Lideres Latinos Oral History Project: Interview with Val Vargas

Titles: Lideres Latinos Oral History Project: Interview with Val Vargas (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Val Vargas was born in Minneapolis. Vargas grew up in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota and later in New Brighton. She attended Oklahoma City University and studied accounting. She worked at Metropolitan Economic Development Association as a business consultant and owns the Vargas Company. Vargas is the founder and current president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Jobs held; family background; Catholic religion; lack of Latino community in Minnesota; Latino culture and foods; Lake Street; being bilingual in Spanish and English; financial struggles growing up; childhood; Chicanos Latinos Unidos En Servicio; Choices; lack of services for Latino community; growing Latino population; emphasis on Spanish language; layoffs; budget cuts; and politics.

Dates

• 02/14/2011 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Duarte, Lorena
• interviewee: Vargas, Val

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH135
• Accession Number: AV2011.2.39

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 1 digital file 15 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings

Measurements

• 00:53:22 running time

Subjects

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