The 1948 Los Gatos Crash

The worst plane crash in California history happened in 1948, in Los Gatos. 32 died. 28 of those 32 were Mexican workers who were being deported. These workers were all put in a mass grave together and the grave was marked with the words “Mexican Nationals”. 

On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this tragic crash and one person's journey to give them back their names. 

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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSources

Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Los_Gatos_DC-3_crash
https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Deportee_1948_crash.htm
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/plane-wreck-at-los-gatos/
https://www.kqed.org/news/11512311/immortalized-by-woody-guthrie-deportees-who-died-in-plane-crash-are-nameless-no-longer
https://www.unco.edu/colorado-oral-history-migratory-labor-project/pdf/Bracero_Program_PowerPoint.pdf
https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/bracero-program
They Call You Back: A Lost History, A Search, A Memoir by Tim Z. Hernandez