Lideres Latinos Oral History Project: Interview with Maria Cristina Tavera

Titles: Lideres Latinos Oral History Project: Interview with Maria Cristina Tavera (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Maria Cristina Tavera was born in Minneapolis, to Maria Estela Ligia Garcia Morales and Patrick James O'Brien, who met in Mexico. She grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota because her father was from Minnesota and wanted the family to move to the United States. Tavera studied Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Minnesota for her bachelor's degree and later her master's degree focusing on Latino art. She believed her artwork could enrich the Latino community. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family; Latino community and culture; art; TRIO programs; Day of the Dead; education; Lake Street Latino growth; student organizations; immigration; bilingual (Spanish and English); and developing a cultural center.

Dates

• 01/08/2011 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Duarte, Lorena
• interviewee: Tavera, Maria Cristina

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH135
• Accession Number: AV2011.2.34

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Lideres Latinos Oral History Project' <OH 135>

Quantity: 1 digital file 46 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:16:46 running time

Subjects

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