Rebecca Sandoval interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel and Sonia De La Cruz, 2014-12-16

Interview with Rebecca Sandoval about her work as a home care worker. Spoke about previous jobs and how caring for her grandmother and then her own companion led her to become a profession care giver. Speaks about need "to give up your ego," how boundaries with clients can sometime "be nebulous," job stress, and the satisfaction of making it possible for clients to remain in their own homes. Discusses the importance of the Union in making care giving "a job worth having" by increasing its prestige, obtaining adequate pay, and assuring benefits. Also talks about her activities lobbying state legislators in Oregon and Connecticut for support of care givers, increased training, and the recognition of care givers as professional workers.
Recorded at Rebecca Sandoval's home, Medford, Oregon, December 16, 2014.
Taking Care--Documenting the Occupational Culture of Home Care Workers, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015 (AFC 2014/021: 01882) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers.
In English.