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Dina Buchillón Torres oral history interview, 2007

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Identifier
NFAI.O.00007302
Date
2007 (Date created)
Summary

Dina Buchillon Torres discusses her family life in Cuba, the need to emigrate because her parents had been persecuted for being Jehovah's Witnesses, the musical culture in Cuba, and the difficulty of preserving Cuban culture in Louisiana.

Creator and/or Contributor
Dina Buchillón Torres (interviewee), Tomás Montoya González (interviewer), Louisiana Folklife Program (creator)
Extent
4 (leaves)
70 (minutes)
Language
English (Languages)
Spanish (Languages)
Other Subject Headings
Cubans--Louisiana--New Orleans--Social life and customs--21st century. (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Cuban Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans--Social life and customs--21st century. (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Music--Cuba--20th century. (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Geographic Coverage
Cuba (MARC Code List for Geographic Areas)
New Orleans (La.) (MARC Code List for Geographic Areas)
URL
Preferred Citation
Dina Buchillón Torres Oral History Interview, Louisiana Folklife Program Project Files, Mss. 4730, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La.
Materials Designation
transcripts
sound discs (CD)
Related Entities:
Dina Buchillón Torres (interviewee)
Tomás Montoya González (interviewer)
Louisiana Folklife Program (creator)