Samuel Proctor Oral History Program

What does it mean to be a person of color? Seriously. I’m confused. I can’t count the number of times I have opened my laptop and google searched “Are Latin […]

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During my 4 years at the University of Florida, I have seen an enormous need for a space where the tough conversations are had. In the fall of my freshman […]

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When I began to read from those who have served in the United States military, I quickly realized that the portrayals I have been exposed to in mainstream media and […]

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As a first-generation student born to Cuban Immigrant parents, I don’t exactly have a pearly view of higher education institutions in the States. On the one hand, attending University meant […]

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As a non-binary person who grew up in the US, non-binary identity is one I claim as a rejection of a binary gender system. I don’t believe that there are […]

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BY LDAPFAMILIA This spring over one hundred farmworkers and their families traveled from Immokalee, Florida and gathered here in Gainesville, Florida where they marched accompanied by students, faith leaders, and […]

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José Arturo Castellanos (1893–1977) By Francesc Morales In 1993 hundreds of thousands of people discovered the story of Oskar Schindler (1908–74) through the eyes of the Steven Spielberg film Schindler’s […]

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BY LDAPFAMILIA Today is a gray day, a dark moment: I.C.E, an agency that has detained, deported, harassed, tortured, and killed our community is turning 16 years old. 16 years […]

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That’s Not My Name My name is Omar. No not Omar, Omar. When you read that I bet that you were reading oh-maar, but my name is pronounced oomahd. It’s […]

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I want to make my Mami proud. I want my mother to be able to say that her daughter graduated with not one, but two Bachelors and that her Certificate […]

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They call me malcriada, malagredecida, berrinchuda, y una sinvergüeza. I tell them that to make it in the United States, the double E of double U, you gotta be un […]

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How I am portrayed by Richard Lainez 1.4 million. That is the number of Latinxs that identify with the LGBTQ+ community; at least as of 2013. At first glance, the […]

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Yareliz Mendez-Zamora is a fourth year English and History major with a Certificate in Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. Her previous involvement includes being an ambassador at […]

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Knowledge is power. Despite this fact, the United States education systems continue to perpetuate gaps cemented in segregation, failure to invest adequate funding and the denial of complete human capacity […]

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The Latino Diaspora in the Americas Project (LDAP) at the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program seeks to navigate the multi-layered and complex narratives of the Latinx community. This project seeks […]

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We want our people to know who they are and be active participants in their history and future. We want our people to be unapologetic for who they are and […]

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