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Interview no. | R-0709 |
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 | 13 Apr 2014 |
Interviewee | Patiño, Rafael. |
Interviewee occupation | Administrative assistants |
Interviewee DOB | 1990 |
Interviewee ethnicity | Hispanic Americans and Latinos |
Interviewer | Went, Cora. |
Abstract | Patiño, a permanent US resident who emigrated from Mexico with his family when he was eleven years old, learned English in school and adjusted easily to the United States. In eigth grade, Patiño left school to go to Mexico with his mother to help care for his sick grandmother, and when they returned he no longer had the motivation to continue school, eventually dropping out in eleventh grade. Patiño tells the story of meeting his wife, and explains their decision to have a baby, even though he would remain in the United States while his wife and child are in Mexico. Fortunately through technology and a job that allows him to frequently visit them in Mexico, he stays connected with his wife and baby. Patiño shares his plans for his family in the future, compares life in Chapel Hill to Celaya, and says that he would like to bring his family to the United States for a while, but invest in real estate in Mexico and retire there. |
Subject Topical Other |
Family Migratory experience Separation and reunification Social networks |
Citation | Interview with Rafael Patiño by Cora Went, 13 April 2014, R-0709, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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