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This interview took place in the home of Stella Baptista in February of 2004. Many Portuguese and Portuguese Americans, especially women, worked in the canneries in various parts of California, and so we wanted to get a sense of this experience. Stella followed her mother in this occupation. In this interview she talks about her childhood, growing up with immigrant parents, first in Sausalito and then Oakland. Stella talks about life in the canneries during the War Effort (World War II) and also discusses the effects of unionization on the work experience. She also discusses several aspects of life in a Portuguese immigrant community.

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Title
Stella Adoa Baptista: Recollections on Life in the Canneries
Creator
Baptista, Stella Adoa, interviewee
Adao, Deolinda, interviewer
Warrin, Don, interviewer
Published
Berkeley, CA, Regional Oral History Office, 2007
Full Collection Name
Portuguese in California Oral Histories
Subject (Topic)
Community and Identity
Type
Text
Format
Oral histories.
Archive
The Bancroft Library Oral History Center
Note
Baptista, Stella Adoa. "Stella Adoa Baptista: Recollections on Life in the Canneries." Interview by Deolinda Adao and Don Warrin in 2004. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2007.
Interview date(s) 2004
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