Interview with Rodolfo

Interview with Rodolfo "Rudy" Franco (2025-04-05)

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    Interviewees

    Rodolfo "Rudy" Franco

    Interviewer

    Liam Franco

    Study ID

    101

    Description

    From Liam Franco: "For my contribution to the Latino Virginia Oral History Project, I interviewed my father, Rudy Franco, about his family's background and experiences. Rudy shared that his family originates from the Amazon region of Peru and Lima. He is the youngest of four siblings and grew up in Lima, attending Catholic schools. Rudy moved to the U.S. legally at 17, adapting to American culture and language. He worked in various jobs, including at the ports of Baltimore and in the HVAC industry. Moreover - during the pandemic - his work in air quality control kept him busy. The majority of the latter half of the interview consisted of my dad emphasizing the importance of education, character development, and cultural understanding for the next generation."

    Note

    This interview was conducted in English, and the transcript is in English only.

    Topical Subject

    Peruvian Americans; Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans; Catholics; Emigration and immigration; Local transit; Military service, Voluntary; Hispanic American soldiers; Building trades; Early childhood education; Heating and ventilation industry; Racism; Air quality management; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023; Vaccination; Multiculturalism

    City/Location

    Lovettsville (Va.)

    Genre

    oral histories (literary genre)

    Local Genre

    oral history; sound recording; text

    Type

    Sound; Text

    Digital Format

    audio/mp3

    Language

    eng

    Rights

    This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by Rodolfo "Rudy" Franco. 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 Rodolfo "Rudy" Franco (2025-04-05), Latino Virginia Oral History Project, Virginia Commonwealth University.

    File Name

    lvoh101_FrancoRodolfo_interview.mp3

    Disciplines

    Latin American History | Latin American Languages and Societies | Oral History | Public History | Social History | United States History

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