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Voces Oral History Center is dedicated to recording, preserving and disseminating the stories of US Latinas and Latinos and weaving the many perspectives into our historical narrative at the national, state and local levels.

Featured Stories

These are from the Voces of a Pandemic, a collaboration of universities and other institutions across the country, documenting the Latina/o experience in the U.S.
Subject	Collection	Story
Alicia Cisneros	Voces of a Pandemic	By: Voces Staff Alicia Cisneros works as a dental assistant in Elgin, Illinois. Due to COVID her work closed for almost two months (March to late May) and they only attended to emergencies. Although the staff and herself always had enough...	Read More
Sandra Gonzalez	Voces of a Pandemic	By: Voces Staff Sandra Gonzalez is a registered nurse based in San Antonio. Her focus is on pregnant women, new mothers and their newborns. However, COVID-19 has brought changes to her work environment that affect how she practices health...	Read More
Fernando Jimenez	Voces of a Pandemic	By: Voces Staff Fernando Jimenez was born in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, and at 27 years old found himself in the United States in pursuit of the “American Dream.” Since his first day in the U.S., work has been his main...	Read More
Anthony Medrano	Voces of Mariachi	By: Trent Thompson Anthony Medrano is a modern mariachi master. He has performed at the White House and internationally, co-directed an annual mariachi festival at the Hollywood Bowl, and been a member...	Read More