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2. Interview of José Quiroga

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Central Americans in Southern California
Length:
6.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Physician to Chilean president Salvador Allende. Volunteer at Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles, treating torture victims. Faculty at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

3. Interview of Policarpo Chaj

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Central Americans in Southern California
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
Spanish
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Founder of Maya Vision, a binational social service agency that serves the needs of the Mayan community in Southern California.

4. Interview of Cheryl Noralez

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Central Americans in Southern California
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from Belize. Activist, writer, and leader in the Garifuna community. Founding member of the Garifuna American Heritage Foundation, a cultural center that offers classes and public programs that help maintain the Garifuna culture in Los Angeles.

5. Interview of Rossana Perez

Topic:
Social Movements
Latina and Latino History
Central Americans in Southern California
Community Activism
Length:
9 hrs
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews includes activists who were involved in founding and sustaining organizations in the Central American community in the 1980s. It examines the participants' activism and political persecution in Central America, their immigration to the U.S., and the ways they organized t...
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from El Salvador who worked with El Rescate and Clínica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero. Participated in founding of the Department of Central American Studies at California State University, Northridge.