69-year-old Tucson female, born 1920 comments on Barker tape segment, August 16, 1990; Tucson, Arizona

69-year-old Tucson female, born 1920 comments on Barker tape segment, August 16, 1990; Tucson, Arizona

In this short interview, the same woman from Tape 15 listens to and comments on a segment of a George C. Barker interviews with pachuco language speakers. She explains how she picked up the language by being around people who spoke it, especially her younger friends. She recalls when she noticed more pachucos coming to Tucson. The interviewee talks about some of the elements of pachuco and pachuca fashion and says that her husband used to love wearing that style of clothing.

Cummings, Laura (Laura Lee)

Dr. Laura Lee Cummings Pachuco/Caló Oral History Project Collection (MS 592). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

University of Arizona Libraries

1990-08-16

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mp3

Spanish

sound recording - nonmusical

MS592.27

azu_ms592_tape27

audiocassette

22 minutes