Armando Durón oral history - November 4, 2022
Date of Interview
11-7-2022
Contributor
Ochoa, Margarita [interviewer]
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Description
This oral history of Armando Durón, recorded on November 7, 2022, discusses his childhood during the Chicano Movement in East Los Angeles, studying political science at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), his spiritual journey, and the challenges he faced as a first-generation college student. At the time of this interview, Armando was 67 years old and identified as straight, Catholic, and Chicano, and resided in Montebello, California. He was an alumnus of Loyola Law School and attended from 1972 until 1976. Armando was originally from El Paso, Texas.
Subject
Chicano movement; First-generation college students; Jesuits--Education; Liberation theology; Loyola Marymount University--History; Loyola Law School (Loyola Marymount University); Mexican American college students; Universities and colleges--United States--History
Keywords
Academic Success; Activism; Catholicism; Chicano Students; Faith; Families; Mentorship; Perseverance; Racial Discrimination; Social Justice
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_001340001
Format
video/mp4
Format Extent
1 video; 00:56:56
Type Value
Moving Images
Transcription
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Donor
Durón, Armando
Sponsor
Bill Hannon Foundation
Copyright
Recommended Citation
Durón [narrator], Armando, "Armando Durón oral history - November 4, 2022" (2022). Oral Histories Collection. 3.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/oral_histories/3
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. Some 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.