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Central Arizona Community CollegeCentral Arizona Community College
Coolidge, AZSeptember 26, 2012
Poem:
“Who Am I?”
by
Elena Díaz Bjorkquist ©2011
Morenci, Arizona
Morenci is 174 miles northeast of Tucson
It’s near Clifton
Morenci in early 1900’s
Miners working in underground mine
Holy Cross Catholic Church
1914
1964
Most Chicanos were Catholic and attended this church
Morenci in the late 60’s
Royal Theater and Shopping Center
Shopping Center and Smokestack
Same view 1987
Close up of same view
Same view in 1990’s
Open Pit Mine in the 60’s
Open Pit Mine 1987
1967
1987
Morenci Pit 2000
NEW MORENCI – FORMERLY PLANTSITE
Chicanas de Morenci
Poem
“Standing on the Shoulders of My Maternal
Ancestors”
by
Elena Díaz Bjorkquist ©2011
““If I stand tall it is because I stand on the shoulders If I stand tall it is because I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors.”of my ancestors.”
Yoruba ProverbYoruba Proverb
Josefa Cruz Limón born in Teocaltiche, Jalisco who stands on the shoulders of . . .
Teresa Limón Díaz born in Teocaltiche, Jalisco who stands on the shoulders of . . .
Natividad Díaz Herrera born in El Paso, Texas who stands on the shoulders of . . .
I, Elena Díaz Bjorkquist born in Morenci, Arizona stand on the shoulders of . . .
I stand on their shoulders,
looking down at these beautiful madres.
I feel their strength radiate up
as they support me,know their sacrifices,
their joys.I am who I am
because of them.
the unknown madre who came
before, her name lost in the mist of time, wars,
and conquest, who stands on the
shoulders ofa long line of nantin, the mothers
from the ancient tribes of Mexico,
Aztecas, Chichimecas, Toltecas, Huachichiles,
Zacatecas, and Tecuexes. Nantin who lived in that part of Mexico known as the “place of the
temple.”
Natividad Díaz Herrera
I was born in El Paso, Texas on December 24, 1921.
Mi familia.
Natividad Díaz Herrera
Natividad Díaz Herrera
. . . everything was done at my mom's. My mom made the food and of course mole.
For entertainment we loved to go to the movies. We went to every movie that came to town.
Natividad Díaz Herrera
Childhood
Miners at entrance of Longfellow Mine
Natividad Díaz Herrera
María Manelli Ponce
We went dancing. You know over there en El Imperio? They used to make dances.
María Manelli Ponce
I used to be neighbors with my husband. We used to play together. I was four years older than he.
María Manelli Ponce
Family Life
Morenci Houses
María Manelli Ponce
Josephine Martinez Granado
My mother was Carlotta Limón Martinez and my father, Isidro Martinez. They were both from Jalisco, Mexico but they met in Morenci. My mother was fourteen.
Josephine Martinez Granado
Of course we would go to Mass and to the Rosary. We were very devout people, very Catholic devout people.
Josephine Martinez Granado
My mother had six children. My brother Santiago; I was next in line, and then there was Isidro and Ernesto and Samuel and Sara.”
Josephine Martinez Granado
The Depression
“There was a deportation during the Depression where Mexicanos were sent
back to Mexico.”
Josephine Martinez Granado
Eduvigen Navarette Hernandez
I was born on October 21, 1918 in Eagle Creek, about seven miles from the pump going down from Morenci.
Eduvigen Navarette Hernandez
Every year there [on the ranch] my father made jaripeos (rodeos).
Eduvigen Navarette Hernandez
Work Experience
I worked at the Copper Kettle and then later I went to the Longfellow
Inn.
Eduvigen Navarette Hernandez
Emma Ruiz Pando
I was born May 31, 1915 in la Cuidad de Chihuahua, Mexico.
Emma Ruiz Pando
My mother and my father brought me to Metcalf when I was six months old. We moved to Morenci in 1934 when the company closed Metcalf.
Emma Ruiz Pando
Emma & Leo Pando
July 1944
Married Life
Emma Ruiz Pando
Josephine Díaz Todd
I was born August the 27th, 1924 in Morenci. My parents were Teresa Limón Díaz and Wenseslado Díaz. They came from Mexico. Jalisco. We lived up in AC Hill.
Josephine Díaz Todd
I met Donald Todd in a carnival in Morenci. I just thought he was for me and I was for him.
Josephine Díaz Todd
Community Life
Josephine Díaz Todd
Reading:
“Mama Carmela”
an excerpt from Our Spirit, Our Reality
by
Elena Díaz Bjorkquist
Growing Up in Morenci gave me
Values that make me who I am
today:Love of family – extended to love of community
Courage to stand up for my rights and the rights of others
Patience and perseverance
A strong work ethic and a sense of commitment
Honesty and Pride
Hope for a better future
Sharing what I have or know
Poem
“Writing as Salvation”
by
Elena Díaz Bjorkquist
I write for salvation.Writing lets me find myself —to go back to my childhoodexplore who I was,where I’ve been. I write to share the lives of Chicanos in an Arizona townswallowed up by a copper mine. I write true stories as fictionbased upon my life,the lives of my family,friends in Morenci.
Writing as Salvation
I write to help me heal.Writing gives meA better understandingof myself, my health, and relationships. I write so that otherswon’t have to listento complaints aboutmy physicalor emotional pain. I write for its rewards.Writing is my passion.Writing is my salvation.Writing lets me knowI’m alive.
Special thanks to Kurt Bjorkquist for scanning the photos