Dominguez, Violeta

Received his 1st contract as a bracero in 1959 through the Secretaria de Gobernaci?n in Cuernavaca, Morelos to go to San Jose, CA; also worked in Arizona; had to return to Mexico becuase of being seriously ill with stomach problems caused by food in bracero work camp.

Mr. Trevino was born in Salanillo, Coohuila. He was hired as a bracero in Zacatecas and enlisted in Monterrey. He remembers being sprayed with pesticides at the border. He worked in Edinburg, TX picking cotton.

Mr. Flores was born in Miacatl?n, Morelos. He worked as a bracero from 1956 to 1963, in California and Texas.

Born in Tilzapotla, Morelos. He worked as a bracero in California, Wyoming and Nebraska.

Mr. Flores was born in San Andres de la Cal, Morelos, Mexico in 1932. He worked in Texas picking cotton; in Arizona picking melon; talks in detail about working conditions in California picking various vegetables and fruits; also worked in Virginia (1980-1985) in tobacco fields.

Mr. Martinez grew up in Emetepec Hidalgo. He worked as a bracero in Califonia and Texas; picking orange, lemon, tomato, green pepper, carrot, celery and cotton. Activities he did from 1951 to 1956.

Mr. Lopez grew up in Petatlan, Guerrero. He worked as a bracero in California, Texas, New Mexico and Arkansas: picking tomato, cantaloupe, sugar beet, and cotton. Activities he did from 1954 to 1962.

Mr. Guevara Rodriguez grew up in Valle de Santiago Guanajuato. He worked as a bracero in Texas, California, Kansas City, and Montana; picking cotton, strawberries, corn, and harvesting lettuce, asparagas and sugar beet. Activities he did from 1949 to 1964.

Mr. Solano was born on August 27, 1939 in Tilxapotla, Morelos. He grew up as a farmworker on his family's land. He has a basic formal education. He remembers discrimination that the braceros went through both in Mexico (Empale, Sonora) & in the US (Stockton). He experienced discrimination in church. He worked in California and Arizona.

Mr. Guzman grew up in Uriangato, Guanajuato. He worked as a bracero in California and Arizona picking tomato, green been, oranges, lemons, grapfuit, lettuce, strawberry and plum. Activities he did from 1957 to 1964.