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Title
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Jose Jaime oral history recording on Latino migrant labor in Washington County
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Description
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An audio recording of an oral history of Jose Jaime regarding Latino migrant laborers and the Bracero program in the 1940s-1960s. Topics include: his oldest brother's work as a bracero in California beginning in the late 1940s; another brother's work as a bracero in Arizona; hearing about work in America while living in Mexico; reasons for leaving Mexico; meaning of the word 'bracero'; Jose's arrival in Washington County, Oregon in 1965; migrant laborers being hired by Tektronix; several churches subsidizing 12 families so that they could settle permanently in the county; abuses of migrant laborers; how the Hispanic community enriches the county. This recording is accompanied by a transcript.
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Contributor
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Dehn, Beth
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Creator
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Jaime, Jose
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Date
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2012
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Is Part Of
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Bracero collection
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Format
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MP3
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Language
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English
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Identifier
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WCM_OH_325
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Subject
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Washington County (Or.) -- History
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Hispanic Americans -- History
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Rights
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In Copyright
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Extent
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1 sound file (27 min.)
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Spatial Coverage
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Washington County (Or.)
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Type
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Sound
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Source
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Washington County Museum
