Collection
Latinx Civil Rights
Contributor
Ochoa, Juan (Interviewer & Transcribed by); Donoso, Claudia (Interviewee)
Publication Date
2022
Description
Dr. Donoso discusses a variety of topics centered around immigration. She highlights the immigration process and lack of adequate resources for immigrants while also going into depth about political and economic factors. Dr. Donoso shares both personal and professional perspectives of immigration.
Biography
Claudia Donoso, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Graduate International Relations at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. From April 2007 to September 2010, she served as Security and Defense Advisor in the Ministry of Internal and External Security and as Human Security Consultant at the National Migrants Secretariat, the Ecuadorian Agency for International Cooperation, and the National Secretariat of Intelligence. She has a great amount of fieldwork and publications regarding migrant humanitarian issues.
Interview Index
0:35 Dr. Donoso’s interest in border studies
3:23 Research on the experience of asylum seekers in Ecuador
6:07 Political barriers to immigration
8:13 Thoughts on the modern U.S. immigration process
10:56 Challenges that asylum seekers face upon arrival
17:19 Issues faced by migrant women
20:50 Personal stories about aiding immigrants
24:53 Effect of changing political administration on immigration processes
28:00 Organizations aiding immigrants in San Antonio
28:51 Necessary changes to the U.S. immigration process
31:44 Thoughts on misinformation surrounding immigration
35:33 Urgent issues on the U.S.-Mexico Border
Keywords
asylum seekers, borders, discrimination, humane treatment, immigration, shelters, trauma
Size or Duration
11 pages; 39 minutes, 28 seconds
Format
Docx; MP3
Disciplines
Chicana/o Studies | Latina/o Studies | Oral History | Public History
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Ochoa, Juan, "Claudia Donoso" (2022). Latinx Civil Rights. 8.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/mascroh/8
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