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

Interviewee/Entrevistado

Constancio Perales García

Interviewer/Entrevistador

Cecilia Perales

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Constancio Perales es originario de Durango, México. Perales perdió a sus padres y decidió cruzar la frontera de los Estados Unidos para construir un mejor futuro para su propia familia. Perales tuvo un recorrido muy difícil para llegar a EE. UU. Trabajó en el campo y en la matanza. Por medio de este esfuerzo, Perales les dio una educación a sus hijos. Perales cree que la educación es muy importante para el futuro de las personas.

Constancio Perales is originally from Durango, Mexico. Perales lost his parents and decided to cross the US border to build a better future for his family. Perales had a difficult journey to the US. He has worked a variety of jobs in the US, including as an agricultural laborer and on the killing floor at a slaughterhouse. Through these efforts, Perales was able to give his children an education. Perales believes that education is very important for people's futures.

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Date of Interview/Fecha de la Entrevista

7-16-2018

Keywords/Palabras Clave

pobreza, Educación, mataderos, Emigración e inmigración, education, slaughterhouse, poverty, emigration and immigration

Disciplines/Disciplina

Latin American Studies | Oral History

Constancio Perales García

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