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This collection includes academic and creative works produced by UPRM students apart from theses, dissertations, and project reports submitted for graduate degrees. These may include textual documents (articles, books, book chapters, technical reports, etc.), conference presentations, research posters, and other products such as maps, graphics, or computer code. Works in this collection may or may not be produced as part of a class.
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ItemOral history interview with Sepúlveda, November 7, 2023(Oral History Lab @UPRM, )Sepúlveda, a Cabo Rojo native, is a second-year software engineering student deeply immersed in the worlds of video games and martial arts. His journey from childhood memories of gaming with his father to achieving a second-degree black belt in taekwondo showcases his resilience and passion for both the digital and physical realms. Currently navigating the challenges of software engineering studies, Kenneth's diverse interests and experiences contribute to a nuanced perspective on societal trends and social justice issues. In this interview, we delve into the life of Sepulveda, a second-year software engineering student residing in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The narrative traverses key periods of his life, from childhood memories centered around bonding over video games with his father to his journey through taekwondo, global competitions, and academic pursuits in software engineering. Kenneth shares vivid accounts of the impact of hurricanes, particularly Hurricane Maria, which brought communal unity amid the destruction in his neighborhood. The interview also touches upon the lingering consequences of Hurricane Fiona.
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ItemOral history interview with Samuel Pagán López, November 15, 2023(Oral History Lab @UPRM, )Samuel Pagán López is a retired plumber who worked for 38 years. He also worked in the construction of some buildings of the UPRM for three and a half years where he had an accident that changed his life forever. Mangual Coliseum has some of his worst memories, but he is still grateful for his experience. Now he lives with his wife peacefully in their forever home, having family reunions and watching their grandchildren. The interview took place in Moca, Puerto Rico on November 15, 2023. He is currently 72 years old, and he remembers all the details of that horrible accident that happened in September of 1972 when he was just 22 years old.
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ItemOral history interview with Wayner K. Ramón Ortega, November 4, 2023(Oral History Lab @UPRM, )Wayner Kalik Ramón Ortega is a trumpeter who left the island after acquiring his bachelor's degree at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. On the island, the highest degree that can be obtained in the field of his interest is a bachelor's degree in orchestral trumpet performance, which he had already obtained. With no more opportunities for him in the world of classical music, Wayner makes the decision to leave the country to seek better opportunities in the United States. In recent years, many Puerto Ricans have left the island behind to seek a better lifestyle, since public services such as water, electricity, and public health have been in decline after the passage of Hurricane María in 2017, of the COVID-19 pandemic and the earthquakes that occurred in January 2020. In this interview we see a different point of view of why people leave the country. Wayner explains the lack of up-to-date resources in music education and the difficulties that arose in his life as a musician after finishing his studies. He compares studying and living in the United States and in Puerto Rico and expresses his feelings about leaving the island.
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ItemOral history interview with Gabriella Sánchez Egipciaco, November 24, 2023(Oral History Lab @UPRM, )Gabriella Sánchez Egipciaco is a pharmacy student at the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy at Gainesville. Gabriella has always lived close to her parents, but in search of her dreams, she leaves her city behind and has to experience new customs, languages, and places. Throughout her time there, she has experienced discrimination and racism just because she isn’t like all Americans. As Latina her first language is not English, even though she studied all her life at bilingual schools, she has faced difficulties at the time of expressing and comprehending others. She was discriminated against because of it by a doctor, an instructor, and a healthcare professional. She talked to us about her experience and feelings toward the problem that she encountered. Discrimination is a problem that we still face nowadays and is something that needs to be stopped. It doesn’t only affect Latin American people, but every race and ethnicity around us.
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ItemOral history interview with José Mateo Rosario, November 18, 2023(Oral History Lab @UPRM, )I’m going to interview my dad, Jose M. Mateo. He is an attorney in the health industry, along with my mom, Dr. Olga Lliteras. She is a pediatrician for the hospital, Auxilio Mutuo, in San Juan. The main topic we will talk about, for the oral history project, is one of the major social injustices in the 21st century, which is the lack of health professionals and how they are undervalued in Puerto Rico as well as the lack of proper health care for patients because of political, economic and social circumstances. In Puerto Rico, we have so many other problems, but I wanted to learn more about this one because my parents are associated with the health industry. I would love to bring out their experiences to light for others to know what is going on nowadays. There is nothing more important than family and health. With this project I will emphasize what I believe to be true, while killing two birds with one stone.