Acculturation and the Aguilar Family, 1941 – 1960

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...

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...

Goodbye Don Porfirio: Hipolito Rico, c. 1930s

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...