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

Interviewee/Entrevistado

Georgina Artiga

Interviewer/Entrevistador

Michelle Warren; Jacob Rosdail

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Georgina Artiga nació y creció en El Salvador. Artiga creció en una familia feliz que incluía a su abuela quien la cuidó cuando sus papás estaban en el trabajo. Al crecer, Artiga enfrentó muchas experiencias peligrosas debido a la alta tasa de crimen en El Salvador. Cuando ella tenía quince años, ella y su familia decidieron inmigrar a los Estados Unidos porque recibieron amenazas de muerte. Artiga y su familia se mudaron a California. Sus papás empezaron a trabajar y ella y su hermana asistieron a la escuela. Artiga luchó en la escuela con el inglés. Artiga y su familia se mudaron a Columbus, Nebraska y han permanecido ahí desde entonces. Artiga asistió a la Universidad de Nebraska en Kearney.

Georgina Artiga was born and raised in El Salvador. Artiga grew up in a happy family which included her grandmother, who took care of her while her parents were at work. Growing up, Artiga faced many dangerous experiences due to the high-rate crime in El Salvador. When she was fifteen years old, she and her family decided to immigrate to the United States because they had received death threats. Artiga and her family moved to California. Her parents started working and she and her sister went to school. Artiga struggled with English. Artiga and her family moved to Columbus, Nebraska. Artiga studied at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

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Date of Interview/Fecha de la Entrevista

2-27-2020

Keywords/Palabras Clave

violencia, violence, education, Educación, family, familia

Disciplines/Disciplina

Latin American History | Latin American Studies | Oral History

Georgina Artiga

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