Part 1 of 5 of Antonia Medrano's oral history. Medrano recalls her upbringing in Sweet Home, Texas, her education and the racism she experienced, moving to Rio Hondo and Brownsville, her brother's death, her marriage, and the 1932/1933 hurricanes.
Mexican Americans, Texas--Social conditions, Mexicano americanos, and Texas--Condiciones sociales
Place Name:
Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America and Brownsville, Texas, United States of America
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Origin Note:
Los del Valle oral history recordings transferred from The University of Texas at Brownsville to The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Digitized with funds from the Latin American Materials Project (LAMP), Center for Research Libraries.