Couto, Carolina; Reyes Tam, Amy (friend, friend). YouTHink Field Recording, 2010-02-20T14:00:00
Interview Description
Friends and coworkers Carolina Couto, 26, and Amy Reyes Tam, 28 reflect on the special friendship they have, identity, community work, and future aspirations.
00:40 Reflection on what friendship is, what it means, how one comes by it. Discussion of how well CC and ART fit with one another.
5:45 Friends discuss the inspiring qualities they find in each other.
13:35 Discussion of aspirations for future: both friends would like to lead a youth development organization.
17:30 Friends reflect on the ways that each other represents a person with whom to discuss and explore queer issues outside of the "mujeres "group that each has.
26:40 Friends discuss some of the instances in which they have been unhappy with each other.
32:45 ART admires CC for allowing her to be herself. CC thanks ART for keeping her in check when she gets out of hand.
Dates
- Creation: 2010-02-20T14:00:00
Topical
- Bosses
- Coming Of Age
- Community Organizations
- Coworkers
- Discrimination
- Extended Family
- First Meetings
- Friendship, womanhood
- Identity
- Immigration Stories
- Job Satisfaction
- Neighborhood Life
- Occupational Traditions
- Parents
- Schools
- Students
- Workday Life
- Workplace Characters
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- cohorts (groups of friends)
- college
- craft, skills, and procedures
- economic beliefs and practices
- Ethnicity
- personal experiences
- political beliefs and practices
- prejudice
- religious beliefs and practices
- sexual orientation
- social beliefs and practices
- support groups, women's groups
- working life
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