Community Voices: The Postville Oral History Project Recording with Pedro Arturo Lopez Vega
Pedro Lopez grew up in Postville and attended the Postville Schools. In this interview he shares his experience of learning from the various cultures that make up the Postville community, making friends and having fun in small town, completing elementary and high school in Postville, and being a mem...
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UNI ScholarWorks
2015
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.uni.edu/postville_oralhistory/11 https://scholarworks.uni.edu/context/postville_oralhistory/article/1010/type/native/viewcontent |
| Summary: | Pedro Lopez grew up in Postville and attended the Postville Schools. In this interview he shares his experience of learning from the various cultures that make up the Postville community, making friends and having fun in small town, completing elementary and high school in Postville, and being a member of the Catholic Church. Pedro also explores what it was like to transition to college as a first generation student at Luther College in nearby Decorah, Iowa. Pedro recounts his experiences during the May 12th, 2008 ICE raid in which his mother was arrested, jailed, and deported to Mexico. At age 13, his life changed forever. Pedro has spoken about his experience in many different venues and participated in marches, protests, and rallies about the raid and national immigration reform. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/postville_oralhistory/1010/thumbnail.jpg |
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