Bertha Castaneda Oral History

Penn State University Latino/a/x Experience Student Oral History collection. A narrative of the experiences of Penn State Latino/a/x students and alumni. These students and alumni share their experiences, culture and background as Latino/a/x students at Penn State. Interviews were conducted by Heidy Canales during the 2021 Fall semester and the 2022 Spring semester. Heidy, past-president of the Latino Caucus, had the chance to interview many Latinx Penn State alumni who served as student leaders throughout their time at University Park.  

The alumni are from varied graduation years, which allows listeners to understand how Penn State has progressed and changed throughout the years through the lens of Latino/a/x students. These stories are not just a focus on the Penn State experience for Latino/a/x students, but also a brief insight into what being a Latino/a/x student was like at any university. Heidy's project was the first time the Penn State Special Collections Library actively sought and archived Latino/a/x student experiences through oral histories. For more information please visit: https://sites.psu.edu/latinxoralhistory/  

Preferred Citation: Oral history with Bertha Castaneda, conducted by Heidy Canales, 2021 December 22. Latino/a/x Experience Oral History Collection, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University  

Access statement: Interviews were conducted online via Zoom at the Penn State University by Heidy Canales from November 2021—April 2022. Interview subjects completed oral history release forms, applying the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 license to the recordings. This means you are free to share and adapt the licensed material, so long as you provide attribution to the interview subject. You must distribute any adaptations of the material under this license or a compatible one. This license does not cover commercial uses.