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Title
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Emilio Estrada oral history interview, 2002 October 1
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Interviewee
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Estrada, Emilio, 1955-
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Interviewer
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Shand, Joanne
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Contributor
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Estrada, Fernando, 1984-
Estrada, Isabel
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2002-10-01
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (39:22) : digital, MP3 + 2 transcripts (Original Spanish: 23 pages : PDF) (English translation: 22 pages : PDF)
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Language Note
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Interview is in Spanish.
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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spa
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Interviewee Biography
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Emilio Estrada was a 47-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Mayanalán, Mexico in 1955. He completed the sixth grade, and was employed as a farmer and rancher in Mexico, and as a landscaper at Garden Secrets in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Abstract
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Emilio Estrada and his wife Isabel discuss emigrating from southern Mexico, near Acapulco, to Charlotte, North Carolina with their two sons in 1995 and how their lives are different in the United States. Mr. Estrada describes how he and fellow immigrants from Latin America are treated unfairly in landscaping and are paid lower wages than U.S. citizens. He recounts his life as a rancher and farmer in Mayanalán, a town in Guerrero, Mexico near Acapulco and describes cheeses that he produced. Mr. Estrada explains how his family moved to the United States for better opportunities and affordable education, and how he would like to move back once his sons complete high school. He also discusses differences in gender norms between Mexico and the United States, how NAFTA has benefited Mexico, and the importance of Latin Americans to the U.S. economy.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
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Audio Condition Note
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Audio is very loud. Listen on low volume.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Gardeners
Farmers
Ranchers
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Subjects--Names
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Estrada, Emilio, 1955-
Estrada, Fernando, 1984-
Estrada, Isabel
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Subjects--Events
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001)
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Subjects--Topics
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Latin Americans
Hispanic Americans
Emigration and immigration
Latin Americans--Social life and customs
Ranch life
Cheese
Sex role
Immigrants--Economic conditions
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Subjects--Geographic
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Mexico--Guerrero (State)
North Carolina--Charlotte
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Subjects--Titles
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North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17)
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Coverage--Dates
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1970-2010
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Digital Collection Title
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Levine Museum of the New South
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Digital Collection Series Title
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Latinos in Charlotte
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Related Materials Note
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Fernando Estrada oral history interview, 2002 October 1, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2204)
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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MU-ES0101
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2205