Oral history of Xris Macias, dated 2023-07-28. Topics include basic demographics such as birthdate, place of birth, race and/or ethnicity and trilingualism, as well as childhood, education and work background, family history and traditions, food, culture, historical events, and the challenges of living in Utah.
Collection
Peoples of Utah Revisited (POUR)
Identifier
POUR23_OH001_Macias_Xris_Video
Contributing Institution
Construyendo Latinidad (Constructing Latinx Identity) in the Intermountain West
Publisher
Utah Historical Society
Subject
Latinidad; Ethnicity--United States; Mexican American families; Chicano; Latinx histories; Amnesty; Motherboards (Microcomputers); Divorce; Daycare centers; Head Start Program (U.S.); Associate of arts degree; Child development; Preschool teachers; Catholic; Easter; Christmas; Día de los Muertos; Quinceañera; Harmons Grocery Company; After-school programs; Dance; Comic books and children; Superheroes; Tamales; Immigrant experience; TRIO Programs; Olympics; Warehouses; Call centers; Youth; Faith; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Professional Boxing Corporation (U.S.); United States. President (2009-2017 : Obama); United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush); Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (U.S.); Advanced placement programs (Education); University of Utah; Bachelor's degree; Academic advisors; Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers; Boys and Girls Clubs of America; Tech support service centers; Master's degree in education; Chevrolet automobile; Disc jockeys; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Society; Lowriders; Alternative education; National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies; Sandoval, Denise M.; Petersen Automotive Museum; M.E.CH.A. SMC (Organization); Social justice; Patriotism; Bachata; Merengue; Mariachi; ; Identity; Riverton (Utah); California; Sonora (Mexico : State); Jalisco (Mexico); Kearns (Utah); Colombia; Salvador; Costa Rica; Mexico