Interview with Karen Gomez (2024-03-24)
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Interviewees
Karen Gomez
Interviewer
Katie Argueta-Ochoa
Study ID
016
Description
The following interview takes place between Katie Argueta, a VCU student and Karen Gomez, a newly admitted student in Accounting who is originally from Venezuela. In this Interview, Karen Gomez shares her childhood experiences, why she left Venezuela in 2017, adapting to life in Miami and then later Glen Allen, Virginia. Furthermore, This interview also explores the impact of the pandemic and the politicization of immigrants and Latinos in Virginia.
Karen Gomez, nacida en Caracas, Venezuela, compartió su historia de vida. Su padre falleció en un incendio a los ocho años, lo que la llevó a mudarse con su familia. Estudió finanzas y gastronomía en Venezuela. Se mudó a Estados Unidos en 2017 debido a la persecución política. Vivió en Florida y Virginia, donde enfrentó desafíos culturales y educativos. Su hija sufrió depresión debido a la adaptación escolar. Karen trabaja como delivery y estudia contabilidad. Destaca la importancia de la resiliencia y la adaptación cultural. Critica el uso político de la inmigración y enfatiza la necesidad de apoyo y liderazgo en la comunidad latina.
Note
This interview was conducted in Spanish, and the transcript is in Spanish only.
Topical Subject
Venezuelan Americans; Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans; Emigration and immigration; Political persecution; Cultural assimilation; Education; Finance, Gastronomy; Mental health; Resilience (Personality trait); Racism against Hispanic Americans; Racism against Latin Americans; Technology; Virginia; Florida; Venezuela
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
oral histories (literary genre)
Local Genre
oral history; sound recording; text
Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3
Language
spa
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by Karen Gomez. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Latino Virginia Project and Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
Latino Virginia Oral Histories
Contributors
Latino Virginia Project
Source
Interview with Karen Gomez (2024-03-24), Latino Virginia Oral History Project, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
lvoh016_GomezKaren_interview.mp3
Disciplines
Latin American History | Latin American Languages and Societies | Oral History | Public History | Social History | United States History