A mother from Perú: Interview with Estefany

Material Information

Title:
A mother from Perú: Interview with Estefany
Series Title:
Immigrant Voices: New to Middlesex County
Creator:
Jean, Dzulieta ( Interviewer )
Estefany ( Interviewee )
Espinoza-Wulach, Cristóbal ( advisor )
Shaheen, Elizabeth ( advisor, collaborator )
Place of Publication:
Edison, NJ
Publisher:
Middlesex College
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2021

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Peruvian Americans -- New Jersey -- Middlesex County
Immigrants -- United States ( lcsh )
Middlesex County (N.J.) -- history
Genre:
oral histories ( lcsh )
Temporal Coverage:
Fall 2021 ( - 2021 )
Spatial Coverage:
New Jersey -- Middlesex County

Notes

Summary:
"I always want to be positive with the future; I see myself professionally fulfilled in this country and helping my husband and daughter to move forward with our family contributing to this country that gave me the opportunities that I wanted so much." A student of Agriculture from Peru who received a visa to work on a farm in Missouri, due to high demand and supply shortages of qualified labor in Livestock Farming. As a qualified and competent worker, she becomes part of every aspect of the livestock farming process. However, she faces many prejudices, misconceptions, and other obstacles. At the same time, she meets wonderful people who are there to provide her with much needed support. She also meets her future husband with whom she has a child. Together they move to Middlesex County, in New Jersey, where she attends ESL classes at Middlesex College. She dreams of continuing her education and together with her family continuing to contribute to the society by bringing to the table very important values, such as family values, hard work, strong work ethic, etc. ( , )
Scope and Content:
This is a transcript and recording of an oral history interview that took place as part of the class projects for Middlesex College's History 221H class in the Fall of 2021.
Acquisition:
Collected for Middlesex College's Institutional Repository by the UFIR Self-Submittal tool. Submitted by Dzulieta Ismaili-Jean.
Biographical:
A student of Agriculture from Peru who received a visa to work on a farm in Missouri. Now living and studying in Middlesex County.
Venue:
Recorded on December, 13th, 2021 at Middlesex College
Creation/Production Credits:
Last name of the interviewee has been omitted for privacy reasons.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Middlesex College
Holding Location:
Middlesex College
Rights Management:
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