Daniel Latorre: Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations oral history collection: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

In the interview, Latorre discusses his racial identity; encounters with racism in San Diego and Minneapolis; educational experiences; career path; romantic relationships; parents' courtship and marriage; siblings' connection to their Colombian heritage; and experience during the September 11 terrorist attacks. Interview conducted by Rebecca Jacobs.

Biographical note

Daniel Latorre was born to a Norwegian American mother and a Colombian father in Bogotá, Colombia. He was raised in Bogotá, San Diego, California, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Latorre attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison and founded Wise City, a civic engagement and product strategy company in New York City.

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the interview is available onsite at the Brooklyn Historical Society's Othmer Library. The Brooklyn Historical Society does not have permission to license oral history audio recordings or transcripts to third parties.

Subjects

Topics

Colombians |z Minnesota |z Minneapolis; Racially mixed people; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Colombians |z California |z San Diego; Passing (Identity); Race identity; Racially mixed families

Places

Minneapolis (Minn.); San Diego (Calif.); Bogotá (Colombia); Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.)

Daniel Latorre, 2013 September 20, inclusive