Latina/o and Latin American Spiritualities Oral History Assignment

Information and Pre-Interview Form

Dr. Brenda Sendejo, Course Instructor, Southwestern University

Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed for this class project. The purpose of this oral history component of the Latina/o and Latin American Spiritualities course is to provide students with research skills and knowledge of the topic of religion and spirituality. By conducting this oral history interview, the student researcher will learn more about some aspect of religion and spirituality by way of another’s religious/spiritual history. Your participation will involve being interviewed by a student in the Latina/o and Latin American Spiritualities course for approximately 30-40 minutes at a location designated by you and the student. You may choose to remain anonymous and may refrain from answering any question at any point during the interview. This interview will be used solely for the purpose of this class and no information about your interview will be shared outside of the context of our class. You may request that a digital copy of your interview be emailed to you; following that the interview will be uploaded to a class project folder and erased from the digital recorder of the interviewer. At the end of the semester all interviews will be erased from the class project folder.

This form will provide important background information that will assist the student researcher in formulating questions for the interview. Please fill it out and return it to the student prior to your interview. If you have a resume or CV that you can also send, that would be very helpful. Thank you for assisting in this learning opportunity for Southwestern University students.

STUDENT RESEARCHER NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS:

INTERVIEW PARTICIPANT’S FULL NAME (OR CHOSEN PSEUDONYM):

CURRENT ADDRESS:

MAILING ADDRESS (if different from current address):

OTHER NAMES {maiden name, nicknames, etc.}:

BIRTHPLACE:

DATE OF BIRTH:

EDUCATION {Schools/cities and years attended. Please include any degrees received}:

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:

YOUR CURRENT RELGIOUS AFFILIATIONS / SPIRITUAL PRACTICES (IF APPLICABLE):

RELGIOUS AFFILIATIONS / SPIRITUAL PRACTICES IN WHICH YOU WERE RASIED:

YOUR PARENTS’ RELGIOUS / SPIRITUAL AFFILIATIONS AND PRACTICES:

MOTHER:

FATHER:

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT {Participation in political/youth/religious organizations or any other community groups/initiatives or organizations. Please list approximate years and degree of involvement}

SOURCES ON YOUR LIFE: {Please list any books, articles, or archives where more information on your life experiences can be accessed}

ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU BELIEVE IS PERTINENT TO THIS ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW:

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Spring 2016 Dr. Brenda Sendejo,