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Lorenzo Van Ness entrevista a Brigitte Jamilet Hernández Martínez sobre su vida, quien comparte detalles de su niñez y adolescencia que recalcan la importancia que tiene su familia, sobre todo sus padres, en su vida, a pesar de que viven en México. En esta conversación, Hernández Martínez habla de algunas dificultades que ha enfrentado a lo largo de su vida, los cambios que experimentó cuando emigró a Estados Unidos, mencionando su relación con Lorena Borjas. También comparte sus experiencias como estilista y sus planes de obtener su certificación de cosmetología, para así poder ayudar desde sus posibilidades. Ella vive entre Dover, NJ y la ciudad de Nueva York, y en esta linda plática enfatiza su propia filosofía de vida: que nadie es diferente y todxs valemos igual. / / Lorenzo Van Ness interviews Brigitte Jamilet Hernández Martínez about her life, she shares details about her childhood and adolescence that highlight the importance of her family, particularly her parents, in spite of the fact that they live in Mexico. In this conversation, Hernández Martínez speaks about some of the difficulties she has encountered throughout her life, the changes that she experienced when she emigrated to the United States, mentioning her relationship to Lorena Borjas. She also speaks of her experience as a stylist and her plans for obtaining her cosmetology certification. Living between Dover, NJ and New York City, in this conversation she emphasizes her life philosophy: that nobody is different, and everyone is valuable.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- dj52w493m
- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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NYC Trans Oral History Project
- Creator(s)
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Van Ness, Lorenzo
Hernandez Martinez, Brigitte Jamilette
- Publisher
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New York Public Library
- Date Created
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Aug. 2, 2017
- Dates Covered
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1972 to 2017
- Genre
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Oral Histories
- Places
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Mexico
New York > Queens
Veracruz
- Topic(s)
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Acceptance
Beauty operators
Discrimination
Education
Families
Immigrants
LGBTQ+ partners
MtFs
Safer sex
Self-acceptance
Sexual abuse
Transgender people
- Resource Type
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Audio
- Digital Format
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duration: 38 minutes 13 seconds
- Language
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Spanish; Castilian
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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