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Oral history interview with Mario Gomez-Rubio, 2017 March 18
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Gomez-Rubio, Mario
- Title
- Oral history interview with Mario Gomez-Rubio
- Dates
- 2017 March 182017-03-182017-03-18
- Quantity
- 41.6 megabytes, (1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 30 min., 38 sec.))) : MPEG-4
- Collection Number
- SR 12255
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Mario Gomez-Rubio conducted by Sankar Raman on March 18, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Gomez-Rubio and his family immigrated to Oregon from Mexico in 2015. His mother, Elizabeth Rubio-Alfaro, also participated in the interview.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Mario Gomez-Rubio was born in Michoacán, Mexico, around 2004. His family immigrated to the United States in 2015 and settled in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This oral history interview with Mario Gomez-Rubio was conducted by Sankar Raman on March 18, 2017. The interview was recorded for The Immigrant Story, an organization that documents and archives the stories of immigrants and refugees in the United States. Gomez-Rubio's mother, Elizabeth Rubio-Alfaro, was also present and occasionally answered questions in Spanish. An unidentified woman provides translations in Spanish and English.
In this interview, Gomez-Rubio discusses immigrating to the United States from Mexico in 2015 and settling in Hillsboro, Oregon. He also describes his early life on a ranch outside the city of Morelia in Michoacán, Mexico, including his education, his ambition to play professional soccer, and his social life. Rubio-Alfaro describes the process of immigrating to the United States, including the journey to Oregon. Gomez-Rubio talks about his school experience in Hillsboro, including learning English as a second language and his social life. He discusses his most challenging classes, his continued interest in soccer, and his plans for the future. Gomez-Rubio and Rubio-Alfaro close the interview by discussing Gomez-Rubio's interest in robotics and the physical sciences, as well as his independent personality.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Mario Gomez-Rubio, by Sankar Raman, SR 12255, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and The Immigrant Story. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of The Immigrant Story, 2020 (Lib. Acc. RL2020-017).
Bibliography
An article about Mario Gomez-Rubio, "Going Up North to Pastures New" by Sankar Raman, was based on this interview and published on The Immigrant Story website at https://theimmigrantstory.org/going-north/.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Description | Dates |
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Oral history interview with Mario Gomez-Rubio | 2017 March 18 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- English language--Study and teaching--United States--Foreign speakers
- Farm life--Mexico
- Immigrants--Oregon
- Mexican Americans--Oregon
- Soccer
Personal Names
- Gomez-Rubio, Mario
- Rubio-Alfaro, Elizabeth
Geographical Names
- United States--Immigration and emigration
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Raman, Sankar (interviewer)
- Rubio-Alfaro, Elizabeth (interviewee)