R-0903 -- Gist, Jacquelyn.
Jacquelyn Gist talks about how she came to be involved with the local government of Carrboro and how she has attempted to use her position as an alderman to build community in Carrboro. She discusses how gentrification and “studentification” is changing the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of Carrboro, as well as how she is attempting to use her position to push back against them. She talks about her involvement in passing ordinances allowing food trucks to operate in Carrboro at a time when they were a relatively new phenomenon. She discusses the initial reservations some Carrboro and Chapel Hill residents had allowing food trucks to operate, and how the food trucks have enhanced Carrboro’s downtown life and economy over the years. She talks about the challenges local government has in attempting to resist gentrification without overstepping its power or infringing on people’s individual rights. She discusses the uniqueness of Carrboro’s sense of community and her desire to effectively manage inevitable change without losing Carrboro’s sense of community and diversity.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/27566">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
2018-03-09
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0903_Audio.mp3
R-0684 -- Didow, Nicholas.
This interview with Nicholas Didow touches on numerous topics concerning international economic development and expansion, both within a Mexican-American reference frame, as well as through a general global lens. Didow and Brandt spend a significant amount of time discussing an example personal to Didow which concerns Nike and Nike’s contract with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Didow points to the fact that Nike originally outsourced labor but did not feel responsible for poor working conditions, saying that was up to the discretion of the third party manufactures from whom Nike was buying product. Didow continued explaining how after discussion with faculty and students at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Nike CEO Phil Knight decided to take responsibility for the conditions and labor standards enforced by the third party contract with goods providers in Southeast Asia. This lengthy example was compared to The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/19879">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
13 April 2014
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0684_Audio.mp3
R-0683 -- Cravey, Altha J., 1952-
The interview was conducted with Altha Cravey, an expert on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). She discusses its effects on labor relations and it how it can be damaging to communities within Latin America, specifically Mexico. The interview covers NAFTA’s original goals, from both the United States and Mexican perspectives, and transitions into covering labor effects on both sides of the border. Cravey talks extensively about labor unions, their power in Mexico, and the difference between unions in Mexico and the United States. She discusses the challenges and successes of instances of immigrants forming unions in the United States, and addresses the difficulties that must be overcome to achieve any successful change regarding NAFTA and poor labor conditions. The interview further transitioned into a discussion of the steps necessary to enact change, and the difficulties with implementing change. Cravey continually mentions retroactive change is not typically successful, and that there needs to be an overall change in the mentality of large business and policy makers to consider the environmental and human right impacts of free trade proposals. The interview concludes with Cravey comparing the United States to the British Empire at its height, and the challenges it faced when its empire eventually dismantled over a lack of resources and newfound independence and sustainable vigor.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/19876">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
28 March 2014
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0683_Audio.mp3
R-0690 -- Kinnaird, Ellie.
Ellie Kinnaird discusses various interactions she has had with undocumented workers and Hispanic immigrants, first as mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina, and then as a North Carolina State Senator. She gives opinions on the general shift in attitudes of elected officials towards these communities in North Carolina. She has worked issues related to voter IDs and driver’s licenses. Kinnaird describes the emphasis that elected officials place on whether working with a particular population or addressing a particular issue will get them elected, as well as the relationship between the state of the economy and the reception immigrants are given in North Carolina. She recounts a trip she took to Mexico with the Center for International Understanding. Lastly, Kinnaird describes her frustrations with policies such as 287 (g) and Secure Communities, and her eventual decision to leave the legislature. She thinks the business community must play a key leadership role for attitudes towards immigrants and undocumented workers to ever change in North Carolina.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/19873">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
08 April 2014
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0690_Audio.mp3
R-0692 -- Martínez-Gallardo, Cecilia.
The interview focuses on the political side of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and international policy within the United States and Mexico. Martinez-Gallardo first covers everything from how the Mexican government works and is organized, in terms of its democratic representation and the history of leadership beginning in the 1980s and moving through NAFTA into the current period. She also talks about the political struggles and shortcomings of working within governmental bodies to pass such a large encompassing bill. Martinez-Gallardo comments the downfalls and shortcomings of the bill including how it was crafted and negotiated, leaving public sentiment and other concerns such as the environment out of the political discussions.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/19867">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
21 April 2014
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0692_Audio.mp3
R-0685 -- Ford, Joshua.
This interview with Joshua Ford focuses on his personal two-year experience living and working in Mexico City. The interview explores Ford's work through the Fulbright scholarship, where he assisted Mexican entrepreneurs through Endeavor, a company that serves to connect Mexican entrepreneurs with powerful business mentors from across Mexico and the United States. Through the interview, Brandt continually questions what Ford found and believes to be necessary for Mexican entrepreneurs and start-ups to be successful. Through the lens of The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the interviewer, Eric Brandt, attempts to figure out where and how Mexico could move beyond its industrial independence on the United States for jobs, and how Mexico could further promote local businesses to create in-house jobs to employ Mexican labor under Mexican management. Also, by examining NAFTA through an economical, entrepreneurial lens, Ford appeared to maintain a relatively positive opinion and outlook concerning NAFTA’s original goals and to-date accomplishments. Interestingly, Ford seemed to support Mexico's involvement in NAFTA, and even mentions that he believes NAFTA benefits Mexico more than it benefits the United States. His biggest concern with NAFTA was the American labor loss of bargaining power, followed closely by labor concerns within Mexico, that he then expands upon by saying he believes the creation of numerous jobs in Mexico potentially positively outweighs the negative labor and exploitative wage consequences. Ford seemed very proud of the Mexican entrepreneurs using NAFTA to help themselves grow, and seemed to favor NAFTA’s ability to promote trade within the United States and Mexico for all parties, though especially for small businesses.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/19852">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
06 April 2014
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0685_Audio.mp3
R-0642 -- Wiltberger, Joe.
The interview was organized around a few major themes. These include views or stereotypes of Latinos, views or stereotypes of immigration, the origin of views on these topics, the mass media’s impact on common views of immigration, and how North Carolinians may or may not have different views on this topic from people in other parts of the country. The interview has a brief background about Joe Wiltberger and talks about his personal experiences as well as his overall views on the questions listed above. Wiltberger gives a unique point of view because he has not only worked with immigrant communities, but he also has some experience working in the media field.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/17010">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
March 27 2012
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0642_Audio.mp3
R-0633 -- Schultz, Mark.
The interview was organized around a few major themes, particularly as they apply to Raleigh and Durham, in North Carolina. These include Mark Schultz’s background information, his experience working in the journalism field, his work with the bilingual column “Nuestro Pueblo,” how the Latino population has been portrayed in the media, the struggles of covering minority groups, how the media decides what is news worthy, why the Latino population is not covered frequently in Orange County, N.C., how the media has been impacted by the recession and how that has hurt news coverage and where people get their news. The interview contains a brief description of Schultz’s background. Schultz states his opinions on the topics listed above and goes into great detail about how the downturn in the economy has impacted the journalism field.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/16996">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
April 15 2012
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0633_Audio.mp3
R-0641 -- Willis, Robert J.
Robert Willis begins the interview by describing how he began his legal career working with migrant workers in Florida. He then explains the situation of farm workers in North Carolina, describing the conditions of labor camps. He has been working in North Carolina since 1982, so he describes the changes that he has and has not seen over the years and the growing number of Latino workers in the state. He also explains that the exploitation of a farm worker greatly increases if they are undocumented and that there is significantly higher number of protections for farm workers on H2A visas that are members of unions. Through Robert’s work with Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), he is able to speak to the importance of supply chain organizing, stating that the changes need to be made by corporations that have supply contracts with growers. He describes the ongoing campaign against Reynolds Tobacco Company. He also describes his experiences in Mexico and the inefficiency of the consulate as a result of not having enough employees. Finally, he makes a few comments about day laborers, explaining that wage theft statutes could be the most effective way of legally holding employers accountable for not paying day laborers.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/16990">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
April 6 2012
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0641_Audio.mp3
R-0484 -- X, Chano, pseud.
Chano is a native Mexican from the city of Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosi. He migrated to the United States in 1997 after he was unable to find sufficient work in Mexico. Growing up in a large household, and being the oldest, Chano left school after la secundaria, or the equivalent of middle school, in order to work and provide additional economic support for his family. He originally arrived to North Carolina on an agriculture contract to work during the tobacco season. At the end of the season, he decided not to return to Mexico and moved to Durham, North Carolina in order to work alongside other family members who settled in the area beforehand.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
<a href="http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/sohp/id/6276">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.</a>
4 April 2011
No restrictions. Open to research.
R0484_Audio.mp3