Campos, Cinthia interview by Salcedo, Cassandra, Spring 2018

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 4

Identifier: 1.2

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Scope and Contents

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The CGU History 304/Introduction to Oral History Methodology course trains graduate students in both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting oral histories. For Spring 2018, the theme for the course was “Women of Color in Southern California.” Students interviewed women of color from a wide range of backgrounds, including academics, students, and professionals.

All abstracts were written by the interviewer.

Dates

Creation: Spring 2018

Language of Materials

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Languages represented in the collection: English.

Access

Collection open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.8 Linear Feet (2 document boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

Cinthia Campos is currently a thesis reviewer and a full time master’s student at California State University, Los Angeles. Campos is obtaining her master’s degree in anthropology with an emphasis on Mesoamerican cave archaeology. For her master’s thesis, Campos analyzed ritual cave use among the Tarascans of pre-Hispanic Michoacán, Mexico. Through landscape studies, ethnohistorical and ethnographic research, Campos aims to further explore ancient Tarascan religion and cosmology.

Beginning in the fall of 2018 Campos will enter the Anthropology/Archeology Ph.D. program at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York where she received a full fellowship to attend Binghamton. Campos was born in Mar Vista, California to Mexican immigrant parents and was raised in Inglewood, California. She has two younger brothers, loves to hike, workout, and is a vegan.

Note

Materials relating to Salcedo's interview of Cinthia Campos, which was conducted as part of the History 304 "Women of Color in Southern California" oral history project. Included are a transcript of the interview and associated permission forms.