Mary Navarro Oral History

Image

Title

Mary Navarro Oral History

Identifier

OH_NAVARRO_MARY_2000

Description

Mary was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. After her mother's death she came to live with her maternal grandmother in Oxnard. She recalls her childhood in the Colonia Barrio, Catholic School, World War II, her love of music. She also discusses various communities living in Oxnard: Latino, Filipino, Samoan, and Japanese.

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Creator

Barajas, Frank

Date

2000-01-06

Format

mp3

Subject

Mexican Americans--Social conditions
Filipino Americans--Social conditions
Samoan Americans--Social conditions
Japanese Americans--Social conditions
Catholic schools
Singers
World War, 1939-1945--United States

Coverage

California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)

Publisher

Museum of Ventura County

Rights

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Type

Sound

Language

English

Original Format

audiocassette

Duration

00:41:29

Bit Rate/Frequency

64 kbit/s

Transcription

A transcript of this oral history is available as a .pdf in the Research Library's book and serials catalog, viewable here.

Interviewer

Barajas, Frank

Interviewee

Navarro, Mary

Location

Oxnard (Calif.)

Citation

Barajas, Frank, “Mary Navarro Oral History,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed February 22, 2025, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/8462.