Interview with Norma Stoltz Chinchilla, 2014 February 22

Interview conducted in English. Norma Stoltz Chinchilla, professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at California State University Long Beach, chronicles her experiences with Central American solidarity movements, her initial experiences in Central America, specifically Guatemala, and how her participation in the solidarity movement affected her both academically and personally. In this interview, Chinchilla outlines her history of living and working in Guatemala, how she initially developed an interest in Central America, and her participation with Central American migrant communities in Los Angeles. This interview was conducted by Regina Mills, a graduate student in English, whose research focuses upon Central American immigrant literature and feminism in Latin America.