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Interview no. | R-0611 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | R.34. Special Research Projects: New Roots |
Project description | Interviews, 2007-ongoing, focus on issues related to Latin American immigration to North Carolina and the formation of Latino communities. Interviewers are conducted by undergraduate students in courses taught by Hannah Gill at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Interviewees include immigrants, United States-born second generations, professionals who work with immigrants, policy-makers, religious leaders, educators, students, and local business owners. |
Date | April 8 2012 |
Interviewee | Allison, Cyndi. |
Interviewee occupation |
Professors Journalists |
Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
Interviewer | Wittum, Caleb Garret. |
Abstract | Themes include Cyndi Allison's personal experiences in North Carolina, how the Latino Population has changed throughout her life, stereotypes associated with Latinos in North Carolina, origins of these stereotypes, how the media portrays Latinos, how the media decides what stories are news worthy, and how the media’s portrayal of Latinos impacts that population. The interview contains a brief background of Allison, and she elaborates on this throughout the interview. Allison states her opinions on the topics listed above and gives many first hand examples that she has witnessed throughout her life. It is particularly interesting and relevant to hear her talk about the media and how they choose what stories run and what do not. She also talks candidly about how Latinos are viewed in her rural North Carolina town. Another major theme that Allison discusses is Latino assimilation, this is a theme that she worries about. She believes many Latinos are losing their culture in her community. |
Subject Topical Other |
Racism and discrimination Media Receiving communities Integration and segregation |
Citation | Interview with Cyndi Allison Wittum by Caleb Wittum, 08 April 2012, R-0611, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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Interview no. | R0611_Audio |