Interview with Emily Portillo (2024-03-27)
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Interviewees
Emily Portillo
Interviewer
Ashani Jeffries
Study ID
024
Description
We discover more about Emily Portillo in this interview, which is conducted by Ashani Jeffries and takes place on March 27, 2024, in Richmond,Virginia. Emily Portillo has been enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University since 2022 and is majoring in history. Although Portillo was born in Fairfax, Virginia, she mostly grew up in Gainesville, Manassas, and El Salvador. Emily shares her support and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community and the inclusivity of all Latin Americans. Emily also shares about the complexities of valuing family in Latino culture while also disagreeing with her parents on things and considering herself a questioning Catholic.
Note
This interview was conducted in English, and the transcript is in English only.
Topical Subject
Salvadoran Americans; Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans; El Salvador; Virginia; Education; Catholic Church; Virginia Commonwealth University; Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people; Colorism; Color guards; Emigration and immigration; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023; Vaccination; Religion; Belonging (Social psychology); Group identity; Education, Bilingual--El Salvador
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
oral histories (literary genre)
Local Genre
oral history; sound recording; text
Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by Emily Portillo. 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 Emily Portillo (2024-03-27), Latino Virginia Oral History Project, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
lvoh024_PortilloEmily_interview.mp3
Disciplines
Latin American History | Latin American Languages and Societies | Oral History | Public History | Social History | United States History