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OH 1726

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBECKMAN, Pierina E. Mercado (b. 1958)
ProfessionsProfessor
EmployersUniversity of North Texas

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1726
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor 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 Description48 pp.
Terms of UseOpen