Villagomez, Augustin
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Title |
Villagomez, Augustin |
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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. |
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Collection Name |
HMRC Oral History Collection |
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Date of Interview |
February 24, 1983 |
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Subject Terms |
Villagomez, Augustin--Interviews ;
Mexican Americans--Social conditions--Texas--Houston ;
Immigrants--Mexico ;
Oral histories |
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Interviewee |
Villagomez, Augustin |
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Interviewers |
Kreneck, Thomas |
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Original Format |
Audio tape |
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Oral History Number |
OH 0322 |
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Language |
English |
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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. |
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Geographic Subject Terms |
Houston (Tex.) |
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Era |
1920s ; 1930s |
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Length of Interview |
1 hr, 10 min |
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Type |
Sound; Text |
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Format |
Flash Video (FLV); Text |
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Funding provided by |
TexTreasures Grant |
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