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Audio Recording Interview about the Mexican family, discrimination against Mexicans, and life in the FSA camp.

Interview about the Mexican family, discrimination against Mexicans, and life in the FSA camp

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Interview about the Mexican family, discrimination against Mexicans, and life in the FSA camp.

About this Item

Title

  • Interview about the Mexican family, discrimination against Mexicans, and life in the FSA camp.

Names

  • Todd, Charles L., 1911-2004 (Collector)
  • Sonkin, Robert, 1910-1980 (Collector)
  • Flores, Jose (Performer)

Created / Published

  • El Rio, 1941

Headings

  • -  El Rio
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Field recordings
  • -  Spoken word
  • -  California -- El Rio

Genre

  • Interviews
  • Interviews
  • Field recordings
  • Spoken word

Notes

  • -  Interview topics include the Mexican family, discrimination against Mexicans, and life in the FSA camp. Mr. Flores was 20 years of age.

Medium

  • Sound disc : analog ; 12 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFC 1985/001: AFS 05145a01

Source Collection

  • Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Workers Collection (AFC 1985/001)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line

Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin migrant workers collection (AFC 1985/001), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Todd, Charles L, Robert Sonkin, and Jose Flores. Interview about the Mexican family, discrimination against Mexicans, and life in the FSA camp. El Rio, 1941. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/toddbib000358/.

APA citation style:

Todd, C. L., Sonkin, R. & Flores, J. (1941) Interview about the Mexican family, discrimination against Mexicans, and life in the FSA camp. El Rio. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/toddbib000358/.

MLA citation style:

Todd, Charles L, Robert Sonkin, and Jose Flores. Interview about the Mexican family, discrimination against Mexicans, and life in the FSA camp. El Rio, 1941. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/toddbib000358/>.