Title
Files
Translators
Estéfano Del Valle; Matt Connors; Sofía Kearns
Transcriptionists
Estéfano Del Valle; Matt Connors; Sofía Kearns
Abstract
Video interview with Sara Quintana. Unlike many of the “pioneers,” Sara Quintana came to the U.S. in 1987, in a later wave of immigration from Colombia, propelled by the problems of insecurity and unemployment in the 1980 and 1990s in that country. She became a textile worker in Greenville, finding later employment in textile-related companies, mostly doing embroidery. Sara came to the U.S. to earn money for her daughter's college tuition, and she details her journey, and the different jobs she had in the textile industry. She talks about her co-workers, the working conditions and pay, the social life for Hispanics in the area, and she shares some funny stories. Sara concludes comparing Colombia and life in Greenville, and she reflects on her overall positive experience in South Carolina.
Scholarship Type
Faculty Scholarship, Student Scholarship
Date
7-20-2018
Location
Greenville (S.C)
Recommended Citation
Quintana, Sara; Kearns, Sofía; Ramos, Ingrid; Cox, Marina; and Maness, Whitney, "Sara Quintana" (2018). Oral Histories of Colombian Textile Workers in Greenville, SC. 10.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/textile-workers/10
Rights
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