Gateways/Portales: Interview with Ana Maria Schwartz Caballero

Object Details

Place: Washington (D.C.); Baltimore (Md.); Charlotte (N.C.); Raleigh (N.C.); United States

Topic: Hispanic Americans; Latin Americans -- United States; Immigrants; Communities

Extent: 6 Video recordings (MP4 Video (.MP4), born digital); 1 Sound recording (MP3 Sound (.MP3), born digital)

Custodial History: Exhibition organized by Anacostia Community Museum. Curator: Ariana A. Curtis.

Citation: Gateways/Portales: Interview with Ana Maria Schwartz Caballero, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Scope and Contents: Dr. Ana Maria Schwartz Caballero, professor of Spanish and Second Language Education at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), talked about her family, her childhood, and growing up in Havana, Cuba; when and where her family lived when they came to the states (United States); her arrival in Baltimore and first impression of the United States; becoming a teacher and her work with students at UMBC; Latino population at UMBC; her involvement with Latino community in Baltimore City, particularly her work with the Baltimore City Mayor's Hispanic Commission; and gardening and her grandchildren. Clips of this interview were included in the 'Recognition and Representation' section of the exhibition.; Interview. Related to exhibition 'Gateways/Portales.' Dated 20161103.

Restrictions: Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.