by eherrera | Mar 13, 2025 | Digital Exhibit
By Esperanza Herrera-Moore, Family and Human Services Major, Class of 2026 The life that Anna and Frank lived was a unique one during this time. Anna was born in Guaymas, Guaymas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico, on June 3rd, 1898. She immigrated to the United States in...
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 rodrigot | Jun 4, 2024 | Digital Exhibit
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...
by gabbyp | Jun 4, 2024 | Digital Exhibit
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 olivej | Jun 4, 2024 | Digital Exhibit
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...