Oral History

Alicia Gomez - On her education, being a Jackson Scholar, and musical goals

Interviewed by Rachel Hollingsworth on March 29, 2011

At the time of the interview, Alicia Gomez was a Jackson Scholar who attended city council and town meetings and worked on a video project. Gomez is originally from New York and moved to Chapel Hill in 2009. Gomez attended Pace charter school after getting off-track academically. She speaks about the teaching styles that helped her academically and about the culture shock of moving from New York to North Carolina. She also sings one of her own songs on the recording before talking about her mixtape. Gomez wrote her first song when she was eight years old.

Alicia Gomez - On her education, being a Jackson Scholar, and musical goals

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Oral history interview of Gomez, Alicia conducted by Hollingsworth, Rachel on March 29, 2011 at Marian Cheek Jackson Center, Chapel Hill, NC. Processed by Maunus, Rachel.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Alicia Gomez - On her education, being a Jackson Scholar, and musical goals,” From the Rock Wall, accessed November 23, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/alicia-gomez-2.

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