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Interviewees
Selena Davila
Interviewer
Mahima Sosale
Study ID
080
Description
Mahima Sosale interviews Selena Davila from Centerville, Virginia, at VCU. Selena shares her family background, including her parents' young ages at her birth and her close-knit family. She discusses her education trajectory, aiming for law school to focus on family or immigration law. Selena highlights her diverse work experiences, from food service to research and mentoring, and her involvement with LSA, which fosters a sense of community for Latinos at VCU. She reflects on the impact of COVID-19 on her family and the Latino community, emphasizing the importance of representation and open-mindedness towards diverse cultures.
Note
Salvadoran Americans; Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans; El Salvador; Centreville (Va.); Virginia; Belonging (Social psychology); Group identity; Children of immigrants; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023; Vaccination; Religion; Education; Educators; Medical personnel; Optometric assistants
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
oral histories (literary genre)
Local Genre
oral history; text
Type
Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
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Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by Selena Davila. 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 Selena Davila (2024-10-16), Latino Virginia Oral History Project, Virginia Commonwealth University.
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lvoh080_DavilaSelena_interview.pdf