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Central Arizona Community College

          Coolidge, AZ
       September 26, 2012
Poem:

   “Who Am I?”
            by

Elena Díaz Bjorkquist ©2011
Morenci, Arizona




Morenci is 174 miles     It’s near Clifton
northeast of Tucson
Central az community college
Morenci in early 1900’s
Miners working in underground mine
1964

                      Most Chicanos were Catholic
                      and attended this church
1914
       Holy Cross Catholic 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 of my
ancestors.”
                                                       Yoruba Proverb
I, Elena Díaz Bjorkquist born in
Morenci, Arizona stand on the shoulders of
...


 Natividad Díaz Herrera born in El
 Paso, Texas who stands on the shoulders
 of . . .
        Teresa Limón Díaz born in
        Teocaltiche, Jalisco who stands on
        the shoulders of . . .


             Josefa Cruz Limón born in
             Teocaltiche, Jalisco who stands
             on the shoulders of . . .
the unknown madre who              I stand on their
              came                      shoulders,
     before, her name lost       looking down at these
in the mist of time, wars, and     beautiful madres.
           conquest,               I feel their strength
who stands on the shoulders of         radiate up
       a long line of nantin,      as they support me,
          the mothers             know their sacrifices,
  from the ancient tribes of            their joys.
            Mexico,                 I am who I am
    Aztecas, Chichimecas,           because of them.
   Toltecas, Huachichiles,
  Zacatecas, and Tecuexes.
 Nantin who lived in that
    part of Mexico known
 as the “place of the temple.”
Natividad Díaz Herrera
Natividad Díaz Herrera




I was born in El
Paso, Texas on
December 24,
1921.
                    Mi familia.
Natividad Díaz Herrera




. . . everything was done at my
mom's. My mom made the food and
of course mole.
Natividad Díaz Herrera




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
María Manelli Ponce
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
Josephine Martinez Granado
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.”
Eduvigen Navarette Hernandez
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.
Emma Ruiz Pando
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




                  Married Life




Emma & Leo
  Pando
 July 1944
Josephine Díaz Todd
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 
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
Writing as Salvation
                        
I write for salvation.          I write to help me heal.
Writing lets me find myself —   Writing gives me
to go back to my childhood      A better understanding
explore who I was,              of myself, my health,
where I’ve been.                and relationships.
                                 
I write to share the lives      I write so that others
of Chicanos                     won’t have to listen
in an Arizona town              to complaints about
swallowed up                    my physical
by a copper mine.               or emotional pain.
                                 
I write true stories            I write for its rewards.
as fiction                      Writing is my passion.
based upon my life,             Writing is my salvation.
the lives of my family,         Writing lets me know
friends in Morenci.             I’m alive.
 
Special thanks to Kurt Bjorkquist for scanning the photos

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Central az community college

  • 1. Central Arizona Community College Coolidge, AZ September 26, 2012
  • 2. Poem: “Who Am I?” by Elena Díaz Bjorkquist ©2011
  • 3. Morenci, Arizona Morenci is 174 miles It’s near Clifton northeast of Tucson
  • 5. Morenci in early 1900’s
  • 6. Miners working in underground mine
  • 7. 1964 Most Chicanos were Catholic and attended this church 1914 Holy Cross Catholic Church
  • 8. Morenci in the late 60’s
  • 9. Royal Theater and Shopping Center
  • 10. Shopping Center and Smokestack
  • 12. Close up of same view
  • 13. Same view in 1990’s
  • 14. Open Pit Mine in the 60’s
  • 16. 1967 1987
  • 18. NEW MORENCI – FORMERLY PLANTSITE
  • 20. 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 of my ancestors.” Yoruba Proverb
  • 21. I, Elena Díaz Bjorkquist born in Morenci, Arizona stand on the shoulders of ... Natividad Díaz Herrera born in El Paso, Texas who stands on the shoulders of . . . Teresa Limón Díaz born in Teocaltiche, Jalisco who stands on the shoulders of . . . Josefa Cruz Limón born in Teocaltiche, Jalisco who stands on the shoulders of . . .
  • 22. the unknown madre who I stand on their came shoulders, before, her name lost looking down at these in the mist of time, wars, and beautiful madres. conquest, I feel their strength who stands on the shoulders of radiate up a long line of nantin, as they support me, the mothers know their sacrifices, from the ancient tribes of their joys. Mexico, I am who I am Aztecas, Chichimecas, because of them. Toltecas, Huachichiles, Zacatecas, and Tecuexes. Nantin who lived in that part of Mexico known as the “place of the temple.”
  • 24. Natividad Díaz Herrera I was born in El Paso, Texas on December 24, 1921. Mi familia.
  • 25. Natividad Díaz Herrera . . . everything was done at my mom's. My mom made the food and of course mole.
  • 26. Natividad Díaz Herrera For entertainment we loved to go to the movies. We went to every movie that came to town.
  • 27. Natividad Díaz Herrera Childhood Miners at entrance of Longfellow Mine
  • 29. María Manelli Ponce We went dancing. You know over there en El Imperio? They used to make dances.
  • 30. María Manelli Ponce I used to be neighbors with my husband. We used to play together. I was four years older than he.
  • 31. María Manelli Ponce Family Life Morenci Houses
  • 33. 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.
  • 34. Josephine Martinez Granado Of course we would go to Mass and to the Rosary. We were very devout people, very Catholic devout people.
  • 35. 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.”
  • 36. Josephine Martinez Granado The Depression “There was a deportation during the Depression where Mexicanos were sent back to Mexico.”
  • 38. Eduvigen Navarette Hernandez I was born on October 21, 1918 in Eagle Creek, about seven miles from the pump going down from Morenci.
  • 39. Eduvigen Navarette Hernandez Every year there [on the ranch] my father made jaripeos (rodeos).
  • 40. Eduvigen Navarette Hernandez Work Experience I worked at the Copper Kettle and then later I went to the Longfellow Inn.
  • 42. Emma Ruiz Pando I was born May 31, 1915 in la Cuidad de Chihuahua, Mexico.
  • 43. 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.
  • 44. Emma Ruiz Pando Married Life Emma & Leo Pando July 1944
  • 46. 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.
  • 47. Josephine Díaz Todd I met Donald Todd in a carnival in Morenci. I just thought he was for me and I was for him.
  • 48. Josephine Díaz Todd Community Life 
  • 49. Reading: “Mama Carmela” an excerpt from Our Spirit, Our Reality by Elena Díaz Bjorkquist
  • 50. 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
  • 51. Poem “Writing as Salvation” by Elena Díaz Bjorkquist
  • 52. Writing as Salvation   I write for salvation. I write to help me heal. Writing lets me find myself — Writing gives me to go back to my childhood A better understanding explore who I was, of myself, my health, where I’ve been. and relationships.     I write to share the lives I write so that others of Chicanos won’t have to listen in an Arizona town to complaints about swallowed up my physical by a copper mine. or emotional pain.     I write true stories I write for its rewards. as fiction Writing is my passion. based upon my life, Writing is my salvation. the lives of my family, Writing lets me know friends in Morenci. I’m alive.  
  • 53. Special thanks to Kurt Bjorkquist for scanning the photos