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OH 1757

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSORIA, Jovita (b. 1969)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1757
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Plano, Texas. Childhood in Mexico; first experience in Plano, Texas at age seventeen; second experience in Plano, Texas as a live-in nanny; move to Abilene, Texas; return to Mexico with husband; return to Plano as an illegal immigrant; difficulties with illegal status; assimilation into Texas culture; children’s experiences as Mexican-American; thoughts on immigration process.
Interviewer(s)Amy Hedrick
Physical Description61 pp.
Terms of UseOpen