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Lisamel Vázquez interview June 19, 2007

Mrs. Lisamel Vázquez talks about her childhood in Puerto Rico, moving to Mexico City with her parents for her father's job when she was 16, her move to Cache Valley in 1989. She also talks about her parents, husband and three daughters and their significance in her life. She talks about her work, especially at Miller's Meat Packing Plant (Swift Meat Packing Plant) helping employees both at the plant and in the public schools translating, and helping with the USU and Mexican Consulate effort to help the community members and Miller employees with GED, driving, citizenship, education. She talks about the December 2006 ICE(immigration] raids on the meat packing plant in Hyrum and her efforts to help those affected by the raid.

The original of this item can be found at Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Latino Voices, FOLK COLL 38 Box 7.

2007-06-19

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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives

Latino/Latina Voices Project, 2007, 2012

Latino/Latina Voices Project inventory can be found at: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv83200

Latino Voices

http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Latino/id/625