| Interviewee | BECKMAN, Pierina E. Mercado (b. 1958) |
| Professions | Professor |
| Employers | University of North Texas |
| Interview ID # | OH 1726 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, and UNT professor. Childhood in Mexico City; parents’ desire to relocate family to U.S.; decision to attend Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa; culture shock and homesickness; marriage to Curt Beckman; decision to earn Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from University of Iowa; hired at UNT; efforts to remain in touch with family members in Mexico. |
| Interviewer(s) | John Clower |
| Physical Description | 48 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
