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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
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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
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Content Type
Sound
Local Identifier
chc52460000080001001