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This interview is of Juvenal Valeriano, an immigrant from Peru. James Lastarria, Juvenal's son, conducted the interview and wrote the following description:

"After looking back at the interview, I see some themes that could probably be explored…

In this oral history interview, Violeta Rivas discusses her experience as an American immigrant. Born in Nicaragua in 1960, Violeta and her husband came to the U.S. in 1984 to escape the Sandinista regime and to build a new life. Thirty years later,…