María Elena González : Estánfor: Our Voices
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- María Elena González (BA Public Policy, 1983) describes growing up in East Los Angeles, her path to Stanford, and her undergraduate experiences, including fond memories of Casa Zapata and the Mexican-American community at Stanford in the 1980s. González recalls the plethora of emotions she felt arriving on Stanford’s campus for the first time, especially as the only daughter in her family. She also mentions how the influence her mother and her culture had on her as a child, mixed with the help of Stanford, gave her the courage to pursue her goals. González recalls some of the academic struggles she faced in her early years at Stanford, but thanks the Latinx community and her study abroad experience in France for providing support and confidence. She comments on the diversity of Stanford’s Latinx student population and recalls how she came to major in public policy, drawn by her desire to pursue a career in social justice and the major’s practical focus on policy implementation. After graduating from Stanford, González attended UC Hastings College of Law. She worked in the district attorney’s office in Brooklyn, New York, in an eviction prevention program, and for twenty-two years as a union-side labor lawyer. González retired in New York City and volunteers at a Catholic parish migrant center.
Description
Type of resource | text, text |
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Extent | 1 text file |
Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Date created | March 22, 2019 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | González, María Elena | |
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Creator | González, María Elena | |
Interviewer | Frothingham, Emma | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | Stanford Alumni Association |
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Subject | Stanford University. Students > 1980s |
Subject | Stanford Latino Alumni Association |
Subject | Hispanic American college graduates |
Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
Audio |
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Finding Aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/xk473vc6423 |
Location | SC1476 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
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