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Manuel Zapata shares stories from his life after migrating from Santiago, Chile to Gastonia, North Carolina in 1967. Mr. Zapata, an anti-Communist, left Chile to get away from the strengthening Communist Party, and describes how different life was in Gastonia from cosmopolitan Santiago. Topics discussed include the strong European influences on South American culture, his positive views on hardworking immigrants to the United States, and his experiences as one of the few international students attending UNC Charlotte in the late 1960s-early 1970s.

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Title
Manuel Zapata oral history interview, 2002 August 29
Creator
Zapata, Manuel, 1940- interviewee
Contributor
Desmarais, Melinda H., interviewer
Date (Text)
2002-08-29
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (0:40:33) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Manuel Zapata was a 61-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at Zapata Engineering in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Santiago, Chile in 1940. He earned a BS in mechanical engineering and an MBA from UNC Charlotte, and was the founder and president of Zapata Engineering in Charlotte.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7724
System Control No.
MU-ZA0166
Subject (Person)
Zapata, Manuel, 1940-
Subject (Corporate)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Subject (Topic)
Emigration and immigration
Immigrants
Latin Americans
Latin Americans--Ethnic identity
Civilization--European influences
Cities and towns--Growth
Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects
Latin Americans--Religion
Latin Americans--Social life and customs
Geographic Coverage
Chile--Santiago
North Carolina--Gastonia
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subject (Occupation)
Businesspeople
Executives
Engineers
Subject (Date)
1960-2010
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Levine Museum of the New South > Latinos in Charlotte
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2018-08-28
Condition
Low sound in audio recording.

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