Interview with Teresita Neris, April 26, 2014, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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- 2014-04-26
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Amanda Villanueva interview Teresita Neris on April 26, 2014 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Neris was born in Puerto Rico and came to the U.S. with her parents when she was in high school. Her parents hoped to achieve the American dream, a quality education, safe neighborhoods, and better quality of life. To address the needs and interests of Latinas, Neris founded Latinas Unidas of Wisconsin creating an organization focused on education, computer skills, English language skills, and resource information. The mission was to create a centralized location for the Hispanic community. The cultural competence of Latina Unidas board members allowed Latinas to develop programs and services specific to women. Neris has dedicated her professional career to community empowerment and is proud to have passed on characteristics to her adult children.This video interview was conducted by students who participated in a Chican@ and Latin@ Studies (CLS) course at University of Wisconsin-Madison,
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Neris, Teresita
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
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- Oral histories (document genre)
Hispanic American women -- Political activity -- Wisconsin
Hispanic American women -- Wisconsin -- Interviews
Women political activists -- Wisconsin -- Interviews - Location
- Sheboygan (Wis.)
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- moving image
- Language
- English
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- Neris, Teresita. Interview with Teresita Neris, April 26, 2014, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. 2014-04-26. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll15/id/52. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Neris, Teresita, (2014-04-26) Interview with Teresita Neris, April 26, 2014, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll15/id/52
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- Neris, Teresita. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15932coll15/id/52>.