Ponce Gomez, Oscar, interviewee. Long, Lucy M., 1956- interviewer. Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor. sound recording Sound recordings. lcgft Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc Interviews. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Personal narratives. lcgft eng In this interview, San Marcos Grocery's owner Oscar Ponce Gomez talks about his journey from Mexico to Indiana and then on to Toledo, Ohio. He describes opening his grocery store and restaurant. He describes the types of foods offered, and explains why it is different from Tex-Mex, and the pride he takes in its being homemade, authentic, and high-quality. He talks about specific dishes he offers and his customers' responses to it. He also talks about the community surrounding the store. His wife, Ana Ponce, and Maria Rangel, the store's office manager/assistant, were also present and participated in the interview. Recorded at the San Marcos Grocery, Toledo, Ohio, February 14, 2014. Ethnic Grocers in the Urban Midwest: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015 (AFC 2013/016: 00700) American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. Ponce Gomez, Oscar--Interviews. Mexican Americans--Ohio--Interviews Anger in the workplace. Children of working parents. Courtesy in the workplace. Employee morale. Employee ownership. Employees--Relocation. Family-owned business enterprises. Mexican American business enterprises. Grocers--Ohio--Interviews. Immigrants--Ohio--Interviews. Ethnic markets--Ohio. Food habits--United States. Ethnic food industry--United States. Ethnic Grocers in the Urban Midwest: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2013016.afc2013016_00700_sr01 Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.