South Colton Oral History Project Collection
Document Type
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Publication Date
5-2-2015
Summary
Tom Rivera interviewed Estaquio Quiñonez on May 2, 2015. In this interview, Quiñonez discusses his family history and childhood experience in South Colton. Most of his family has already lived in Colton for over 100 years at the time of the interview. His grandfather was deported with his eight children, who were citizens, to Mexico during the American Repatriation. Having been born and raised in Colton, Quiñonez also speaks of how he got his nickname, “Taco”, and the impact that baseball and outside activities had on his life. He also discusses living in the Project and staying close to people he met there. There was also talk on the Vietnam War and how a handful of people he knew fought and many died, including his brother. Some died in Vietnam while others died from later complications. Throughout the interview, Quiñonez discusses his time as a youth in the Sea Scouts and how he collected food donations in South Colton for Thanksgiving and Christmas. He ends with a story about an incident with a beer keg at a Quinceañera and talking about friends, one last time, who had passed or are older.
Recommended Citation
CSUSB, "Eustaquio Quinonez" (2015). South Colton Oral History Project Collection. 63.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/colton-history/63
