Title
Files
Translators
Sofía Kearns
Transcriptionists
Sofía Kearns
Abstract
Video interview with Mercedes Gomez. Mercedes Gomez came to the United States in 1969. She begins her oral history talking about her time working at Woodside Mill, in Greenville, SC. Mercedes shares the story of her time in Colombia before coming to the U.S., how she came to New York, and then later, Greenville. She speaks about the social life with other Colombians in the Greenville area, details her work in the mill, and talks about how Greenville has changed over the years since her arrival. She also compares her time in New York to her time in Greenville, shares some scary experiences, and tells how she lived in fear during some of those years before she got her visa.
Scholarship Type
Faculty Scholarship, Student Scholarship
Date
8-8-2018
Location
Greenville (S.C)
Recommended Citation
Gomez, Mercedes; Kearns, Sofía; Ramos, Ingrid; Cox, Marina; and Maness, Whitney, "Mercedes Gomez" (2018). Oral Histories of Colombian Textile Workers in Greenville, SC. 3.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/textile-workers/3
Rights
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