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Interview no. | R-0469 |
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 | 29 March 2011 |
Interviewee | Gallegos Lerma, Manuel Rafael. |
Interviewee occupation | Students Academics |
Interviewee ethnicity | Hispanic Americans and Latinos |
Interviewer | Stephenson, Elise. |
Abstract | Manuel Rafael Gallegos Lerma was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. He learned English as a high school exchange student in Germany. Lerma is currently working on a PhD in Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is the Associate Director of the Human Rights Center of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The interview begins with a brief discussion on Lerma's personal background and how he met his future wife while studying in Germany. Lerma mostly talks about his research interests and the work he does with the Human Rights Center. |
Subject Topical Other |
Migratory experience Activism Citizenship and immigration |
Citation | Interview with Manuel Rafael Gallegos Lerma by Elise Stephenson, 29 March 2011, R-0469, 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. | R0469_Audio |