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Rob Cruz interview July 10, 2007

Rob Cruz talks about his childhood in California, growing up around a his father’s extended family, including his grandparents who immigrated from Mexico; later moving an hour away to an area with lots of space close to the Los Angeles Mountains: the San Gabriel; he also a talks about his parent’s decision not to teach their children Spanish (his father’s language) in order for the children to “assimilate” more easily. He talks about growing up with parents of different religions: Catholic and LDS [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and the conflict about religion; he talked about converting to the LDS Church and serving a mission. He talks about being the first person in his family to attend and graduate from college and the reasons behind his choice of career in the Forest Service, including work with NEPA, as the Cache District Ranger and now as a Forest Health Regional Coordinator. He explains some of the challenges he faced as a Forest Ranger, including working with local people and elected officials and winter recreation issues; and also talks about how he met and married his wife.

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 2.

2007-07-10

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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

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