by nalamo | Jun 9, 2024 | 1930, families, From Jail to Rail..Road, Hispanos from the southwest, Mexicanos 1930, railroad workers, social mobility, Uncategorized
Summary: This is a lesson plan created by University of Oregon students. It is slotted for 63 minutes to ensure a basic understanding of the Front Street Crew for high school students. Our main learning objectives are to describe the contributions of Mexicanos to the...
by jochoa | Jun 4, 2024 | 1930, families, Mexicanos 1930, railroad workers, social mobility, Uncategorized
by Juan P. Ochoa, History Major, Class of 2025 In 1930 the Escobar family lived in the Irving Precinct of Lane County, Oregon headed by Antonio Escobar. The household consisted of himself, his wife, Beatrice, and their two young sons, Francisco and Nicolas. Antonio...
by gabbyp | Jun 4, 2024 | 1930, Mexicanos 1930, railroad workers
By Gabriela G. Padilla Ruiz, Human Physiology Major, Latinx Studies Minor, Class of 2026 Migration was not something uncommon for Felipe Gonzalez, a young and single man, with the dream to achieve better things in this world. Born on February 5, 1902, in...
by sulemag | Jun 4, 2024 | 1930, families, Mexicanos 1930, railroad workers
By Sulema Gonzalez Cabrales, Family Human Services Major, class of 2026 Who was Pedro Corpus? In January of 1897, in Zacatecas, Mexico, Pedro Corpus was born. Later in 1910, with the Corpus living barely above the poverty line, Pedro decided he would travel to the...
by olivej | Jun 4, 2024 | 1930, Mexicanos 1930, railroad workers
By: Olive M. Jaramillo, Spanish major, Class of 2027 Hipolito Rico was born on August 14, 1903 to parents Alberto Rico and Juana Lopez. He was born and baptized in Purepero, Michoacan, Mexico. He had an older brother named Aurelio who was born in 1901, and a younger...
by geneg | Jun 3, 2024 | 1930, Mexicanos 1930, railroad workers, social mobility
By: Gene Exiquio Garcia, History major, Class of 2024 Aristeo Garcia Hernandez was born on October 5, 1892, in Villa Union, Mexico. His hometown on the western coast of Mexico in the state of Sinaloa is just 12 miles south of the port of Mazatlán on the Presidio...