Coming to the Plains Oral Histories/ Llenando las Llanuras Historias Orales

Interviewee/Entrevistado

Leslie García

Interviewer/Entrevistador

Michelle Warren; Jacob Rosdail

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Leslie García is from Lexington, Nebraska. She is the youngest daughter of Mexican immigrants. Her parents were well respected in their hometown, but they immigrated to the United States to build a better life for their family. García’s life has been marked by the experience she had growing up with Hispanic heritage in Lexington. García has extended family in California, Kansas, and Mexico, allowing her to experience the different cultures of both the United States and Mexico. García plans to become a Spanish teacher after graduating from college. She has been both a participant in and an assistant on Coming to the Plains.

Leslie García proviene de Lexington, Nebraska. Es hija menor de inmigrantes mexicanos. Sus padres eran respetados en su lugar de origen, pero tuvieron que inmigrar a los Estados Unidos para construir una nueva vida para su familia. La vida de García es marcada por las experiencias que tuvo al crecer en Lexington con la herencia hispana. García tiene familia en California, en Kansas y en México, lo cual le permite tener una experiencia de dos culturas diferentes, de Estados Unidos y de México. García planea ser una maestra de español después de graduarse de la universidad. Ha sido participante y asistente del proyecto Llenando las Llanuras.

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Date of Interview/Fecha de la Entrevista

4-6-2018

Keywords/Palabras Clave

Educación, cultura, Hijos de inmigrantes, culture, education, children of immigrants

Disciplines/Disciplina

Latin American Studies | Latina/o Studies | Oral History

Leslie García

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