An interview with Jose L. Martinez / Jose L. Martinez ; Mark DePue, interviewer. 2008.

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An interview with Jose L. Martinez / Jose L. Martinez ; Mark DePue, interviewer. 2008.

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An interview of Jose L. Martinez conducted by Mark DePue for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Topics discussed include migrant work in the United States; peach and apple picking; doctor visits; and family life in America.

2 data discs (11 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.1 film cassettes : digital ; 3/8 in.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.

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Illinois State Museum

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Martínez, José 1969-

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Born on June 20, 1963, in Yuridia, a city in Guanajuato state in Mexico. Jose completed six years of schooling, but opportunities for work in his area were very limited. He first came to the United States around 1986 in search of work. He traveled to North Carolina and soon found work picking tobacco and cucumbers. He returned to Mexico during the off season, but continued to come to the United States for agricultural work. Jose began working for Eckert's Orchards in Belleville, Ill. in 1994. He...

DePue, Mark R.

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