Valentina

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Title

Valentina

Subject

Oral history from Mexico to Lawrence, Kansas.

Description

Valentina lives in the Kansas area; her father is from Bolivia and her mother is from Mexico. As a young student, she often confronted racism and sexism. Valentina later realized that she was an intelligent individual during her time as an undergraduate student at the University of Kansas. In this interview, Valentina speaks about her parents’ journey to the U.S., intergenerational trauma and understanding her identity.

Source


Date

Parents immigrated in the late 1900s

Coverage

Lawrence, Kansas

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Marta Caminero-Santangelo

Interviewee

Valentina

Language of Interview

English

Format

Video

City (Region, State) and Country of Origin

Mazatlán, Mexico (mother) and Bolivia (father)

Current City of Residence

Lawrence, Kansas

Intermediate point in journey (1)

Tucson, Arizona

Intermediate point in journey (2)

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Citation

“Valentina,” Coming to the Heartland, accessed October 16, 2024, https://comingtotheheartland.org/items/show/23.