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Thumbnail for entry Interview with Elizabeth Baez

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Interview with Elizabeth Baez

Interview with Elizabeth Baez

Interview with Elizabeth Baez

Interview with Elizabeth Baez, Puerto Rican artist. Originally born in Brooklyn, New York, she moved to Puerto Rico at the age of 12 and stayed there with her family for the next 4-5 years. She then…

puerto ricans -- united states
caribbean diaspora
artists -- puerto rican
art -- puerto rican
hispanic american artists
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Digital Collections Link
Creator
Baez, Elizabeth
Contributor
Carrion, Javier
Genre
Video recordings
Oral histories
Language
English
Creation Date
December 19, 2015
Creation Place
Miami (Fla.)
Contributing Unit
University of Miami Libraries
Repository
University Special Collections
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Copyright to this interview is held by the University of Miami. It may not be reproduced, retransmitted, published, distributed, or broadcast without the permission of the University of Miami Libraries Special Collections. For information about obtaining copies or to request permission to publish any part of this interview, please contact Special Collections at [email protected] For additional information, please visit: http://merrick.library.miami.edu/digitalprojects/copyright.html
Content Type
Moving Image
Local Identifier
asm03440000080001001
Thumbnail for entry Interview with Padrica Mendez

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Interview with Padrica Mendez

Interview with Padrica Mendez

Interview with Padrica Mendez

Padrica Mendez (71) talks with niece Padrica M. Mendez (44) about her Afro-Cuban heritage, and her career as an opera singer and fashion designer.

favorite foods
ethnic foods
family characters
immigration stories
family naming and nicknames
family traditions
ethnicity
appearance
workday life
apprenticeships
craft skills and procedures
bosses
customers and clients
coworkers
job satisfaction
illness
singing
favorite songs
anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
personal experiences
memories of growing up
school day memories
social beliefs and practices
town life
neighborhood life
urban life
community businesses
community organizations
community history
schools
teachers
college
achievements and awards
graduation
parents
black beans
gumbo
paella
steaks
salad
cuban food
santiago cuba
tailor
padrica
puerto rican
la villa
puerto ricans
cubans
music
afro-centric
body structure
fashion design
caucasians
calves
behinds
knees
opera
design
fashion
carmen jones
negro spirituals
gregorian chants
aida
creation
catholic church
festival
arts and crafts
family business
the bach festival
kindergarten
black experience
community
jacksonville florida
fulbright
columbia
james weldon johnson
jack and jill kindergarten
conservatory
rome italy
santa cecilia
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Digital Collections Link
Creator
Mendez, Padrica
Mendez, Padrica M.
Genre
Oral histories
Language
English
Creation Date
December 15, 2009
Creation Place
Jacksonville (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
chc52460000220001001