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Dublin Core
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Title
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Voices of Change
Description
An account of the resource
Activists and organizers all across Texas engage in meaningful work that is often not given enough recognition. The Voices of Change oral history project seeks to have conversations with community leaders and people who are part of grassroots movements about their background, goals, and commitment to making a difference. This collection aims to create a more inclusive Texas by amplifying underrepresented voices and giving space for marginalized communities to tell their stories on their own terms.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Summary
This interview is with Alexia Leclerqc, an environmental justice activist working with PODER in Austin, TX. Alexia discusses moving around a lot in childhood and struggling with others’ lack of respect for her family’s Taiwanese and Buddhist traditions. They talk about coming into environmental justice work via their education and witnessing injustice and contradiction in the world. She shares about the work she does, such as water testing and meeting with politicians and scientists. Alexia also describes Start:Empowerment, the nonprofit organization they cofounded to get environmental justice curriculum into high schools.
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Alexia Leclerqc
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Rimsha Syed
Date
The date the interview was conducted
April 6, 2022
Religious Identity
The religious identity of the person who is being interviewed.
Buddhist
City
The city in Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
Austin
Region
The region of Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
Central
Location
The location of the interview
Zoom
Generation
Generation of the interviewee/narrator
Generation Z
Dublin Core
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Title
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Alexia Leclerqc
Description
An account of the resource
This interview is with Alexia Leclerqc, an environmental justice activist working with PODER in Austin, TX. Alexia discusses moving around a lot in childhood and struggling with others’ lack of respect for her family’s Taiwanese and Buddhist traditions. They talk about coming into environmental justice work via their education and witnessing injustice and contradiction in the world. She shares about the work she does, such as water testing and meeting with politicians and scientists. Alexia also describes Start:Empowerment, the nonprofit organization they cofounded to get environmental justice curriculum into high schools.
Activism
Arts
Buddhism
Climate change
Colonialism
Community
Culture
Education
Environmentalists
France
French-Americans
Human rights
Multi-ethnic
Nature
Non-profits
NY - New York City
NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Organizers
PODER [People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources]
Racism
Start:Empowerment
Taiwanese-Americans
Texas politics
TX - Austin
Water