Voices of Migration Oral History project
Voices of Migration Oral History project
This oral history project documents the stories of members of the U.S. Latinx community in Hartford.
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Constanza Segovia is an Argentinan artist in Hartford. Her interview touches on her activism in Hartford, and how she has been able to use art to empower her and the…
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A Cubanitos restaurant employee talks about finding a community in Harford, and whether she thinks the Hispanic presence in Harford is extensive.
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Daisy talks about identifying with the Latinx community. She also delves into community building and how religion has played a part in this in Hartford.
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An El Sarape restaurant employee discusses the role that religion and politics play in the lives of Hartford Latinx residents.
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After Hurricane Maria, many Puerto Rican children and students were relocated to Hartford CT and some were placed in the ESL program. This ESL instructor explores the…
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From Aidali Aponte-Aviles
11 de abril de 2020 Interviewers: Gisel Collazo, Maggie Cassidy, Nahdyn Reyes, Stephanie Bravo-Lopez -
Glaisma tells us about her work as a poet and how her art is shaped by the Hartford community. Later, she also considers how her migrant identity has influenced her…
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Glaisma, in part 2 of her interview, delves into how she has had to redefine herself in the US. Migrating from Puerto Rico to the US has forced her to identify with…
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Hernán Lopez is a Salvadoran who has lived in the city of Hartford for ten years. The interview takes place in the restaurant El Sarape where he works. Lopez…
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Ms. Rodriguez talks about her assimilate in the United State, especially in Hartford, how easy it became for her because she could find many things that remind her of…
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From Aidali Aponte-Aviles
Ada Rodríguez Interviewers: Blake Carrick, Mac McCormick III, Isabela Montes de Oca, Rachel Smithie, Mateo Vázquez -
Andrea is a Peruvian student at Trinity College who talks about the differences that exist in the educational system in the United States compare to Peru. In her opinion…