Summary(0:39) Introducing themselves -- (1:42) Reasons for coming to the USA -- (3:21) Experiencing volcanic eruptions, earthquakes in Colombia -- (4:05) People without anything being displaced to big cities -- (4:44) Remembering earthquake in Pakistan 2005 -- (5:29) Earthquakes in Mexico during the last year leading to emigration -- (6:45) Getting help from outside countries in Pakistan, people becoming homeless -- (7:35) The government help or lacking of it in Colombia -- (9:22) Feelings when thinking about climate change.
NoteAudio interview conducted on October 26, 2018, by Genesis Baez at the Central library. 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.
SubjectBogota, Kashmir ; Colombia ; Pakistan ; Migration and immigration ; Homeless people ; Volcanic eruptions ; Earthquakes ; Homeless people ; Climate change ; Disaster relief
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TitleOral history interview conducted with Ana Valentina Álvarez Montoya, Claudia Leticia Segura Contreras & Sanam Masud on 2018 October 26.