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 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 ecortes | Jun 4, 2024 | families, Mexicanos 1930, Uncategorized
By Elizabeth Cortes, Advertising Major, Class of 2025 In 1927 30-year-old Maria Marquez, who resided in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, a city that borders El Paso Texas, came to El Paso, Texas. There, she reunited with her partner Pablo Duenes, age 26, who had arrived in...
by amckitt6 | May 30, 2024 | 1930, families, Hispanos from the southwest, Mexicanos 1930, social mobility, Uncategorized
By Austin L McKittrick, film and media major, class of 2024 The Front Street crew, consisting of 34 Mexican workers, worked on the railroad in Junction City, Oregon. Junction City is a small town about 10 miles north of Eugene. Throughout the 1900s-1930s the town...