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Oral History Interview: Early Education in Kern County Juanita Burton Hinmen interviewed by Orville Armstrong

Juanita Burton Hinmen and Ruth Burton Berry discuss their family, the Ebanesir Scott Burton family, who settled in Kern County in the late 1800s. Hinmen was the last of fourteen children, and she describes family life on the farm and dairy where she was raised. Hinmen gives insight into the mourning ceremonies of many of the Chinese immigrant families that were also living in Bakersfield during this period.