Coming to the Plains Oral Histories/ Llenando las Llanuras Historias Orales

Interviewee/Entrevistado

Berta García

Interviewer/Entrevistador

Michelle Warren; Jacob Rosdail

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Berta García es proveniente de Jalisco, México. García creció en una familia grande y tuvo una buena niñez. García conoció a su esposo en su ciudad natal. Tuvieron tres hijas y viajaron a los Estados Unidos como turistas, al final de esas vacaciones, tomaron la decisión de quedarse permanentemente en EE. UU. García y su esposo llegaron a Hastings, Nebraska, donde decidieron establecer su hogar. García y su esposo trabajaron arduamente por muchos años en la planta de carne Tyson. García analiza las diferencias, particularmente en las relaciones interpersonales, entre México y Estados Unidos.

Berta García comes from Jalisco, Mexico. García grew up in a big family and had a good childhood. García met her husband in her hometown. They had three girls. The family travelled to the US as tourists, then made the decision to stay permanently in the USA. García and her husband arrived in Hastings, Nebraska, where they decided to stay. García and her husband worked at the Tyson meat plant for many years. García discusses the differences, particularly in interpersonal relationships, between Mexico and the US.

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Date of Interview/Fecha de la Entrevista

4-6-2018

Keywords/Palabras Clave

trabajo, Emigración e inmigración, emigration and immigration, work

Disciplines/Disciplina

Latin American Studies | Oral History

Berta García

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