Interview with Shey Rivera

An Interview with Shey Rivera. Shey is a queer and non-binary multidisciplinary artist from Puerto Rico. Shey studied Psychology and Sociology at the Universidad de Puerto Rico and Contemporary Media and Culture at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. They moved from Puerto Rico to Providence in 2010 and they have worked as the Director of Inclusive Regional Development at MIT CoLab, in the Dept of Urban Studies and Planning, and as Artistic/Co-Director of AS220 in Providence, Rhode Island. Topics in order of discussion include: Growing up in a rural area of Puerto Rico; reclaiming Taíno roots as a mixed-race person; understanding the complexity of Indigenous and African heritage and cultural erasure as a Carribean; experiencing culture shock moving to America and the self-discovery that comes with that; working at AS220 for 8 years and being a director for the last 3 years; overcoming imposter syndrome; working at MIT CoLab within the Department of Urban Studies and Planning; economic democracy; connections made through being an artist/creative; decolonization and its intersect with queerphobia, transphobia, etc. The interview is in Spanish and English.

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Identifier: b2773v99h
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
Creator(s): Rivera, Shey
Contributor(s): Mejia, Paola
Publisher: Providence Public Library
Genre: Oral Histories
Places: Rhode Island > Providence County > City of Providence > Providence
Puerto Rico
Topic(s): BIPOC
Decolonization
Intersectionality
Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Latino/a/x queer people
LGBTQ+ artists
Non-binary people
Puerto Ricans
Queer people
Taino Indians
Transphobia
Resource Type: Audio
Language: English
Spanish; Castilian
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