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Interview with Judith Rosales Rivas '17, 2019 October 20

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Identifier: OHI-0258

Scope and Contents

Oral history interview and transcript with Judith Rosales Rivas, Davidson College class of 2017. Rivas discussed the Golden Door Scholarship program for students with DACA, her friendship with Jessica Gumucio (Davidson College valedictorian), the value of STRIDE, discrimination and racism at Davidson and in the larger community, her time as a hall counselor, the impact of Donald Trump's election (particularly for undocumented students), and using her skills as a bilingual volunteer to help patients at the Ada Jenkins Center and in clinics. Rivas also received numerous awards for her thesis work in neuroscience and highlights the importance of Dr. Ramirez's and Dr. Long's mentorship throughout the interview, as well as Davidson College President Carol Quillen's continued support.

Dates

  • Creation: 2019 October 20

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This interview is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Use of this interview is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License per the associated permission form. Review https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ for more information.

Extent

1 Digital (Sound recordings) (M4A)

1 Transcripts (Digital) (PDF)

Language

English