Rebeca Barge interviewed by Michelle Pineda-Hernandez, 2019
- Creator:
- Barge, Rebeca, Pineda-Hernandez, Michelle, and Crosby, Tessa
- Extent:
- 244.3 Megabytes 1 digital file and 00:14:08 Duration (HH:MM:SS.mmm)
- Scope and content:
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Records an interview with Rebeca Barge, an immigrant from Central America and long-time Harrisonburg resident, who reflects on community engagement, diversity, and relationships between James Madison University and the city of Harrisonburg. The interview documents her work at the Harrisonburg City Public Schools Welcome Center assisting Latin American families with access to local resources and her subsequent role at JMU's Center for Multicultural Student Services (CMSS) supporting student organizations and diversity initiatives. Discusses her former position as Program Director at Big Brothers Big Sisters coordinating mentoring programs with JMU students and considers how these roles connect campus communities, local schools, and families in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
- Language:
- English
- Physical facet:
- (.wav)
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704Carrier LibraryJames Madison University880 Madison DriveHarrisonburg, VA 22807
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Tiffany ColeEmail: coletw@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3444Email: library-special@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3612Fax: (540) 568-3405
- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is open for research. Agreements with the interviewees govern access to oral history interviews.
- Parent terms of access:
- The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. Contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu) for more information.