Latino Voices in the Community: Latino Oral History Project

Latino Voices in the Community: Latino Oral History Project

 

This collection of Latinx oral histories is the result of work produced by undergraduate Spanish majors and minors for the course Latino Voices in the Community, created and taught by Dr. Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco. This course focuses on the experiences of Latinos living in Cincinnati. Texts for the course draw from anthropology, literature, education, sociology, politics and linguistics. Students experience culture through engagement in the community, both by conducting service learning and by engaging in immersion tasks and activities. For this particular course project, students conducted an interview in Spanish with an individual from the Latinx community in Cincinnati regarding experiences with migration and challenges with culture shock and cultural adaptations. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and translated to English, with alterations to names and places in order to protect the identities of interviewees. Students include their reflection on the interview experience. My firm belief is that the examination of social justice issues, the witnessing of real-life stories, and the opportunities for solidarity created by this assignment all contribute to the enhancement of students’ linguistic, intercultural, personal and professional growth and development.

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Interviews from 2019

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Oral Interview with Alder Villegas, Kelsey N. Tobin

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Oral Interview with Alejandra Best, Diana F. Herringer

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Oral Interview with Carlos Julca, Kara M. Horning

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Oral Interview with Carmen Smith, Micaela L. Donatello

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Oral Interview with Catherine Guerrero Rivera Waters, Julia Reichley

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Oral Interview with Guadalupe Gaspar, Anjali R. Nelson

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Oral Interview with Joseph Sanchez, Ariela Gaspar

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Oral Interview with Luisa Sánchez, Hanien A. Alchahal

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Oral Interview with Maria*, Erica Geers

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Oral Interview with Maria Aguilar, Alan O. Lozano

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Oral Interview with Rosalba Arreaga, Sophie E. Zacharek

Interviews from 2017

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Oral Interview with Cynthia*, Nathalie Solorio

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Oral Interview with Elena*, Maria Fraulini

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Oral Interview with Lola*, Jennifer Derka

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Oral Interview with Marta*, Sarah Peters