Interview with Christian Martinez Lemus (2022-10-24)
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Interviewees
Christian Martinez Lemus
Interviewer
Elliot Martin
Study ID
068
Description
Christian Martinez Lemus is the Advocacy Specialist for CASA, a nonprofit organization which supports immigrant communities. The organization has more than one hundred-thousand individual members. Lemus discusses his parents’ origins in Guatemala, their journey to Stafford County, Virginia, where he was born, and his graduation from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021. He discusses life as a student at VCU, where he graduated with three degrees and played in the pep band, his advocacy work with CASA, and how the new governor has affected the community under his tenure. His work focuses on lobbying for trust policies in Fairfax County, and Safe Streets, a campaign focused on transit equity and safer roads. He discusses the challenges wrought by COVID-19, CASA’s vaccination campaigns, and awareness and relief efforts.
Note
This interview was conducted in English, and the transcript is in English only.
Topical Subject
Guatemalan Americans; Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans; Guatemala; Stafford (Va.); Emigration and immigration; Children of immigrants; Band musicians; Public interest lobbying; Community organization; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023
City/Location
Woodbridge (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 Christian Martinez Lemus. 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 Christian Martinez Lemus (2022-10-24), Latino Virginia Oral History Project, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
lvoh068_MartinezLemusChristian_interview.mp3
Disciplines
Latin American History | Latin American Languages and Societies | Oral History | Public History | Social History | United States History