Summary(0:30) Moving to Brooklyn -- (1:42) Diversity of Canarsie -- (3:10) Distributing The Independent newspaper -- (4:26) Semi-retirement and living frugally -- (5:40) Joining the Bernie Sanders campaign -- (8:57) Healing mobility issues -- (10:28) Canvassing for the Green Party -- (11:07) 2016 Presidential election -- (11:52) Past encounter with Donald Trump -- (14:45) Getting involved with The Indypendent -- (18:27) Trying to develop political consciousness -- (22:13) Musical theatre enrichment class -- (24:25) Passion for educating youth -- (25:24) Continuing political activism and preparing for 2020 elections.
NoteAudio interview conducted on February 13, 2017, by Torey McNeil at Central Library for the Let's Talk 2016 initiative. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
SubjectPresidents--Election ; Primaries ; Politics and culture ; Political activists ; Immigrants ; Retirement ; Sanders, Bernard ; Health ; Democratic Party (U.S.) ; Stein, Jill, 1950- ; Clinton, Hillary Rodham ; Trump, Donald, 1946- ; Business ; Management ; News agencies ; Senior centers ; Musical theatre ; Andrews, Julie ; YouTube (Electronic resource) ; Bombay ; Youth development ; Education
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TitleOral history interview with Arun Aguiar on 2017 February 13.