Oral History Interview with Mabel Medina, Irene Tolmich, Sadie Valdez, and Edulia Garcia

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Item NumberPPLDoh-viii-24Time Coverage2005-06-01Date Interview2005-06-01DescriptionOral history interview with Mabel Medina, Irene Tolmich, Sadie Valdez, and Edulia Garcia, older members of the Colorado Springs community. All three women describe growing up in small towns on farms or mining communities, their school years, holidays, and other fond family memories. They also share painful stories of discrimination in Colorado Springs restaurants and businesses and offer advice to young people.
NarratorMedina, MabelGarcia, EduliaValdez, SadieTolmich, IreneInterviewerVazquez-Guy, CarmenGeographic CoverageColorado Springs (Colo.)San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)Trinidad (Colo.)SubjectHispanicsCultural identityGreat DepressionMinoritiesCollectionDe Donde Eres Oral HistoriesLanguageen; esPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictRightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0Original Formataudio

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Date Digital8/5/2006Formataudiomp3File Name PPLDoh-viii-24Duration0:50:23Resource Typesound, interview

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IdentifierPPLDoh-viii-24

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