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Whiting, Indiana: Generational Memory, 1991-1993

Interviewee
McNinch, Estela February 25, 1992 

Call Number
91-148

Physical Description

35 pages; 2 tapes, 1 7/8 ips, 67 minutes; index

Interviewer
Berry, Chad

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Estela McNinch, born in July of 1964, discusses her parents' move from Texas and Mexico to Whiting, Indiana, the discipline she recalls from her childhood and adolescence, and her memories of her youth in Whiting, in general. She speaks of her high school class and the direction of the lives of some of her classmates. In addition, Mrs. McNinch, a Mexican American herself, comments on the role and experiences of Mexican-Americans in Whiting, and of diversity and discrimination in the town.

  • Keywords
    • Subjects
    • discrimination
    • divorce
    • ethnic diversity
    • family values
    • hillbillies
    • Mexican-Americans