Date
2016-02-11
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Subject
Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Identifier
DC-06_Reyes_America
Format
audio/mp3
application/pdf
Type
Sound
Text
Language
eng
spa
Título
Reyes, America (entrevista de audio y resumen)
Descripción
Entrevista de historia oral con America Reyes. Entrevistada por Penny Burillo. Idioma en Español. Febrero 11, 2016. América Reyes nació en El Realito, Tamaulipas, en México. Pasó toda su niñez en México. Vino a los Estados Unidos cuando tenía 22 años y vivía en Dallas, Texas. Se casó allí y tuvo dos niños y una niña. En 1997, América y su mamá y sus hermanos vinieron a Walkerville, Michigan. Empezaron a trabajar como migrantes, recogiendo vegetales en los campos. Ahora América trabaja en Michigan Freeze Pack. Desea quedarse en Michigan en el futuro.
Sujetos
El Realito
Tamaulipas
México
San Antonio
Texas
Fábrica
Espárragos
Matrimonio
Agricultura
Invierno
Michigan Freeze Pack
Seguro
Temporada
Citation
Reyes, America, “Reyes, America (audio interview and summary),” Digital Collections, accessed May 31, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/42229.