Interviewer
Kathy Perez
Files
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Ethnic Group
Mexican American
Generation
Elder
Description
Evangelina Sosa begins her story of love and family in Sonora, Mexico. She was born in a small town called Agua Prieta, but raised in Sonora. Life in Mexico revolved around her large family of eleven brothers and sisters. Her father worked as a carpenter and her mother was a homemaker and seamstress. Although Evangelina was only able to attend school through the sixth grade, her mother taught her important domestic skills. Evangelina learned to sew and cook at a very young age, which enabled her to help her mother care for the large family and assist with the sewing…
Keywords
Oral History, Stockton - CA, California, Mexican American, History
Comments
This oral history is part of the STOCKTONSpeaks! Project that ran from 2002-2005 in Stockton, CA. You can read more about STOCKTONSpeaks! on the homepage and the About page.
Recommended Citation
Hunt, Tammy. "Sosa Family: Evangelina Sosa (Elder)". (2005). STOCKTONSpeaks! Mexican American Stories. Oral History 1.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ss-ma/1
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Relatives
Olivia Sosa (Middle)
John J. Arguelles (Youth)