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Interview with Jose A. Valdez
Valdez, Jose A.
Mexican Americans -- Minnesota.
Jose Valdez was born in Texas in 1940 and moved to Minnesota to be director of the Minnesota Migrant Council. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Council history from 1969 to 1976 - its goals, structure, staff, function and funding - accomplishments - and possible…
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Interview with Heladio "Lalo" Zavala
Zavala, Heladio
Hispanic Americans -- Minnesota.
Heladio "Lalo" Zavala was born in Asherton, Texas. Zavala decided to move to Minnesota to attend Moorhead State College and studied social work and Spanish. He became involved with the Latino community by becoming the chairman of Migrant Health Services,…
AV2011_2_41_1.mp3
Interview with Martha A. Noyola
Noyola, Martha A.
Hispanic Americans -- Minnesota.
Martha Noyola was born in Houston Texas - her parents are immigrants from Mexico. She graduated from the University of California-Berkeley and works as a multicultural academic advisor for St. Cloud State University. She has served on the board of the…
AV2011_2_25_1.mp3
Interview with Eduardo Martinez-Yrizar
Martinez-Yrizar, Eduardo
Hispanic Americans -- Minnesota.
Eduardo was born in a small town in northern Mexico, but grew up in Mexico City. He came to Minnesota to attend graduate school to study animal reproduction. After finishing school and getting married Eduardo and his wife Jill briefly moved back to Mexico…
AV2011_2_22_1.mp3
Interview with Noi Sinkasem
Sinkasem, Noi
Asian Americans -- Minnesota.
Noi Sinkasem was born in Bangkok, Thailand on September 20, 1961. At the time of the interview she owned a Sawatdee Thai restaurant in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early life and family in Thailand - education - coming to the United…
AV2012_5_9_1.mp3
Interview with Phiengtavanh Savatdy
Savatdy, Phiengtavanh
Asian Americans -- Minnesota.
Phiengtavanh Savatdy was born in 1981 in Vientiane, Laos. She enlisted in the Army National Guard, and attended St. Cloud College. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early life in Laos - nicknames given to her as a child - coming to the United States - coming to…
AV2012_5_7_1.mp3
Interview with Hedy Tripp
Tripp, Hedy
Asian Americans -- Minnesota.
Hedy Tripp was born in 1948 in Singapore. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early life in Singapore - family history - going to school in Singapore - getting married and divorced - coming to the United States - getting remarried in the United States - moving to…
AV2012_5_12_1.mp3
Interview with Chanmany Sysengchanh
Sysengchanh, Chanmany
Asian Americans -- Minnesota.
Chanmany Sysengchanh was born in 1983 in a refugee camp in Napo, Thailand. His parents were refugees from Laos. At the time of the interview he was working for Saint Cloud University as part of a pre-college program for minorities. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED:…
AV2012_5_10_1.mp3

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  • American Swedish Institute
  • Center for Hmong Studies, Concordia University - St. Paul
  • Immigration History Research Center
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