- Collection:
- Social Change Collection
- Title:
- Kevin Henao oral history interview, 2018-06-03
- Creator:
- Henao, Kevin
- Contributor to Resource:
- Donastorg, Mirtha
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2018-06-03
- Subject:
- Children of immigrants
Colombian Americans
Businesspeople
Entrepreneurship - Location:
- United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Miami, 25.77427, -80.19366
United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Chamblee, 33.89205, -84.29881
United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Doraville, 33.89816, -84.28326
United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Kevin Henao was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Colombian parents. He grew up in the Atlanta area and, as an adult, has lived in Miami, New York, and Atlanta. Henao has owned and operated various businesses and is currently co-owner of the GlobeHUB co-working space in Chamblee, Ga.
In this interview, Kevin Henao briefly describes his parents' early lives and their immigration to New York from Colombia in 1969. He talks about growing up in the Chamblee/Doraville area near Atlanta, and describes the area's shift from a mostly white American population to a mostly immigrant population. He describes childhood memories of time spent with friends and talks about various businesses that operated on the Buford Highway during his time growing up there. Henao discusses moving to Miami as a young adult, where he began his career as a "serial entrepreneur." He talks about his successes, failures, and lessons learned in the realm of business and discusses his current business ventures. The interview concludes with a discussion of Henao's vision for the potential future of the Buford Highway area. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/schange/id/838
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/schange:838/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Henao, Kevin, interviewed by Mirtha Donastorg, June 3, 2018, In Whose Hearts is a Highway: The Buford Highway Oral History Project, Social Change Collection. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 01:54:11
- Original Collection:
- In Whose Hearts is a Highway: The Buford Highway Oral History Project
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/1696
Social Change Collection - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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