Discuss on An oral history is a spoken life story, it gives us a way to understand someones life from his/her own perspective.

Discuss on An oral history is a spoken life story, it gives us a way to understand someones life from his/her own perspective.

For this assignment, you are asked to interview a person of Hispanic heritage. If you are Hispanic, please interview someone of a different Hispanic origin group than your own. The interviewee can be a friend, a colleague, a neighbor, or a client. Because you will be asking somewhat personal questions, you will have to ask your interviewee to sign an informed consent form which will be provided to you. The interviewee should be assured of confidentiality if requested. You do not have to use the persons actual name, a pseudonym is sufficient.

You may take audio or video recordings of the interview if given permission, and certainly you should take notes. After you have concluded the interview, please read back to your interviewee what you have written in terms of his/her responses. This data-checking is an important part of any interview. This is your opportunity to make sure you understood what was said and to ask for clarification, if necessary.

Please ask the following questions and any follow-up questions you think are relevant:

I. Background (5-7 pages):

What is your Hispanic heritage, that is, what country did you and your family come from? How do you identify yourself (e.g., Mexican or other country of origin, Hispanic, Latino)?
How long have you and your family been in the U.S.? What prompted you (your family) to leave their homeland?
Do you speak Spanish, at home, at work, with friends?
Where did you grow up? What was your neighborhood (barrio) like when you were a child? What are some of your favorite childhood memories?
Do you celebrate any special cultural traditions with family or friends?
Where did you go to school? What were your career aspirations when you were younger?
What were the most significant influences that helped shape your life and career?
What are some important parts of your culture that may be different from other Latino groups and Anglos?
II. Reflection (3-4 pages):

What are the similarities and differences (e.g. socially, culturally or politically) between your personal experiences and that of Hispanic person that you have interviewed?
How has this interview informed your view of the interviewees Hispanic ethnic group?
How will this understanding affect your future practice regarding micro/macro cultural considerations when working with the Hispanic client population?
Format of paper:

8-11 pages, please attach the informed consent form to the paper
Please use 3-4 citations from course readings or other scholarly materials.
Please group your answers under the major subheadings
Please be specific in your responses to the reflection questions

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Timeliness: Paper submitted by deadline
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Organization: Paper includes all questions; answers grouped by subheadings; pages numbered
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Organization: Paper is not longer than 11 pages (including Consent Form)
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Background: Writer describes Hispanic heritage and identity of informant
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Background: Length of time in U.S.; reasons for leaving homeland discussed
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Background: Use of Spanish
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Background: Neighborhood; childhood memories
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Background: Schooling; Career aspirations
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Background: Cultural similarities and differences
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Reflection: Ways interview informed your views
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Reflection: How will new understanding affect future practice
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Consent Form is included and contains all necessary elements
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Academic Integrity and Quality: Prose quality (complete sentences, student’s own words, punctuation and spelling)
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Total Points: 100

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