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Rutgers Oral History Archives

  • Date: June 30, 2020
  • Place: Morristown, NJ
  • Interviewers:
    • Carolina Montes
  • Recommended Citation: Argueta, Jeison. Oral History Interview, June 30, 2020, by Carolina Montes, Page #, Rutgers Oral History Archives. Online: Insert URL (Last Accessed: Insert Date).
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Interview Summary:

Jeison Argueta is a student at Rutgers-Newark pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer science. He was born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey. With his parents having immigrated from Honduras, Mr. Argueta discusses the responsibilities that accompany being a first-generation, bilingual child of Spanish-speaking parents and assisting his parents in navigating various systems. In regards to Covid-19, he recalls the challenges of helping his family’s restaurant/deli abide by new health and safety guidelines, which were made all the more difficult after his mother was hospitalized. He describes adapting to his Rutgers classes shifting to a remote format and compares his experiences to having taken online classes at a community college prior to Rutgers. Mr. Argueta concludes by discussing his involvement in Black Lives protests after George Floyd's death and how his awareness of social justice issues has increased since his initial exposure to the movement following the death of Trayvon Martin.

Targum Cover 11 22 1963a

 

"HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died

 

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas.

Images from that day and the events that followed remain etched in our collective consciousness—the open-top Presidential limo traveling down the people-lined streets of Dallas; President Lyndon Baines Johnson taking the oath of office on Air Force One beside a shaken First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; John, Jr. saluting his father's passing casket at the funeral in DC.

Those who lived through that traumatic period can recall both their initial shock and the nuances of their reactions.

In "HERE IS A BULLETIN...": Memories of the Day Camelot Died, ROHA presents a sampling of stories related to the Kennedy tragedy, a touchstone event for multiple generations.

The Rutgers Targum (campus newspaper) cover from its November 22, 1963 issue. (Image courtesy of Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.)

 

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Voices of Veterans

 

Voices of Veterans is an online exhibit showcasing passages from oral history interviews of veterans who served in the Second World War and in wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan. ROHA created this exhibit in commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941.

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