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Oral history interview with Cindy Muñoz, 2017 June 3
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Muñoz, Cindy
- Title
- Oral history interview with Cindy Muñoz
- Dates
- 2017 June 32017-06-032017-06-03
- Quantity
- 11.8 megabytes, (1 online resource (2 audio files (25 min., 41 sec.))) : MPEG-4
- Collection Number
- SR 12263
- Summary
- Oral history interview with Cindy Muñoz conducted by Ricardo Nagaoka and Sankar Raman on June 3, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Muñoz's parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico. She was born in Georgia and grew up in Mexico and Oregon.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Cindy Muñoz was born in Georgia around 2002. Her parents were originally from Mexico, and they returned there when Muñoz was 2 years old. Two years later, the family returned to the United States and settled in Oregon. Muñoz attended Forest Grove High School.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This oral history interview with Cindy Muñoz was conducted by Ricardo Nagaoka and Sankar Raman on June 3, 2017. The interview was recorded for The Immigrant Story, an organization that documents and archives the stories of immigrants and refugees in the United States. In this interview, Muñoz discusses her early life in Oregon. She talks about dealing with racial discrimination, and describes several incidences of racism at her high school. She closes the interview by sharing her thoughts about "The American Dream."
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Oral history interview with Cindy Muñoz, by Ricardo Nagaoka and Sankar Raman, SR 12263, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and The Immigrant Story. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of The Immigrant Story, 2020 (Lib. Acc. RL2020-017).
Bibliography
An article about Cindy Muñoz, "Brown is Beautiful, but is also Painful" by Angara Srinivas, was based on this interview and published on The Immigrant Story website at https://theimmigrantstory.org/latino/.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
| Oral history interview with Cindy Muñoz | 2017 June 3 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Immigrants--Oregon
- Mexican Americans--Oregon
- Racism--Oregon
Personal Names
- Muñoz, Cindy
Form or Genre Terms
- interviews
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Nagaoka, Ricardo (interviewer)
- Raman, Sankar (interviewer)
