Interview with Gisele Rosas (2024-04-18)
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Interviewees
Gisele Rosas
Interviewer
Barrett Brown
Study ID
047
Description
Giselle Rosas shared personal experiences with racism and discrimination in Virginia, while Barrett Brown and Rosas provided insights on immigration. Brown discussed confusion and anger at incidents of racism, while Brown and Rosas offered empathetic perspectives on the challenges faced by immigrants. Brown and Rosas discussed starting and growing a business as immigrants in Virginia, highlighting challenges and strategies used to overcome them. Rosas also shared their experience working with the Department of Health of Richmond and Henrico during COVID, providing bilingual support to hundreds of families. Rosas went on to add that they struggled to find the right ingredients and seasonings, leading them to start a business selling Colombian food. Rosas encouraged immigrants to dream big and provided insights on business leadership and COVID-19 impact.
Note
Please note: This interview includes mention of sexual abuse against a child.
This interview was conducted in English, and the transcript is in English only.
Topical Subject
Bolivian Americans; Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans; Emigration and immigration; Bolivia; Richmond (Va.); Texas; Florida; Group identity; Education; Multiculturalism; Children of immigrants; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023; Racism against Hispanic Americans; Racism against Latin Americans; Family reunification; Small business
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 Gisele Rosas. 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 Gisele Rosas (2024-04-18), Latino Virginia Oral History Project, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
lvoh047_RosasGisele_interview.mp3
Disciplines
Latin American History | Latin American Languages and Societies | Oral History | Public History | Social History | United States History