Voces of a Pandemic Oral History Collection (Ms2021-023)

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Title

Voces of a Pandemic Oral History Collection (Ms2021-023)

Subject

Latinx History
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-

Description

This collection includes oral history accounts of the COVID-19 pandemic from the Spanish speaking community in Southwest Virginia.

Abstract

This collection includes oral history accounts of the COVID-19 pandemic from the Spanish speaking community in Southwest Virginia.

Creator

Jessica Taylor
Ana Corral
Roberto Silva
Casa Latina

Date

2020

Date Created

2020-2021

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Voces of a Pandemic Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.

Language

English
Spanish

Bibliographic Citation

Voces of a Pandemic Oral History Collection (Ms2021-023), Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Collection Items

Oral History with Andrea Mosquera, June 22, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Andrea Mosquera for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Andrea, 30, is a single mother from Colombia seeking a degree in public administration. She, her mother, and her…

Oral History with Yuliza Otanez, June 15, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Yulizia Otanez for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Yuliza Otanez, 21, is a retail worker and a student at Liberty University. Her parents in Roanoke, grandmother in…

Oral History with Brigitte Sanchez Robayo, June 14, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Brigitte Sanchez Robayo for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Brigitte Sanchez Robayo is an instructor for public school math teachers and very active in the Colombian…

Oral History with Johan Castañeda, June 16, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Johan Castañeda for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Johan Castañeda, 21, is a student at New River Community College and an activist from Colombia. His grandfather…

Oral History with Sandra Escobar, June 16, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Sandra Escobar for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Sandra is originally from Bogotá, Colombia. She currently lives with her husband and son in Blacksburg, VA and has…

Oral History with Dulce Diaz, June 1, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Dulce Diaz for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Dulce Diaz, 30, is a single mother from Honduras who moved to Roanoke, VA a year ago from New Jersey. She lost her…

Oral History with David Hernandez, May 26, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with David Hernandez for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. David is originally from Mexico. He is married with children and his family was affected financially by the…

Oral History with Carolina Smales, May 28, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Carolina Smales for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Carolina Smales, 40, is a healthcare analyst originally from Venezuela with several family members who have died of…

Oral History with Maria Cantanero, April 14, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Maria Cantanero for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Maria is originally from Honduras but has lived in the area for several years. She is currently a stay-at-home…

Oral History with Thania Torres, August 4, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Thania Torres for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Thania Torres, 32, is the volunteer coordinator for Casa Latina in Roanoke, VA. Casa Latina is a non-profit social…

Oral History with Edward Pineiro, March 16, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Edward Pineiro for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Edward was born in Brooklyn, NY to a Puerto Rican family. He is now the cleaning staff supervisor for the Fralin…

Oral History with Carla Finkelstein, March 16, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Carla Finkelstein for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Carla is an associate professor and director of the Virginia Tech Molecular Diagnostics Lab. She works at the…

Oral History with Marisa Benavidez, March 8, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Marisa Benavidez for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Marisa is a stay home spouse, mother of 5, member of the Catholic church, born in Mexico. Her family has slightly…

Oral History with Pablo Isaza, March 4, 2020 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Pablo Isaza for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Pablo, 21, works for an engineering firm while working towards his BA degree. The pandemic has affected his employment,…

Oral History with Jae de la Mora, March 8, 2021 (Ms2021-023)
Interview with Esther Jae de la Mora for the Voces of a Pandemic oral history project in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Jae de la Mora is an artist, translator, and single mother from Mexico who acquired her green card at the…
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