by Kahleah Paris | Mar 13, 2025 | Digital Exhibit
By Kahleah P. Paris, History Major, Class of 2027 Herlinda Sanchez’s story begins in Mexico, where she spent her early years before immigrating to the United States in 1928. Her reason for immigrating is unknown, but like many other Mexican migrants of the...
by ngarcia2 | Mar 8, 2025 | Digital Exhibit
By Natalie Garcia, IRES major, class of 2025 Part 1: Crossing the Border, Starting a Family, and Moises Aguilar’s Introduction to the U.S. Railroad Industry The Aguilar family was a quiet yet persistent force in Lane County. They continued to make space for themselves...
by jochoa | Jun 4, 2024 | Digital Exhibit
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 sofiahua | Jun 4, 2024 | Digital Exhibit
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...
by ecortes | Jun 4, 2024 | Digital Exhibit
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...