Moreira, Rosa Maria Salamanca; Amparo, Jacqueline (student/counselor). East L.A. Public Library, 2010-02-13T10:30:00
Interview Description
Rosa Maria Salamanca Moreira (20) talks with student counselor Jacqueline Amparo (25) about moving from El Salvador and continuing her education in the United States.
01:47 Rosa talks about her life in El Salvador. She tells the story about how her mother decided to come to the United States.
06:00 Rosa talks about graduating high school in El Salvador when she was 17-years-old.
09:00 Rosa talks about her first days in a United States high school and having to start high school again even though she had already graduated in El Salvador.
15:10 Jackie talks about her first impressions of Rosa.
Rosa talks about being an AB540 student and her work with The Dream Act.
Dates
- Creation: 2010-02-13T10:30:00
Topical
- AB540
- Achievements and Awards
- CHIRLA
- Changes In Education
- Community History
- Community Organizations
- Diabetes
- Earliest Memories
- First Job
- First Meetings
- Grades
- Graduation
- Identity
- Immigration Stories
- Neighborhood Life
- Parents
- San Migeul, El Salvador
- Schools
- Students
- Teachers
- The Dream Act
- Town Life
- Trends
- UC Berkeley
- college
- economic beliefs and practices
- family trips and excursions
- first impression of America
- illness
- personal experiences
- political beliefs and practices
- religious beliefs and practices
- school day memories
- social beliefs and practices
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu