Authors

Monica Brooks

Interviewer

Anne-Marie Franklin

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Description

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Monica Brooks is a Hispanic woman who grew up in West Virginia and works as a librarian. She discusses: her family; her personal history; her education; her ethnicity and how it relates to her experiences in West Virginia and Texas; stereotypes; discrimination she faced; parties she attended; her thoughts of Hispanic culture and civil rights; her experiences in college; and other topics.

Publication Date

1996

Identifier

OH64-550

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Brooks, Monica Garcia, -- Autobiography.
Librarians -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Hispanic American women -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Civil rights -- Oral histories.
Sex differences -- Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-550.

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Oral History Interview: Monica Brooks

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