Author Archives: Ricky Harrison IV
Trafficking and Exploitation
ESPAÑOL Trafficking and Exploitation of Latinos in the US By: Karina Roma In 2010, there were almost 30,000 Latino immigrants in Durham, ninety percent of which were undocumented immigrants (Johnson). Initially, most Latino immigrants arrived in the southwest, but since … Continue reading
Perla Saavedra Hernandez
Humberto Rodriguez
Interview Summary: Humberto talks about where he is from, moving to the United States and where he lived before Durham. Interview Summary: Humberto talks about his jobs in Durham and the difference between immigrant culture in California and Durham. Interview … Continue reading
Santos
Santos is from El Salvador and arrived to the US in 2004. Interview Summary: Santos talks about his business Quenchers, the difficulties of life in the United States and how he feels about Durham and the Duke community.
Sandra Erazo
Sandra Erazo is from Honduras and arrived in the US in 2000. She has lived 11 years in Durham. Interview Summary: Sandra Erazo talks about why she came to the United States and where she lived before coming to Durham Interview … Continue reading
Maria
Interview Segments: Maria talks about her job at La Vaquita and her family (0:00-0:34) Maria describes how she and her brother started her business and the struggles she’s faced as a Latina entrepreneur (1:00-1:36) Maria talks about how learning English … Continue reading
Katushka Olave: Immaculate Conception Church
Interview Summary: Katushka talks about the differences within the Latino community and the diversities each culture brings, and the circumstances that lead immigrants to come to the United States, as well as what issues and social conditions arise after migrating.
Ingrid Bravo
Ingrid Bravo was born in New York. Her parents are from Honduras and Educador and immigrated in the earlier 1990s. Ingrid is a student at UNC-CH. Interview Segments: Ingrid talks about where her family is from and what they do … Continue reading
Education and Activist Efforts
ESPAÑOL DACA Students’ Accessibility to Post Secondary Education in North Carolina and Youth’s Activist Efforts in the Research Triangle Park Area By: Stephanie Colorado Education in North Carolina Undocumented students face out-of-state tuition costs to North Carolina public schools, and have … Continue reading
La Vaquita Restaurante
2700 Chapel Hill Rd. Durham, NC 27707 Antonio, de Veracruz, México, tiene siete años viviendo en Durham. A él le gusta todo tipo de comida, pero su preferida es el mole Poblano, un platillo dulce y picoso. En el restaurante … Continue reading