Interview is in English. George Vickers, International Operations Director for the Open Society Institute, discusses his experiences living and working in Central America, primarily in Nicaragua. On Tape 1, Vickers offers background on his interest in civil rights issues and concerns over US interventionism in Central America that led to his work in El Salvador and Nicaragua, and how he developed a personal connection to Central America through his work. On Tape 2, Vickers describes the profound impact working in Central America had on him as both a person and an academic. This interview was conducted in Austin, Texas as part of the 2014 Lozano Long Conference Micro Oral History Project. | 00:00-00:08 Introduction; 00:08-07:12 Initial Activism and Involvement in the Solidarity Movement; 07:13-18:06 Academic Approaches to Activism and Solidarity; 18:07-20:03 On Being an American Studying in Central America
Creator/Contributor:
Vickers, George (Narrator) and Perez, Gabriel (Interviewer)
Date Created/Date Issued:
2014-02-20
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
sound recordings, mixed material, and Oral histories
Extent:
20 minutes, 03 seconds
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language:
English
Publisher:
University of Texas Libraries
Topic:
Civil war--Nicaragua--History--20th century and Civil rights--Central America
Place Name:
Nicaragua and El Salvador
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UTL DAMS PID:
utblac:d1149192-b39a-465b-bf9c-05d7a18d7032
Local:
ll2014_03_aud1
Related Resource - Other:
"Archiving the Central American Revolutions" Micro Oral History Collection (title) and https://txarchives.org/utlac/finding_aids/00384.xml (uri)