Oral history interview with Lucy Serrano Gastón, March 15, 2022

File Name

CC_LSG_20220315

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Summary

The interview focuses on Lucy Serrano Gastón, the advisor and coordinator of the organization named Come Colegial. During this interview, there were two points of focus. The first was on how did Come Colegial came to be. It focuses on what inspired its creation, for what purposes, and how it started building its way up into what it is known today. Therefore, there will be stories of organized activities, the support they received, and the people and organizations they collaborated with to make these activities happen. The second was on its expansion and evolution. This area focuses on how Come Colegial continued to work when faced with challenging situations and times, such as Hurricane Maria, the 2021 Earthquakes, and the Covid-19 Pandemic. Here, there will be descriptions of the measures that they had to take to provide their services successfully. In addition, there will be stories about some cases with students that impacted her and how they managed to help.

Interview Date

2022-03-15

Location of Interview

Mayagüez

Language

Spanish

Community Organization

CC: Come Colegial

Interviewee Name

Serrano Gastón, Lucy

Interviewer Name

Armstrong Velázquez, Gabrielle M.

Marcial Acevedo, Yarelis

Emergencies

Hurricane Maria, 2017

Responses

Food relief

Oral history interview with Lucy Serrano Gastón, March 15, 2022

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