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Interview no. | R-0651 |
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 | 8 April 2013 |
Interviewee | Alanís, Antonio de Jesús. |
Interviewee occupation | Students |
Interviewee ethnicity | Hispanic Americans and Latinos |
Interviewer | Hage, Joel. |
Abstract | Antonio De Jesús Alanis migrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six. Upon moving to Durham, N.C., he felt a need to explain his identity in a place where he is viewed as a minority. As a Mexican-American, Alanis has experienced a variety of identity labels, some, he created; others may have been imposed upon him. The terms Latino and Hispanic (a term created by the U.S. Federal Government, used in censuses) are examples of such identity labels. Alanis discusses the meanings of those two terms, elaborating on his personal usage of the terms and well as the ways in which he prefers to identify himself. He also goes into some detail about the use of the terms Latino, Mexican, Mexican-American, and Hispanic. Often, such identity labels reinforce stereotypes by grouping diverse people into one big group. He addresses such concerns and discusses the ways in which his identity has changed since his childhood. |
Subject Topical Other |
Identity Migratory experience Language and communication |
Citation | Interview with Antonio de Jesus Alanis by Joel Hage, 08 April 2013, R-0651, 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. | R0651_Transcript |