| Title: |
Ray M. Chavarria
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| Local code: |
OH-136
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Tempe Historical Museum. Research Library
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| Collection: |
Barrios Oral History Project
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| Description: |
In this interview, he talks about his childhood family life and the disciplined upbringing he received as a child, churches and schools in Tempe, and his father's experiences as a musician. Chavarria described several different barrios in the Tempe area, including Guadalupe. He talks about his father's Yaqui ancestry, and Hispanic attitudes regarding their Indian heritage. Some of the most interesting narrative includes discussions of Pachuco gangs, zoot-suit styles, and racial discrimination in Tempe in the 1940s.
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| Extent: |
20 pages
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| URL: |
http://www.tempe.gov/museum/oh136.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1993 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Chavarria, Ramon M. Ray, 1927-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
8-Nov-1927
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| Speaker occupation: |
Government worker; Military personnel
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| Age at speaking: |
66
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| Document location: |
Tempe, AZ
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| Document date: |
17-Aug-1993
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| Interviewer: |
Solliday, Scott
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| Locations discussed: |
Arizona; Guadalupe, TX; North America; Tempe, AZ; Texas; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Arizona; Family--History; Guadalupe, TX; Hispanic American neighborhoods; Hispanic American youth; North America; Oral history; Tempe, AZ; Texas; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Barrios
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0022439-23771
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