Interview with Osvaldo Duran-Rojas (2024-04-06)
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Interviewees
Osvaldo Duran-Rojas
Interviewer
Mateo McMinn Bautista
Study ID
052
Description
This interview takes place on April 6, 2024 in Washington, DC where interviewer Mateo McCinn Bautista and current George Mason University (GMU) undergraduate student Osvaldo Duran-Rojas , from Washington, DC, talk about their particular experiences navigating their Latinidad in academic and social settings.Osvaldo Offers insightful information about his experiences in Washington,DC and on campus in Fairfax, VA, as a resident of Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant, two of the city’s most LatinX neighborhoods. Being from Mexico and belonging to the indigenous group Otomi, Osvaldo highlights his recent reconciliation with what Mexico means to him while also illuminating the complex dynamics of one’s indigenous roots and history in both their homes in Fairfax and Washington, DC.
Note
This interview was conducted in English, and the transcript is in English only.
Topical Subject
Mexican Americans; Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans; Mexico; Washington (D.C.); Fairfax (Va.); George Mason University; Emigration and immigration; Children of immigrants; English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers`; Emigration and immigration law; Diplomatic and consular service; Religion; Gentrification; Indigenous peoples; Otomi Indians; Bukele Ortez, Nayib Armando, 1981-; López Obrador, Andrés Manuel
City/Location
Washington (D.C.)
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 Osvaldo Duran-Rojas . 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 Osvaldo Duran-Rojas (2024-04-06), Latino Virginia Oral History Project, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
lvoh052_Duran-RojasOsvaldo_interview.mp3
Disciplines
Latin American History | Latin American Languages and Societies | Oral History | Public History | Social History | United States History