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Chichi Oral History

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This interview, conducted in Spanish, is conducted by Tamara Oloya-Santiago. Chici, the interviewee, tells their story of immigrating from Peru to Queens, New York and the discrimination they suffered for their identities as a latinx individual and for being gay.

Item Information:

Identifier
2227mp866
Collection
Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution
NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s)
Oloya-Santiago, Tamara
Chichi
Publisher
New York Public Library
Date Created
Aug. 21, 2017
Dates Covered
1968 to 2017
Genre
Oral Histories
Places
New York > Queens
Lima
Topic(s)
Acceptance
Childhood
Education
Families
Immigrants
LGBTQ+ sex workers
MtFs
Naturalisation
Self-acceptance
Siblings
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Transphobia
Violence
Waiters
Resource Type
Audio
Digital Format
duration: 37 minutes 02 seconds
Language
Spanish; Castilian
Rights
Copyright undetermined
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