Oral history interview with Katushka Olave, December 9, 1998
Subtitle: interview K-0659, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Contributors: Rouverol, Alicia J., 1961- interviewer; Southern Oral History Program; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Interviews; Hispanic American women; Social reformers; Hispanic Americans; Political activity; African Americans; Relations with Hispanic Americans; Community-based social services
Other titles: Interview K-0659, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007); Interview with Katushka Olave, December 9, 1998; Oral histories of the American South.
Description: Inspired by the leftist political traditions of her native Bolivia and by her mother's political activism, Katushka Olave brought her devotion to social and racial justice to Durham, NC. There she worked to promote these values through volunteering and work in community organizations. In this interview, she shares her opinions on social activism, aid organizations, and Latino cultural identity. Olave offers insight into race, identity, and activism, including her effort to bridge the gap between the African-American and Latino communities in Durham, North Carolina.
Notes: Title from menu page (viewed on Nov. 25, 2008).

Interview participants: Katushka Olave, interviewee; Alicia Rouverol, interviewer.

Duration: 01:01:36.

This electronic edition is part of the UNC-Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.  It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.

Text encoded by Jennifer Joyner.  Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.

Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 112 kilobytes, 112 megabytes.

Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series K, Southern communities, interview K-0659, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Original transcript: 29 p.

Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.

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