Mary Salinas Durón oral history - December 20, 2022
Date of Interview
12-20-2022
Contributor
Ochoa, Margarita [interviewer]
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Description
This oral history of Mary Salinas Durón, recorded on December 20, 2022, discusses their personal and professional journey in the banking industry, participating in M.E.Ch.A and opening up a dialogue with university administration to fund scholarships for Chicano students, recalls mentors such as Dr. Julio and Celia Torres, and reflects on challenges faced by Latinx and commuter students at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). At the time of this interview, Mary was 70 years old, identified as Catholic and Chicana, and resided in Montebello, California. She is an alumnus of LMU and attended from 1971-1975, during which she went by Mary Velia Salinas. She worked on the Loyolan newspaper staff from 1974 until 1975 and M.E.Ch.A. State Folklorico in 1973. At the time of this interview, she was a Senior Community Affairs Specialist for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mary was originally from Los Angeles, California.
Subject
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993; Jesuits--Education; Loyola Marymount University--History; Mecha (Organization); Mexican American college students; Mexican American leadership; United States. Community Reinvestment Act of 1977; Universities and colleges--United States--History; United Farm Workers of America; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Influence
Keywords
Activism; Belonging; Celebrations; Chicano Leadership; Community; Commuter Students; Latina; Latino; Latinx; Marymount-Loyola Merger; Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A.); Scholarships; Social Justice; Special Events; Undocumented Students
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_001920001
Format
video/mp4
Format Extent
1 video; 01:05:43
Type Value
Moving Images
Transcription
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Donor
Durón, Mary Salinas
Sponsor
Bill Hannon Foundation
Recommended Citation
Salinas Durón [narrator], Mary, "Mary Salinas Durón oral history - December 20, 2022" (2022). Oral Histories Collection. 24.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/oral_histories/24
Notes
At the time of this interview, Margarita Ochoa was the Associate Professor and Associate Chair of History in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). She was a first-generation Mexican American and first-generation college student. Many of the interviews for the Inclusive History and Images Project were conducted by students enrolled the HIST499: Independent Studies Oral Histories of LMU course taught by Margarita Ochoa.