Villagomez, Augustin
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Title
Villagomez , Augustin
Abstract
Augustin Villagomez came to Houston in the 1920s . His first job was in the V.A . Hospital , working as an Order for cleaning rooms for 38 cents per hour . After saving some money , he went to Morelia to marry his girlfriend , Anavelia Rivera . They had 3 children and faced a lot of hardship . In 1940 , he got his U.S . citizenship and found a job at the Lone Star Cement Plant , breaking concrete with a sledge hammer for 8 hours . He worked there for 33 years . Then he retired and returned to Mexico . Augustin relates the poverty and the hardship faced in the Depression era .
Collection Name
HMRC Oral History Collection
Date of Interview
February 24, 1983
Subjects
Villagomez , Augustin--Interviews ; Mexican Americans--Social conditions--Texas--Houston ; Immigrants--Mexico ; Oral histories
Interviewee
Villagomez , Augustin
Interviewers
Kreneck , Thomas
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH 0322
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Geographic Coverage
Houston (Tex.)
Temporal Coverage
1920s ; 1930s
Length of Interview
1 hr, 10 min
Type
Sound; Text
Format
Flash Video (FLV); Text
Funding provided by
TexTreasures Grant
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