A Strange Move: The Hovgaard Family c. 1940

By Lauren Martinez, Family & Human Services major, class of 2025 Setting the Stage Mexican women are not often seen as leaders of their families. Juanita E. Hovgaard, formerly Valencia, and her family did not follow the typical narrative of Mexican railroad...

Gender and Property: the Escobar Family, c. 1930s

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...

A Marriage on the Move: Pablo and Maria Duenez, c. 1930s

By Rodrigo Torrellio, Humanities Major, Class of 2025                                                                         Una Mejor Vida?    Pablo Duenez, a young Mexicano, ventured to El Paso, Texas, in 1925 at the age of 24, leaving Mexico behind in pursuit of...

Expanding Roots: the Martinez Family, c. 1930s

By Sofia Huaracha, Sociology major, class of 2027 During the 1920s, Mexicans migrating to the United States had a more accessible opportunity to enter the United States before the Immigration Act of 1924. This act restricted the number of immigrants from every country...