Nunez, Sarah

Date:
2018-03-09
Interviewer:
Martinez, Maria
Transcription available:
no
Series:
Louisville Latinx Oral History Project
Series ID:
2017_224
Interview Number(s):
2018_33_1
Summary:

Sarah Nuñez nació en Bogotá, Colombia en 1978. Su padre es colombiano y su madre es de Florida. Se conocieron en Carolina del Norte a fines de la década de 1960. Sarah nació en Bogotá porque durante 1977, sus padres se mudaron a Colombia para cuidar al padre de su papá mientras estaba enfermo. Ella no creció con mucha cultura colombiana ya que solo estuvo allí durante las primeras etapas de su vida. Rara vez se hablaba español en su casa ya que su padre solo lo usaba para hablar con la familia en casa. Sarah creció buscando una parte de ella que le faltaba y encontró esa parte de ella cuando regresó a Colombia. En el momento de la entrevista, ella estaba trabajando con la Universidad de Louisville y el centro cultural a través de proyectos como Latino Education Outreach.


En esta entrevista, explica cómo llegó su padre a los Estados Unidos, su comunidad cuando era niña, su entorno escolar y sus compañeros, su proceso de carrera y obstáculos, oportunidades y luchas basadas en su raza/etnia/género, la influencia de su pasado. trabajar en lo que hace hoy, cómo Donald Trump estaba afectando a la comunidad en el momento de las elecciones y cómo se identifica con la cultura latina como adulta.


Sarah Nuñez was born in Bogota, Colombia in 1978. Her father is Colombian and her mother is from Florida. They met in North Carolina in the late 1960’s. Sarah was born in Bogota because during in 1977, her parents moved to Colombia to take care of her dad’s father while he was sick. She did not grow up with much Colombian culture since she was only there for the early parts of her life. Spanish was rarely spoken in her house since her dad would only use it to speak to family back home. Sarah grew up searching for a part of her that was missing and found that piece of her when she went back to Colombia. At the time pf the interview, she was working with the University of Louisville and cultural center through projects such as the Latino Education Outreach.


In this interview, she explains how her father came to the United States, her community as a child, her school environment and peers, her career process and obstacles, opportunities and struggles based on her race/ethnicity/gender, the influence of her past work on what she does today, how the Donald Trump was affecting the community at the time of elections, and how she self-identifies with Latino culture as an adult.

Topic(s):
Latin Americans--United States, Louisville (Ky.)