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Oral history interview with Silvia Meléndez Benítez, May 15, 2022

dc.creator Meléndez Benítez, Silvia (Narrator)
dc.creator Gallardo Ruiz, Amanda S. (Interviewer)
dc.date.accessioned 2022-09-14T18:24:08Z
dc.date.available 2022-09-14T18:24:08Z
dc.date.created 2022-05-15
dc.description.abstract This interview consists of important details regarding the losses Silvia Meléndez Benítez endured at her business, which were virtually everything, as a consequence of the effects of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria back in September 2017. Silvia breaks down the federal funds assigned to local business owners affected by the hurricanes and why she was denied those funds. As a result, she had to take care of the expenses in a private manner, which cost her a lot more than she could afford. She further discusses the grave mistake the government made by not allocating those funds with proper justice, leaving people with great amount of debt, helplessness, and distrust. en
dc.description.abstract Esta entrevista consiste de detalles importantes sobre las pérdidas que sufrió Silvia Meléndez Benítez en su negocio. Como consecuencia de los efectos del huracán Irma y el huracán María, eventos que ocurrieron en septiembre de 2017, Silvia prácticamente perdió su negocio de manera total. Silvia desglosa los fondos federales asignados a dueños de negocios locales afectados por los huracanes y explica por qué se le negaron esos fondos. Como resultado, tuvo que hacerse cargo ella misma de los gastos, cuya cuantía era mucho mayor a lo que ella podía pagar. Más adelante, discute el grave error cometido por el gobierno al no asignar esos fondos de manera justa, dejando a gente con deudas enormes y generando entre ellas sentimientos de impotencia y desconfianza. es
dc.description.sponsorship This work was created as part of the project “Listening to Puerto Rico: The Promise of Oral History On-Campus and Beyond,” funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Award number ZDH-284106-22.
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/2963
dc.language es
dc.publisher Oral History Lab @UPRM
dc.rights.holder (c) 2022 Silvia Meléndez Benítez, (c) 2022 Amanda S. Gallardo Ruiz
dc.rights.license All rights reserved
dc.subject Economics en
dc.subject Business losses en
dc.subject Economía es
dc.subject Pérdidas de negocio es
dc.title Oral history interview with Silvia Meléndez Benítez, May 15, 2022 en
dc.title.alternative Entrevista de historia oral con Silvia Meléndez Benítez, 15 de mayo de 2022 es
dc.type Oral history
dspace.entity.type Publication
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