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1. Angel Iversen, Dr. Ramby Rasmussen, Paul Steenberg, and Ottar Jorgensen at Danebo expansion groundbreaking ceremony, Minneapolis Minnesota
- Description:
- Groundbreaking for North Wing Expansion at Danebo 1961. This building started as Danebo, a home for seniors in the Danish community, and was later repurposed as a non-profit cultural center known as the Danish American Center in 2005.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
2. Commemorative plaque at the Danish American Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Description:
- The inscription on the commemorative plaque reads: "Trees planted along this parkway in the year 1939 have been named Sesquicentennial trees to commemorate the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the first session of Congress and the Inauguration of the first president of the United States. This tree was planted by Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark as a Sesquicentennial tree April 22, 1939."
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Color photographs
3. Construction of north wing addition to Danebo, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Description:
- This construction Project added a North Wing addition to Danebo in 1961.The building started as Danebo, a home for seniors in the Danish community, and was later repurposed as a non-profit cultural center known as the Danish American Center in 2005.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
4. Crowd at St. James Lutefisk Day, St. James, Minnesota
- Date Created:
- 1928-10-03
- Description:
- Lutefisk Day in St. James, Minn. Mayor C.E. McNaught welcomes the ten thousand guests.
- Contributing Institution:
- Watonwan County Historical Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
5. Crowd at St. James Lutefisk Day, St. James, Minnesota
- Date Created:
- 1928-10-03
- Description:
- Pictured is the crowd at St. James Lutefisk Day. Depicted are dining tables and hordes of People eating at City Park.
- Contributing Institution:
- Watonwan County Historical Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
6. Crowd at St. James Lutefisk Day, St. James, Minnesota
- Date Created:
- 1928-10-03
- Description:
- Lutefisk Day in St. James, Minn. Mayor C.E. McNaught welcomes the ten thousand guests.
- Contributing Institution:
- Watonwan County Historical Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
7. Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark planting a tree at Danebo, Minneaoplis, Minnesota
- Description:
- Tree planting ceremony at Danebo on April 22 1939 in honor of the Sesquicentennial of the United States.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
8. Danebo Home Brochure, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Danebo, Incorporated
- Description:
- Promotional brochure for "Danebo Home," a retirement home with a warm, friendly, family-like atmosphere.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Leaflets (printed works)
9. Danebo Home 50th Anniversary Festival 1924-1974, June 16 1974, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Danebo, Incorporated
- Description:
- Festival Program with information on "The Birth of Danebo" and history by Olaf Juhl.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Pamphlets
10. Danebo Newsletter, December 1942, Number 27, Volume 8, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Danebo, Incorporated
- Description:
- Danebo News Number 27 Volume 8, December 1942. "We hope that we have to a certain degree accomplished our purpose - that of keeping you informed of things happening at Danebo and maybe aroused some interest here and there where none was before."
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Leaflets (printed works)
11. Danebo Newsletter, January 1937, Number 4, Volume 2, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Danebo, Incorporated
- Description:
- Danebo newsletter with information on Circle News, gifts to the home, birthdays at the mome, On the Sick List, Departed Folks by Death, Expenses at the Home for the past three months, Men's Circles, and staff information.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Leaflets (printed works)
12. Danebo Senior Residence sign, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Description:
- Danebo Senior Residence Sign. Danebo building started as a home for Danish seniors in 1924 and the building was later repurposed as a non-profit cultural organization known as the Danish American Center in 2005.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Color photographs
13. Danebo Seniors Community Culture Brochure, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Danebo, Incorporated
- Description:
- Brochure with information on Danebo Seniors Community, including informatio on housing with services rates and availability, location, housing, services, and hospitality.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Leaflets (printed works)
14. Danebo Summer Festival Program, June 1952, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Danebo, Incorporated
- Description:
- Danebo's 30th Summer Festival program, held on Sunday, June 22, 1952.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Leaflets (printed works)
15. Danish American Center sign, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Description:
- Danish American Center Sign. This building started as a home for Danish seniors in 1924 and the building of Danebo was later repurposed as a non-profit cultural organization known as the Danish American Center in 2005.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Color photographs
16. East side of Danebo building, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Description:
- Front door of Danebo seen from West River Parkway South. This building started as Danebo, a home for seniors in the Danish community, and was later repurposed as a non-profit cultural center known as the Danish American Center in 2005.
- Contributing Institution:
- Danish American Center
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- Color photographs
17. Interview with Abdisalam Adam
- Creator:
- Adam, Abdisalam
- Date Created:
- 2004-06-24
- Description:
- Abdisalam Adam grew up in Somalia, went to school in Nigeria, and came to the United States on a student visa. Adam worked for a magazine in Madison, Wisconsin, before coming to Minnesota. He has been married and raised a family since moving to Minnesota, and he currently works as an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher. Subjects discussed include: Growing up in Somalia; attending school in Nigeria; living in Saudi Arabia; moving to the United States on a student visa; first impression of the United States; working for a magazine in Madison, Wisconsin; Somali communities in Minnesota; religious awareness of Minnesotans; Somali weddings; recently visiting Somalia and returning in the future; important aspects of Somali culture; maintaining Islamic and Somali culture in the United States; the role of families in Somali culture; influence of television; opportunities for Somali teens; working as an ESL teacher.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
18. Interview with Abdi Sheikh
- Creator:
- Sheikh, Abdi
- Date Created:
- 2004-06-04
- Description:
- Abdi Sheikh is from Somalia and came to Minneapolis in 2001. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School and transferred to Wellstone International High School. After high school graduation he plans on attending Normandale Community College. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Attending Koraning School in Kenya; moving to Nairobi from Somalia; troubles with the police in Kenya; learning English and Swahili; thoughts on America pre-immigration; leaving friends in Kenya; immigrating to the United States; struggling in high school; transferring to Wellstone International High School; being interested in religious history; high school graduation; plans to attend Normandale Community College; recreational activities in the city.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
19. Interview with Adelbert Batica
- Creator:
- Batica, Adelbert
- Date Created:
- 2011-01-26
- Description:
- Adelbert Batica was born in Manila, Philippines. He was imprisoned by Ferdinand Marcos for his opposition to martial law in the Philippines. After being released Batica and his wife left the Philippines for the U.S. He lives in Minnesota with his family working for the Department of Transportation and acting as a leader in the Filipino community. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family - childhood - poverty in the Philippines - college - martial law under Ferdinand Marcos - being a political prisoner - marriage - immigrating - traveling to Peru - the Filipino-American community - People Power Revolution - politics - personal heroes - activism.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
20. Interview with Ahmay Ya
- Creator:
- Ya, Ahmay
- Date Created:
- 2011-05-11
- Description:
- Ahmay Ya was born in 1987 in Sanchaung in Rangoon, Burma. She graduated from the University in Burma in 2003-2004. She immigrated to the United States in 2008 as a Karen refugee. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early life - her father the revolutionary Mahn Nyein Maung - family and how the Karen people name their children - her childhood in Rangoon - her mother working as a trader while her father was in prison - being questioned by the authorities - escaping from Burma - volunteering to help deliver babies, and helping other refugees - coming to the United States alone - getting an education and working in Minnesota - her father's book Against the Storm: Across the Sea" and her father's imprisonment and release - hopes for herself and the Karen - working with the Karen in Minnesota and mental health issues - "
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
21. Interview with Albert G. Minda
- Creator:
- Minda, Albert Greenberg
- Date Created:
- 1967-07 - 1967-11
- Description:
- Albert G. Minda was born July 30, 1895, in Holton, Kansas. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1918, did postgraduate work at the Universities of Chicago, Columbia and Minnesota, and was ordained rabbi at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1919. He served as rabbi at Temple Beth El in South Bend, Indiana, from 1919 to 1922, when he became rabbi at Temple Israel in Minneapolis. He was granted an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1947 by the Hebrew Union College. In 1963 he was appointed Rabbi Emeritus at Temple Israel. He died in 1977. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal history, including his education, early rabbinical duties in Indiana, marriage and writing - history and development of Temple Israel - the Jewish community in Minneapolis, Talmud Torah, Jewish charity and community services - anti-Semitism and the status of Jews in Minneapolis - duties of a rabbi - and his travels, lectures and participation in Jewish and inter-faith organizations. COMENTS ON INTERVIEW: MHS received the interview material in 1972 from Mrs. Nathan Berman of the Minneapolis Federation for Jewish Service.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
22. Interview with Alberto Monserrate
- Creator:
- Monserrate, Alberto
- Date Created:
- 2010-12-29
- Description:
- Alberto Monserrate was born in Middlebury, Vermont. Monserrate grew up in Puerto Rico and England. He moved to Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota majoring in sociology. He has held several positions including the state chair of the Minnesota Young DFL, Ameriprise, Board of La Oportunidad Incorporated, Prudential Securities as a financial advisor, and founding board of the KIPP Stand (Knowledge Is Power Program). Monserrate is currently a Latino Media owner of La Prensa, La Invasora, and LCN. He is currently serving on the Minneapolis School Board. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Jobs held - family background - being bilingual in Spanish and English - playing sports - crime exposure - Minnesota weather - scholarships - lack of Latino community in 1980s - racism - relationships - financial struggles - immigration - Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio - Latino non-profits - education - technology - Lake Street - community involvement - Latino businesses - Latino rally - anti-immigrant sentiment - English as a Second Language - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
23. Interview with Alberto Villarreal
- Creator:
- Villarreal, Alberto
- Date Created:
- 1976-07-12
- Description:
- Alberto Villarreal was born in Blue Earth, Minn., in 1933 and grew up in Iowa and Albert Lea, Minn. He has worked in a packing house, a foundry, construction, a hospital and a furniture store. Since 1960 he has been a member of the Albert Lea Police Department. Subjects discussed include: Education, work and family history - involvement with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) - and the Azteca Club.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
24. Interview with Alfonso de Leon
- Creator:
- de Leon, Alfonso
- Date Created:
- 1975-07-08
- Description:
- Alfonso de Leon was born in Antila de Nopales, Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, in 1902. He traveled with a military band during the Mexican Revolution and in 1918 came to the United States, where he worked in a mine in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He got married in 1922 in Bridgeport, Texas, where their first child was born. From 1923 to 1929 he worked in beet fields in Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa and Minnesota. They moved to Minnesota in 1929, and he started working in the Armour Packing House. He became involved in Mexican-American community organizations and activities in St. Paul. He retired from Armour in 1965. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Early life in Mexico - the Mexican Revolution - life in Texas - work in the beet fields - the early Mexican-American community in St. Paul, including its organizations and festivals - his family - and personal views and philosophy of life. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English. This is an extremely valuable interview on the early history of the Mexican-American community on St. Paul's West Side.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
25. Interview with Alfonso Galvan
- Creator:
- Galvan, Alfonso
- Date Created:
- 1975-07-30
- Description:
- Alfonso Galvan was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1898. He fought in the Mexican Revolution and came to the United States in 1919. In 1923 he came to Chaska, Minnesota, and worked in the fields. He also worked as a butcher, for Armour for four years and for Swift for six years. He worked for Cudahy's for twenty-five years until 1954, when the plant closed. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The Mexican Revolution - crossing the river and entering the United States - working for railroads, in farm fields and in the meatpacking industry - the first people in the West Side neighborhood of St. Paul - the Anahuac Society - celebrations on the West Side - his philosophy and advice to the young. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
26. Interview with Alim Kassim
- Creator:
- Kassim, Alim; United States
- Date Created:
- 1998-03-27
- Description:
- Alim Kassim was born in Minnesota. His parents are of Indian descent but born in Kenya. At the time of the interview, Kassim was attending college. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, familiarity with parents' language, schooling, Connections with relatives in Africa. Friendships at school. African, Indian and American culture at home-art, music, food. Religious instruction. Parents' friends. High school activities. Music interests. Future plans. Travels to India.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
27. Interview with Alli Naithani
- Creator:
- Naithani, Alli; United States
- Date Created:
- 1998-01-28
- Description:
- Naithani was born in Minnesota of parents who emigrated from India. She attended high school and college in Minnesota and Vermont. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, childhood memories, familiarity with parents' language, maintaining ties to India through letters and visits. Family's values, religion, socializing within Indian community, traveling to India. College experiences in Minnesota and Vermont. Advantages and disadvantages of being the child of immigrant parents. Mitigating cultural differences. Indian food, movies and languages.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
28. Interview with Amos Deinard
- Creator:
- Deinard, Amos; United States
- Date Created:
- 1978-12-10
- Description:
- Amos Deinard was raised near Lake Minnetonka and later resided in Minneapolis. He was a prominent Jewish figure in Minnesota. In 1933 he married his sister's close friend. Together they raised their son and daughter. Among the many positions he served he continued to improve the community by serving as member and chairman on the Fair Employment Practices Commission from 1947 to 1964. He considered himself a liberal in ""the true sense of the word."" SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Temple of Isr
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
29. Interview with Amy Cerna
- Creator:
- Cerna, Amy; United States
- Date Created:
- 2/25/2013
- Description:
- Amy Cerna was born in 1983 in Big Wells, Texas. At the time of the interview Cerna was studying business at Minnesota State Community and Technical College. She was married with three children and was a volunteer at Mujeres Unidas [Women United]. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family - marriage - moving within the United States - education - Latino identity and community - Community services - working at MET, Inc.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
30. Interview with Angel and Maria Garcia
- Creator:
- Garcia, Angel
- Date Created:
- 1976-08-06
- Description:
- Angel Garcia was born and lived his early years in Houston, Texas. Maria Garcia was born in Chicago. In 1951 they moved to Winona County, where they raised three children. Angel Garcia is the prosperous owner of a trucking business, a tavern in Stockton, Minn., a farm and other real estate. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Their reasons for moving to Minnesota - educational history - their employment records - organizations - ways in which Mexican heritage has affected their lives - and continuation of Mexican culture. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Their daughter, Chris, also speaks in the interview.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
31. Interview with Angelita R. Martinez
- Creator:
- Martinez, Angelita Reyes
- Date Created:
- 1976-08-20
- Description:
- Angelita Reyes Martinez was born Sept. 27, 1927, in Waterloo, Iowa. She moved to St. Clair, Minnesota, with her parents in 1930 and moved to Minneapolis in 1934. She married Ramon Martinez in 1946. At the time of the interview she had three grandchildren, Ramona, Vicente and Georgie Ann. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family history - education - visits to Mexico - founding of the Twin Cities chapters of the League of United Latin American Citizens - Mexican customs and holidays - and the meaning of being a real Mexicana. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
32. Interview with Angel M. Fernandez
- Creator:
- Fernandez, Angel M.
- Date Created:
- 1975-08-08
- Description:
- Angel M. Fernandez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in September of 1932. He came to the United States in 1956 in response to an advertisement by the American consulate in Mexico that offered opportunities for single men to go to the United States. He enlisted in the Air Force and soon was stationed at Fort Snelling. He was married in 1959 to Anita Morales Liscano. He held several jobs and at the time of the interview was an accountant for the Minnesota Department of Public Welfare. Subjects discussed include: Family history - life in Mexico - employment record - religion - alcoholism - adapting to marriage - experiences in the Air Force - educational systems in the United States and Mexico - adapting to life in the United States and to the English language - and advice to the young. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
33. Interview with Angelo and Marcella Elizondo
- Creator:
- Elizondo, Angelo
- Date Created:
- 1975-07-08
- Description:
- Angelo Elizondo was born in Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in 1909. At the age of three he came to the United State with his parents, who were seeking employment. He grew up working in Texas coal mines during the winter and in beet fields in other states during the summer. Marcella Elizondo was born in Taft, Texas, in 1919. She grew up working in beet fields and came to Minnesota in 1929. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Their families, including parents and siblings - their children's names and occupations - experiences in Marcella's life which include several visits by apparitions - the evil eye" - remedies made from herbs - and advice for their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
34. Interview with Angelo Cohn
- Creator:
- Cohn, Angelo
- Date Created:
- 1976-05-05
- Description:
- Angelo Cohn was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1914, and in 1920 he immigrated with his parents and two brothers to the United States, where they joined an extended family of cousins in Minneapolis. Both his parents were professionally trained, his mother as a language teacher and his father as a lawyer. Angelo Cohn graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1936 with a degree in journalism and worked as a reporter on the Minneapolis Star. He married in 1948 and has three children. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Immigration of his extended family - early life in the Minneapolis immigrant community, including geographical locations of community institutions and synagogues - education and recreation - the Depression - religious institutions - bootlegging - anti-Semitism - and the Teamsters strike in 1934.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
35. Interview with Anita Astran
- Creator:
- Astran, Anita
- Date Created:
- 2010-09-06
- Description:
- Anita Astran was born in Bluffton, Ohio. She attended one year at a community and technical college. She married Rudy Astran and together raised two children. Astran worked as a scholarship advisor providing financial assistance to prospective students. She supports community organizations such as the YMCA, Centro Culture, Migrant Legal Services, and Migrant Health. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family background - education - her son's direction and career choices - her daughter's personality and interests - Christian influences - differences between Crystal City and Moorhead ethnically - using Facebook for a Crystal City social network - keeping in touch with family - discrimination and racism - relationships with neighbors - Moorhead community becoming more understanding of different cultures - Latino community - community organizations - deciding on living in Minnesota vs. North Dakota - and immigration.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
36. Interview with Anna Amaya
- Creator:
- Amaya, Anna
- Date Created:
- 2010-01-10
- Description:
- Anna Amaya was born in Moorhead, Minnesota. Through the Youth Exchange and Study she earned her GED and attended Moorhead State for two years. She married in Moorhead and raised four children. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Education - family background - Latino community - organizations - personal relationships - racism - bilingual in Spanish and English - church - farm work - lack of diversity - domestic struggles - financial struggles - Latino culture and tradition - La Virgen de Guadalupe - quincea
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
37. Interview with Ann Zuvekas
- Creator:
- Zuvekas, Ann
- Date Created:
- 1976-07-14
- Description:
- Ann Zuvekas was director of Migrant Health Services, Inc., from 1974 to 1976. Subjects discussed include: Migrant Health Services, Inc., including its history, organization, funding, objectives, services, innovative projects and achievements, new programs, goals, and areas needing improvement.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
38. Interview with Anoop Mathur
- Creator:
- Mathur, Anoop
- Date Created:
- 2001-10-07
- Description:
- Anoop Mathur was born in India and immigrated to the U.S. as an adult. He has served as a teacher, administrator and board member of SILC. He developed the SILC Achievement Project class. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background; positions at SILC; SILC Achievement Project; curriculum development; language fluency; school board meetings; Festival of Nations; SILC Day; India Day; volunteer participation; changes over time.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
39. Interview with Antonio and Petra T. Zepeda
- Creator:
- Zepeda, Antonio; Zepeda, Petra Trevino
- Date Created:
- 1975-07-31
- Description:
- Antonio Zepeda Cardona was born in San Juan de Allende, Coahuila, Mexico, in 1902. He came to the United States with his family in 1907 and was raised in Rio Hondo, Texas. He was married to Petra Trevino Zepeda in Mexico at age sixteen, and in 1923 they came to the United States. He worked for the railroad for three months then came to Minnesota to work in the beet fields. He died in 1977. Petra Trevino Zepeda was born in Cuatro Cienigas, Coahuila, Mexico in 1906. She helped her father harvest his crops and take them to sell in the marketplace in Piedras Negras. She married Antonio Zepeda at age thirteen. Subjects discussed include: Their childhood and immediate family in Mexico - courtship in Mexico - the Mexican Revolution - crossing the border - job history - their twelve children - people and festivals on St. Paul's West Side - and advice for younger people. Mr. Zepeda also explains techniques for harvesting sugar beets. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: In Spanish, transcribed into English.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
40. Interview with Antonio Morales
- Creator:
- Morales, Antonio
- Date Created:
- 1976-07-15
- Description:
- Antonio Morales, one of nine children, was born in 1934 in San Antonio, Texas, and moved to the Blooming Prairie, Minnnesota area with his family in 1947. Married in 1952, he and his wife, Genevive, have eight children. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: His independent trucking business - his family - working in the fields in southern Minnesota - his philosophy in raising children - and continuing the Mexican heritage.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
41. Interview with Aparna Ganguli
- Creator:
- Ganguli, Aparna
- Date Created:
- 1994-12-06
- Description:
- Aparna Ganguli was born and grew up in India. She attended school and college in India and received a graduate degree. She immigrated to the United States in the early 1960s. More recently, she received a doctorate in Minnesota and currently teaches at a university. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Background, experiences in India, childhood, college experiences, marriage, arriving and adjusting to the U.S.-cultural differences. Visits to India. Educational experiences in the U.S., work history. Experiences in the Indian community, School of India for Language and Culture (SILC), Bengali Association. Retaining and passing on cultural values, maintaining family ties.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
42. Interview with Aparna Ramaswamy
- Creator:
- Ramaswamy, Aparna
- Date Created:
- 1997-07-20
- Description:
- Aparna Ramaswamy was born in India. She moved with her parents to Minnesota where she was raised and attended college. She studied classical dance in India, and has performed with the Ragamala Music and Dance Theater founded by her mother. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family life - interest in both Indian and American culture - studying dance in India - college life - Bharata Natyam dance - development and growth of the Ragamala dance company - participating in the School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC) in Minnesota - views on Hindu religious practice - Indian movies - melding professional plans with interest in Indian dance - importance of maintaining a sense of Indian culture.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
43. Interview with Arturo and Elvira Coronado
- Creator:
- Coronado, Arturo
- Date Created:
- 1975-08-18
- Description:
- Arturo Coronado was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. His father was a successful railroad conductor in Mexico, but in 1915, when Arturo was ten years old, the family left the country because his father didn't want to be involved in the Revolution. They returned to Mexico later, only to go back to the United States again. He arrived in Minnesota in 1923 and held a variety of jobs, primarily tailoring and dry cleaning. Elvira Coronado was born in 1908, also in San Luis Potosi. Her father had an accident while in the United States seeking his sister, and the family came to join him in Houston, Texas. She came to Minnesota with her husband. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Immediate family, including names, birth dates and occupations - personal life history - the community in St. Paul - Arturo Coronado's dry cleaning business, and his work in organizing a labor union for that trade (1930-1946) - their first restaurant in St. Paul, La Casa Coronado, and their later restaurant in Minneapolis - Guadalupe Church - and advice for future generations.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
44. Interview with Arturo Zamora
- Creator:
- Zamora, Arturo
- Date Created:
- 1976-07-15
- Description:
- Arturo Zamora was born in Benjamin, Texas, in 1925, one of eleven children. He came to Cloquet, Minnesota, in 1931 with his parents and settled in 1938 near Hollandale, Minn., where his family has owned a farm since 1940. Zamora has worked at Wilson Meat Packing Co. in Albert Lea since 1945 and operates a restaurant near Albert Lea with his three brothers. Subjects discussed include: Family and early life - work in the meatpacking industry - Club Azteca, League of United Latin American Citizens and Knights of Columbus in Albert Lea - and his restaurant.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
45. Interview with Ashoke Mandal
- Creator:
- Mandal, Ashoke
- Date Created:
- 2005-06-12
- Description:
- Ashoke Mandal came to Minnesota in 1995 and upon arrival contacted various members of the Indian community. He became president of the India Association of Minnesota [IAM] in 2002. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family - education in India - immigration to the United States and becoming a citizen - finding a job in Minnesota - contacting members of the Indian community and subsequent involvement with IAM - involvement with the Bengali Association - participation in the Festival of Nations - coordinating the annual dinner for IAM - contact with important Minnesota political figures - issues dealt with by IAM - organizational structure of IAM - member recruitment - impact of Senator Paul Wellstone's death on him and the Indian community - newsletter India Town - and future of IAM.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
46. Interview with Ashok Mahendra Patel
- Creator:
- Patel, Ashok Mahendra
- Date Created:
- 2012-02-02
- Description:
- Ashok Mahendra Patel was born in 1962 Kampala, Uganda. His parents were immigrants from Indore, India. Subjects discussed include: Early life and family - living in Uganda, India, and Canada - home life, doing chores, and being a kid - education, medical school, and coming to work for the Mayo Clinic - being involved in the community - calling Minnesota his home.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
47. Interview with Augusto and Rebecca Sumangil
- Creator:
- Sumangil, Augusto
- Date Created:
- 1978-12-08
- Description:
- Augusto (Tito) and Rebecca Sumangil immigrated to the United States from the Philippines in 1969 as young professionals. Augusto grew up in Manila, on the island of Luzon, and is an accountant. Rebecca's home was in Antique Province, in the Visayan Islands of the central Philippines, and she is a registered nurse. Both found jobs very quickly in the Twin Cities, and Augusto is now employed by the Northrup King Seed Company, while Rebecca works at St. Barnabus Hospital. They have a young daughter, Anne, born in Minnesota. The Sumangils have been active in the Fil-Minnesotan Association, and Augusto is the editor of the organization's newsletter. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The Sumangils discuss their early impressions of Minnesota and contrast the good reception they have had with the discrimination encountered by the old timers" in the Filipino community in the Twin Cities during the 1920s and 1930s. They also discuss the problems of child rearing faced by immigrant parents and point out that like many other young professional from the Philippines
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
48. Interview with Bao Vang
- Creator:
- Vang, Bao
- Date Created:
- 1999-12-17
- Description:
- Bao Vang is a half sister of Kim Yang. She was born in Long Cheng, Laos in 1973. She is a White Hmong. Her family immigrated to the U.S. twenty-one years ago. She graduated from high school, married at seventeen and has two children. Her husband belongs to the Moua clan. Currently, she works for American Express as a Distribution Coordinator. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Biographical information and religious affiliation. Childhood-school attendance, duties at home, community service, skills taught, social activities as a child, aspirations as a child. Hmong women's roles-decision making inside and outside of home and clan, women in leadership roles and how they are seen in the community, what women do to support their families, family planning, when women feel respected or disrespected. The war and living in refugee camps-memories of fleeing Laos, of refugee camps, difference in treatment of men and women in the camps. Adjustments since coming to the U.S.-skills needed to adjust, learning English, skills from Laos and Thailand that are adaptable or useable in the U.S., citizenship, leadership roles for women in the U.S. versus Laos, public contributions by Hmong women. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: The interview was conducted predominantly in Hmong. The Hmong transcript and an English translation are bound together for this interview.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
49. Interview with Bash Singh
- Creator:
- Singh, Bash
- Date Created:
- 1995-01-12
- Description:
- Bash Singh was born in a city formerly in India and now in Pakistan. She attended school and college in India. She came to the U.S. and lived first in Tennessee and then moved to Minnesota in the early 1970s. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Experiences living in Saudi Arabia - discrimination in Tennessee - the move to Minnesota and adjusting to cold weather - operating her candy store - marriage - instilling Indian values - religion, Sikh Association of Minnesota - other family members' experiences in Minnesota - membership in the Indo-American Club and the Association of American Physicians from India (AAPI) - volunteer work - connections to family in India - retirement plans - the importance of family values, personal values - the American Dream.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories
50. Interview with Belen Andrada
- Creator:
- Andrada, Belen S.
- Date Created:
- 2010-12-01
- Description:
- Belen Andrada was born in Butuan, in the southern Philippines. After World War II, Belen finished college with a bachelor's degree in math from Santo Tomas in Manila. She came to the U.S. as a master's degree student at the University of Chicago. After marrying she moved to Minnesota and worked in area high schools. She continues to be active in the Filipino community. Subjects discussed include: parents, growing up, World War II, Japanese occupation of the Philippines, college, immigrating, the Filipino community in the 1950s in Minnesota, and the Filipino since the 1950.
- Contributing Institution:
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Type:
- Sound Recording Nonmusical
- Format:
- Oral histories