Voces of a Pandemic
You’ve seen the headlines
Latino communities in the US devastated by Covid-19
For Latinos and Covid-19, Doctors Are Seeing an ‘Alarming’ Disparity
The price of being ‘essential’: Latino service workers bear brunt of coronavirus
From being overrepresented in essential jobs, to underrepresented among those with access to healthcare, to the undocumented living in fear, the global coronavirus pandemic has affected Latinas/os disproportionately.
As this crisis unfolds, the Voces Oral History Center is leading a team of collaborators including institutions of higher education across the country, to record, archive and disseminate interviews to help researchers, journalists and the broader public gain a greater appreciation of the experiences in the Latino community during this historic time.
Our Sponsors & Grants (so far) are:
Private Donors
2020
Silas Abrego • Lucina Alvarez • Olga Benz •Betty Bird • Kevin Blackburn • Mary Bock • Maria Teresa Borden • Gina Boubion • Bill Butler • Paul Caballero • Mary Alice Carnes and Richard Muscat • Myra Castaneda • Orlando Castillo • Ezekiel Zeke Castro • Eddie Cavazos • Jose Charles • Manuel Criollo • Dr. Veronica D. Comstock • Ruben Diaz • Emelia Dominguez • Henry Dominguez • Valerie Esparza • Lilia Fernandez • Pepe Figueroa • Hannah Forsythe • Diana Fuentes • Josie Galindo Caballero • Denise Gamino • Phil Garcia • Kellie Garrigan • Belle German • Dagoberto Gilb • Richard Gonzales • John and Jamie Gonzalez • Pat O'Neil Green • Dana Hazel • Jodi Hernandez • Jonathan Higuera • Frank Jacques • Nicole Jones • Emily Kaiser • Thomas Kimpel • Todd Kitsmiller • Aldo Lauria • Paula Levihn-Coon • Mario Lewis • Linda Leyva • Jessica Leyva • Rebecca Lopez • David T Lopez • Sal Martinez • Kathleen McElroy • Claudia Melendez • Aylene Menchaca • Henry Mendoza • Salvador Morales • Lupe & Joe Morin • Guillermo Nicolas • Richard Perez • JoAnn Reyes • Fernando Rodriguez • Tín Rodriguez • Omar Rodriguez • Ivan Roman • Rene Salazar • Deborah Santiago • Sandra Serna • Jennifer Stoever • Jesus Trevino • Leticia Turner • Francisco Vara-Orta • Arnold Ventures • Luis Zayas (Dean, Steve Hicks School of Social Work)
2021
Anonymous • Ernie Aliseda • Karen Alvarado • Dahlia Arambula • Sarah Rodriguez Arvidsson • Kevin and Monica Blackburn • Josie Galindo Caballero • Gilberto Cardenas • Mary Alice Carnes • Ernestina Careillo • Laura Castro • Tom Chamberlain • Allison Dawson • Debbie • John David DeVirgiliis • Ysabel Duron • BMG & Co. • Leilah Gonzalez • Manny Grajales • Kate Groetzinger • Margo Gutierrez • Yesenia Garcia Herrington • Margaret Hoard • Audrey Jones • Vanessa de Macedo HIggins Joyce • Luis and Trinidad • Pilar Marrero • Carlos Morales • Lupe and Joe Morin • Todd Moye • Rudy Padilla • Jackie Pedota • John Quiñones • Rupert and JoAnn Reyes • S and R Rivas • Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez • D. N. Rivera • Liliana Rodriguez • Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez • Tín Rodriguez • Christy and Beatriz • Ivan Roman • De Leon’s • Jim Smith • K. Stewart • Jennifer Lynn Stoever • Andrew Towers • Juliana Torres-Mason • Dale and Frances Townsend • Frank Trejo • Anthony Villanueva • Dana Yarak