Oral Histories
Los Alamos Resident Dimas Chavez
2021-02-20T13:57:36-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWI0XC8yMDIxMDIyMDEzNTk1MjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==As a child, Dimas Chavez and his family moved to Los Alamos after his father began working for the Zia Company, a subcontractor for the Manhattan Project. In an interview conducted by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, he recalled his experience living at the site and the challenges they faced as a Mexican American family. The “Voices of the Manhattan Project” oral history collection was created by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and is managed by the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History.
As a child, Dimas Chavez and his family moved to Los Alamos after his father began working for the Zia Company, a subcontractor for the Manh…
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As a child, Dimas Chavez and his family moved to Los Alamos after his father began working for the Zia Company, a subcontractor for the Manhattan Project. In an interview conducted by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, he recalled his experience living at the site and the challenges they faced as a Mexican American family. The “Voices of the Manhattan Project” oral history collection was created by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and is managed by the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. close
As a child, Dimas Chavez and his family moved to Los Alamos after his father began working for the Zia Company, a subcontractor for the Manh… read more
As a child, Dimas Chavez and his family moved to Los Alamos after his father began working for the Zia Company, a subcontractor for the Manhattan Project. In an interview conducted by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, he recalled his experience living at the site and the challenges they faced as a Mexican American family. The “Voices of the Manhattan Project” oral history collection was created by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and is managed by the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. close
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