Sánchez, H. Virgilio

Interview with Bernabe Solis.

Recollection of the Mexican Revolution and his opinion on Pancho Villa and Guillermo Baca; his emigration to the United States, the Spanish Flu of 1918, of which his mother died; the Depression.

Began crossing into the United States at the age of 11; experiences with immigration officials; experiences working as a bracero in the 1950's.

The Mexican Revolution; The Spanish Flu of 1948; her immigration to the United States in 1928 and return to Mexico three years later.

The Mexican Revolution; Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918; came to the United States in 1918 and became resident in 1928; obtained his citizenship in 1940; attended night school; floods; gangs; job experiences; the Depression; Prohibition, discrimination; World War II.

Recalls life as a laborer on a hacienda before the Mexican Revolution; discrimination he encounters in Kansas; the Battle of Aguascalientes; Villa, Carranza, and Madero; the Spanish Flu of 1918, the Depression; La toma de Zacatecas.

Born in Mexico; came from a large family, many of whom died during the Spanish Flu of 1918; the Mexican Revolution and various personalities; came to the United States in 1925 and worked with the Sante Fe Railroads in Oklahoma; has worked in Chicago, New York, Indiana, and Buffalo; worked as a Bracero in 1954; opinions about undocumented workers in the United States and personal observattions about M?xico.

Personalities and events of the Mexican Revolution, including Pancho Villa and Francisco I. Madero, the Spanish Flu of 1918. Barber for Pancho Villa.

Life in Mexico before the Mexican Revolution; his participation in the Revolution with Villa's army under Mart?n L?pez; work experiences in the United States; the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918.

Extensive labor experiences, was deported on one occasion; suffered an accident while on the job; family problems after he obtained residency for his wife, bracero.