Diana Fuentes Michel oral history - March 27, 2023
Date of Interview
3-27-2023
Contributor
Garcia, Pablo [interviewer]
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Description
This oral history of Diana Fuentes Michel, recorded on March 27, 2023, discusses her coursework in the Chicano Studies department, receiving the Chicano Leadership Grant and being among the first women history majors in Chicano Studies after the merger of Loyola University and Marymount College, broadcasting ALMA del Barrio for KXLU radio, and how her educational experience at LMU informed her work implementing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and more on the California Postsecondary Education Commission. At the time of this interview, Diana was 65 years old, identified as Roman Catholic and Chicana, and as a wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, friend, and LMU alumnus, and resided in Sacramento, California. Diana attended LMU from 1975 until 1979 majoring in History and Chicano Studies. She was the former Director of the California Student Aid Commission and Undersecretary for Education under Governor Gray Davis. Diana was from Boyle Heights and El Sereno in Los Angeles, California.
Subject
Jesuits--Education; Loyola Marymount University--History; Mexican American college students; Universities and colleges--United States--History; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Influence
Keywords
Access; Activism; Alpha Sigma Nu; Ballet Folklorico; Celebrations; Cultural Identity; Disk Jockies; Dreamers; Families; Financial Aid; Housing; Integration; Internships; KXLU; La Causa Tutorial; Leadership; Loyola University; Marymount College; Marymount-Loyola Merger; Mentorship; Scholarships; School of Education; Student Life; Work Study
Project
Inclusive History and Images Project
Geographic Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Language
eng
Source
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Digital Identifier
LML_UA_IHIP_000870001
Format
video/mp4
Format Extent
1 video; 01:12:56
Type Value
Moving Images
Transcription
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Donor
Michel, Diana Fuentes
Sponsor
Bill Hannon Foundation
Copyright
Recommended Citation
Fuentes [narrator], Diana, "Diana Fuentes Michel oral history - March 27, 2023" (2023). Oral Histories Collection. 12.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/oral_histories/12
Notes
At the time of this interview, Pablo Garcia was a student at Loyola Marymount University. Some interviews for the Inclusive History and Images Project were conducted by students enrolled in HIST 4999: Independent Studies Oral Histories of LMU course taught by Margarita R. Ochoa.