Ennio Garcia-Miera and Naomi Love
Recorded
March 31, 2023
Archived
March 31, 2023
35:41 minutes
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Id:
mby022579
Description
Naomi Love (27) interviews Ennio Garcia-Miera [no age given] about his identity and experience as a Latino, his New Mexican roots, and his 1519 project, which reflects on when Hernán Cortés came to North America.Subject Log / Time Code
Ennio Garcia-Miera (EGM) explains the misconception of him and his people in New Mexico as immigrants even though they've been here for hundreds of years.
EGM talks about his 1519 project, named with relation to the year Hernán Cortés came to North America.
Naomi Love (NL) asks EGM what traditions and culture he would like to pass down to his three sons.
EGM talks about the majority Latino population in New Mexico.
EGM reflects on bigotry in the United States.
EGM talks about his parents being proud of who they were and the influence their pride had on his activism.
NL and EGM reflect on EGM being "the first" to do many things and the courage it gave him.
EGM shares advice for young New Mexicans.
Participants
- Ennio Garcia-Miera
- Naomi Love