| Description | Track 1 [01:16:01] [Session One: 30 August 2018] Jose Cifuentes [JC], born in San Javier, Chile, in 1949. JC talks about his parents and his upbringing. JC describes the area where he grew up. [00:02:55] JC talks about the political situation in Chile in the 1970s and describes his own political views. JC describes an experience in a shanty town and the effect on his political views. [00:13:21] JC describes his own experiences during the 1973 military coup. JC talks about the changes put in place by the military government and the international reactions. [00:18:39] JC describes fleeing from military persecution and describes his experiences in prison. [00:23:55] JC talks about his release from prison and subsequent involvement in the Pace Committee, led by the Catholic Church. JC talks about human rights abuses by the military government, including the abduction of children and foreign citizens. [00:32:15] JC talks about the relations between the UK and Chile. JC compares the situation of Chile to Venezuela today. [00:35:59] JC describes hiding from the secret police. JC talks about coming to the UK as part of a World University Service [WUS] scheme. [00:40:08] JC talks about his arrival in the UK. JC describes the welcoming atmosphere in Swansea and talks about the Chilean community in Swansea. [00:46:08] JC talks about living in Uplands and getting a grant from the WUS. JC describes positive reactions from locals, including trade unionist Paul Elliot and linguist Mike Hynes. JC talks about his English teacher Miss Winkie Williams. [00:51:36] JC talks about his studies in Chile and describes studying psychology at Swansea University. JC describes the atmosphere at the Centre for Developmental Studies at Swansea. [00:55:38] JC talks about learning English and the difference between academic language and colloquial language. [00:57:08] JC discusses universities becoming isolated from outside occurrences. JC describes the university involvement in the wider community in Chile during the Allende Government [1970-1973], including in shanty towns and factories. [01:00:39] JC talks about his involvement in UK politics, including supporting the miners and joining the Labour Party. [01:07:22] JC talks about his social life on campus. JC describes events to raise awareness of the political situation in Iran, Nicaragua and Palestine. JC talks about the political apathy of current students [01:11:52] JC talks about his professional career, including being a psychology lecturer at Gorseinon College and an educational psychologist in Swansea. [01:13:50] JC describes the difficult situation of being a refugee and talks about a lack of understanding by the public. [01:16:01] |