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OH 1724

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeGODOY, Simon Lira (b. 1957)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1724
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Dallas; chef, maintenance director for 2011 Cedar Springs building. Born in Durango, Mexico; early life with family in agriculture in the 1960s; educated in Mexico; crossed the border illegally by swimming the Rio Grande, walked 80 miles and worked various jobs; eventually made his way to Dallas; subsequent work experience in Dallas as an illegal immigrant; citizenship process; marriage and family.
Interviewer(s)Jackie Roberts
Physical Description43 pp.
Terms of UseOpen