Interview with Brenda Marquez (2025-03-30)
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Interviewees
Brenda Marquez
Interviewer
Emily Portillo
Study ID
098
Description
Emily Portillo and Brenda Marquez talk about Marquez’ upbringing in El Salvador, her relationships in the United States, and dealing with COVID-19 in 2020. Marquez shared her experiences in studying higher education in El Salvador, as well as how her parents are a big influence in her everyday life, and how great of a support system she has in her workplace and at home. She also gives her thoughts about the current deportations, and how immigration has affected her family and friends.
Note
This interview was conducted in Spanish, and the transcript is in Spanish only.
Topical Subject
Salvadoran Americans; Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans; El Salvador; Virginia; Emigration and immigration; Education; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023; Vaccination; Catholics; Catholic Church; Intercultural communication; Language and languages--Social aspects; Translating and interpreting--Social aspects; Spanish teachers; Spanish language--Religious aspects--Catholic Church; Virginia, Northern; Religious education of children; Religious education--United States
City/Location
Gainesville (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 Brenda Marquez. 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 Brenda Marquez (2025-03-30), Latino Virginia Oral History Project, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
lvoh098_MarquezBrenda_interview.mp3
Disciplines
Latin American History | Latin American Languages and Societies | Oral History | Public History | Social History | United States History