Interview with Jose Cedillo about his life and work for the State of Missouri. He discusses his roots in Jalisco, Mexico; his family's immigration to the border city McAllen, Texas, in 1946; his experience as a young student; his father's work at a vegetable packing house, and his mother's work as wife and mother as well as harvest work. The family moved to Kansas City around 1960, and Cedillo recalls his education and various work experiences, and marrying his wife, an immigrant from another area of Mexico. He also discusses his radio show, on which he played a variety of music from Spanish-speaking cultures,