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BoutteAudrey_TeboAgnes_2009_CRP

Description

The majority of the content is the story of Audrey Boutte and Agnes Tebo's lives. It begins with their descriptions of moving from Louisiana and Texas and coming to Salinas. Agnes speaks about the need for a job and how much better California pays compared to Texas, and Audrey speaks about the standard of living improving greatly compared to Louisiana. Both Agnes and Audrey briefly speak about the racial discrimination that they and their families experienced both in Salinas and in Texas and Louisiana. Chinatown is spoken about sparingly throughout the interview because it is a sensitive subject for Audrey because it was one of her father’s favorite places to visit and he recently passed away. It seemed to be the only "hotspot" around the area and it is where many different races intermingled with each other white eating out, gambling, drinking and sometimes even fighting. The end of the interview goes into detail about the racial discrimination of not being able to purchase a lot or house anywhere in Salinas and how tough it was to purchase a house and having to have it moved across town.

Interview Date

10-24-2009

Interviewer

Michael Sylvia; Sean Chase

Geographic Coverage

Salinas (Calif.)

Subjects

Chinatown (Salinas, Calif.); Race discrimination; Discrimination in housing; African American families

Type

Sound

Genre

Oral histories

Digital Format

audio/mp3

Language

eng

Digital Collection

Chinatown Renewal Project

Repository

Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay

Disclaimer

These oral histories express the personal views, memories, and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy or views of California State University, Monterey Bay.

Interview with Audrey Boutte and Agnes Tebo

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