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Cruz Pinedo is in the Botanical Division and his job title is Gardener II. Pinedo was born in 1936 and at the time of the interview has been working at The Huntington since 1977. Pinedo's work at The Huntington has been in the gardens and he is the brother of C. Ramiro Ramírez Pinedo, another participant in this project. Cruz Pinedo's interview contains discussions of his life and family in Mexico, including the poverty of the family, his birth on a rancho, his marriage, and agricultural work. He also extensively covers his move to the United States and includes such topics as work, his preference for the United States, and his dealings with immigration authorities. Pinedo also discusses his work in the gardens with Fred Brandt, the long-time German-Swiss head of the gardens. The Huntington Library's oral history project documents the work and lives of non-managerial staff employed in Facilities and the Botanical Division of The Huntington. The interviewees were selected because of their length of tenure at The Huntington, generally at least ten years. These extensive tenures at The Huntington provide an overview of the work of Facilities and the Botanical Division during the last quarter of the 20th century and the first two decades of the 21st century. Interviews are either in Spanish or English, depending on the interviewee's preference. The Huntington Library
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