Interview with George Vickers, 2014 February 20

Interview conducted in English. George Vickers, International Operations Director for the Open Society Institute, discusses his experiences living and working in Central America, primarily in Nicaragua. In Part 1, Vickers offers background on his interest in civil rights issues and concerns over US interventionism in Central America that led to his work in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and how he developed a personal connection to Central America through his work. In Part 2, Vickers describes the profound impact working in Central America had on him as both a person and an academic. This interview was conducted by Gabriel Pérez, a graduate student in Journalism, whose research focuses on photojournalism and issues of identity and cultural heritage within Latin America.