Interview with Christian Martinez Lemus (2022-10-24)

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

    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

    Interview with Christian Martinez Lemus (2022-10-24)

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