Oral history interview with Ignacio Garcia, 2013 April 16

Item — Volume: MSS OH 2604

Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 52

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Interview of Brigham Young University professor Ignacio Garcia administered by Redd Center intern Raffi Mercuri. Topics discussed in this interview include his insights on Provo's Latino community and his experiences with the Provo Tabernacle. Material dated April 16, 2013.

Dates

2013 April 16

Creator

Garcia, Ignacio M. (interviewee, Person)
Mercuri, Raffi (interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

Raffi Mercuri is an alumnus from George Mason University and Brigham Young University who acted as an interviewer for the Charles Redd Center’s “Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project.”

Raffi Mercuri is the son of Phil and Diane Mercuri. He grew up in Dearborn, Missouri. He attended George Mason University between 2009-2011 before transferring to Brigham Young University, where he majored in History and minored in Psychology. While at Brigham Young University, he worked a number of jobs, including an employee for Supersonic Car Wash and as a cook for Broiler Express. By the end of 2012 he worked as a Teacher's Assistant for Professor Stewart Anderson in his History 202 course. Eventually, Mercuri was hired at the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, where he administered oral history interviews for the Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project. He graduated from BYU.