Heber David Figueroa interviewed by India Williams

Creator:
Figueroa, Heber David, Williams, India, Bruno, Sarah, and Beddow, Jessie
Extent:
19 Megabytes 1 digital file and 00:21:08 Duration (HH:MM:SS.mmm)
Scope and content:

Records an interview with David Figueroa, conducted on March 11, 2022, by India Williams at Showker Hall, James Madison University. Recounts Figueroa's student life, family origins in Honduras and West Africa, and childhood in Harrisonburg, Chicago, New Jersey, Boston, and New York. Describes parents' emigration from Honduras to the United States. Discusses family life, notions of home, educational experiences, and language barriers. Includes references to racial discrimination. Figueroa also comments on his interest in rockets and spacecraft. Discusses career decisions. Recounts challenges as a college student.

Language:
English
Physical facet:
(.mp3)

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
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Parent restrictions:
Collection open to research. Agreements with the interviewees govern access to Oral Histories. Interviewees have chosen pseudonyms in two of the interviews. Due to the disclosure of sensitive information, the repository has restricted one of the twelve interviews.
Parent terms of access:
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