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Viet Thanh Nguyen Event
Viet Thanh Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

The 21st Rutgers Living History Society Meeting & Stephen E. Ambrose Oral History Award Ceremony

May 2, 2026
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Rutgers Oral History Archives

  • Date: August 4, 2020
  • Place: Morris Plains, NJ
  • Transcript Production Team:
    • Carolina Montes
  • Recommended Citation: Valencia, Nora. Oral History Interview, August 4, 2020, by Carolina Montes, Page #, Rutgers Oral History Archives. Online: Insert URL (Last Accessed: Insert Date).
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Oral History Interview (En Español)
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Interview Summary:

Nora Valencia was born in Montenegro, Colombia and has been a New Jersey resident for more than ten years. In this interview, she discusses her experiences during the Coronavirus pandemic as a factory worker, a job sector that has continued to work during the pandemic. Valencia also opens up about her life as a Polio survivor. She shares how living with a disability has impacted her life in both Colombia and the United States.