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ALMAGUER,
Pedro & Beatrice
BECHO,
Vicente & Rebecca
CASTELLANO,
Robert & Maggie
CAVAZOS,
Jacinto & Leonor
ELIZONDO,
Jose & Elisa
ESCOBAR/MORALES
/MONTELONGO,
Juan & Guadalupe
Pedro & Beatrice
BECHO,
Vicente & Rebecca
CASTELLANO,
Robert & Maggie
CAVAZOS,
Jacinto & Leonor
ELIZONDO,
Jose & Elisa
ESCOBAR/MORALES
/MONTELONGO,
Juan & Guadalupe
GALVAN,
Fernando & Rita
GARCIA,
Gerardo & Antonia
GONZALEZ,
Pedro & Beulah
GONZALEZ,
Ramiro & Noemi
Fernando & Rita
GARCIA,
Gerardo & Antonia
GONZALEZ,
Pedro & Beulah
GONZALEZ,
Ramiro & Noemi
REYES,
Alcario & Jovita
RIOS,
Ramon & Soledad
ROBLES,
Francisco & Maria
RODRIGUEZ,
Rogelio & Adela
RODRIGUEZ,
Leocadia
ROJAS,
Jesus & Cirila
Alcario & Jovita
RIOS,
Ramon & Soledad
ROBLES,
Francisco & Maria
RODRIGUEZ,
Rogelio & Adela
RODRIGUEZ,
Leocadia
ROJAS,
Jesus & Cirila
LANDEROS,
Lorenzo & Cirila
MALTOS,
Julieta
MARTINEZ,
Nasario & Santos
MORIN,
Maria Ortiz
PATINA,
Florentino & Elvira
Lorenzo & Cirila
MALTOS,
Julieta
MARTINEZ,
Nasario & Santos
MORIN,
Maria Ortiz
PATINA,
Florentino & Elvira
VILLARREAL,
Ladislado & Maria
Ladislado & Maria
This page is dedicated to the families that pioneered the migration of Tejanos to the
Pacific Northwest during the '40s, '50s and '60s. To the "Troqueros" who braved poor
and dangerous road conditions in late winter to provide transportation or served as a
lead to some of these families' initial trip from Texas, and were instrumental in the
everyday fieldwork of that era. To our parents, who endured many hardships, and in
their search of a better life settled here, leaving our beloved Texas and our roots far
behind. To all that made enormous sacrifices in leaving extended families behind,
leaving all that is familiar, all that is Tejano, to an area that was almost completely
void of it all.
The Pacific Northwest however, offered opportunity with possibilities of employment
with decent pay, where the whole family could contribute to a brighter future. This
was mostly in part due to the abundance of crops, some of the world's best... all
types of fruit, asparagus, hops, mint, sugar beets, in Eastern Oregon and Eastern
Washington, the berry farms, cucumbers and snap beans of the Willemette and
Skagit Valleys, the potato fields of Idaho and Eastern Oregon, and so much more.
Though we've made great stride in the last 40 years, almost all of the area's early
Tejanos had the same humble beginnings, working the fields and harvesting the crops
of the Pacific Northwest, returning season after season to the same familiar labor
camps throughout the area. Though we were somehow detached from our roots, it
did not diminish who and what we are, nor the instilled pride of our unique and rich
heritage, that which we have an obligation to keep alive and pass on to our future
generations.
This page is also dedicated to the memory of our Pioneer Tejanos that have passed
and are no longer with us, for it's due to their courage and determination that we are
Tejanos and descendants of Tejanos of the Pacific Northwest.
Pacific Northwest during the '40s, '50s and '60s. To the "Troqueros" who braved poor
and dangerous road conditions in late winter to provide transportation or served as a
lead to some of these families' initial trip from Texas, and were instrumental in the
everyday fieldwork of that era. To our parents, who endured many hardships, and in
their search of a better life settled here, leaving our beloved Texas and our roots far
behind. To all that made enormous sacrifices in leaving extended families behind,
leaving all that is familiar, all that is Tejano, to an area that was almost completely
void of it all.
The Pacific Northwest however, offered opportunity with possibilities of employment
with decent pay, where the whole family could contribute to a brighter future. This
was mostly in part due to the abundance of crops, some of the world's best... all
types of fruit, asparagus, hops, mint, sugar beets, in Eastern Oregon and Eastern
Washington, the berry farms, cucumbers and snap beans of the Willemette and
Skagit Valleys, the potato fields of Idaho and Eastern Oregon, and so much more.
Though we've made great stride in the last 40 years, almost all of the area's early
Tejanos had the same humble beginnings, working the fields and harvesting the crops
of the Pacific Northwest, returning season after season to the same familiar labor
camps throughout the area. Though we were somehow detached from our roots, it
did not diminish who and what we are, nor the instilled pride of our unique and rich
heritage, that which we have an obligation to keep alive and pass on to our future
generations.
This page is also dedicated to the memory of our Pioneer Tejanos that have passed
and are no longer with us, for it's due to their courage and determination that we are
Tejanos and descendants of Tejanos of the Pacific Northwest.
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**Pacific Northwest Tejano Pioneer Family Hall of Fame |