| Title |
Alexis Towella Lesa, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Savani Aupiu, October 14, 2008: Pacific Islanders Oral History Project, U-1945 |
| Alternative Title |
No. 637 Alexis Lesa |
| Creator |
Lesa, Alexis Towella, 1983- |
| Contributor |
Aupiu, Savani |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
2008-10-14 |
| Access Rights |
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| Date Digital |
2015-07-08 |
| Spatial Coverage |
New York, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5128638/ ; Hawaii, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5855797/ ; Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5549030/ |
| Subject |
Lesa, Alexis Towella, 1983- --Interviews; Samoan Americans--Utah--Biography; Pacific Islander Americans--Utah--Social conditions; Acculturation; Latter Day Saints--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (36 pages) of an interview by Savani Aupiu with Alexis Towella Lesa, on 14 October 2008. Part of the Pacific Islanders Oral History Project, Everett Cooley Collection tape no. U-1945 |
| Abstract |
Alexis Lesa was born in North Carolina on a military base. She grew up all over the states because her parents were both Marines and she talks about traveling and moving often. She describes her relationship with her parents and her siblings. Alexis talks in detail about moving to Hawaii, living with extended family, and going to school there. Alexis is half Puerto Rican, a quarter white and a quarter Samoan. She talks about her ethnicity and culture, specifically the cultural experiences she had in Hawaii. After high school she went to BYU where she earned an English degree in 2006. She is married and has an eighteen month old son.Pacific Worlds Project. Interviewer: Savani Aupiu |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
Digital Image © 2015 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Is Part of |
Pacific Islanders Oral History Project |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6db9wxz |
| Topic |
Samoan Americans; Pacific Islander Americans; Mormons; Acculturation |
| Setname |
uum_elc |
| ID |
837203 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6db9wxz |
