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34:35 Interview with Manuel Perez-Vichot Interview with Manuel Perez-Vichot	Interview with Manuel Perez-Vichot Manuel Perez Vichot, 65 talks to Whitney Henry-Lester, 27, about growing up in Miami after moving here from Cuba during the Batista dictatorship and seeing Miami change through the years. baseball marriage weddings schoolyard games childhood games street games memories of former times school day memories luck and fate architecture neighborhood life schools parents siblings children spouse cuba freedom tower bayfront park key biscayne the keys florida miami perto ricans batista dictatorship hialeah little havana cafeteria buena vista elementary school cemetery miami-dade community college From - UM Libraries 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Perez-Vichot, Manuel Henry-Lester, Whitney Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date January 27, 2010 Creation Place Miami (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460001190001001
41:14 Interview with Carlos Costa Interview with Carlos Costa	Interview with Carlos Costa Carlos tells facilitator, Virginia, about coming to the US from Lima, Peru, and his work in business with his children. immigration stories connections with the famous family trips and excursions workday life money job satisfaction first job first impression of america personal experiences luck and fate urban life community businesses influential people spouse children grandparents miami fl lima peru lottery pompano each fl golf tradition vargas llosa From - UM Libraries 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Costa, Carlos Lora, Virginia Genre Oral histories Language Spanish Creation Date January 27, 2010 Creation Place Miami (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460001180001001
59:41 Interview with Felix Santiago Interview with Felix Santiago	Interview with Felix Santiago Gabriel Higuera (32) interviews Felix Santiago (62) about growing up in New York City, raised by Puerto Rican parents. Felix talks about his military and work experiences, and his views on his… war stories ethnicity workday life craft skills and procedures coworkers bosses job satisfaction money injuries mental illness clubbing/bars favorite hangouts and haunts dances dancing favorite songs anecdotes (humorous but true stories) personal experiences memories of growing up earliest memories school day memories memories of former times political beliefs and practices luck and fate economic beliefs and practices social beliefs and practices prejudice discrimination racism identity urban life community organizations schools college changes in education cohorts (groups of friends) parents grandparents children metropolitan hospital queensbridge houses long island city queens astoria 65th infantry puerto rico world war ii korean war vietnam war g.i. forum radio man st. mary’s school (long island city) cuny bmcc schoolteacher housing projects power memorial academy kareem abul-jabaar puerto rican studies high school jacket panama canal zone day of the martyrs sharpshooters howard air force base nationalist “armchair revolutionaries” sat center for puerto rican studies manhattan community college salsa music salsa dancing nightclubs chez jose parties drinking ptsd jail east harlem community corporation counselor law school bar exam veteran’s affairs hospital nyc transit authority transit authority From - UM Libraries 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Santiago, Felix Higuera, Higuera Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date September 30, 2009 Creation Place New York (N.Y.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460000080001001