Interview with Mickey Gatto, November 10, 2021
Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Mickey Gatto served in Ecuador from 1968 - 1970 in the city of Ambato. Gatto began her service as secretarial support to the Campesino program. Gatto describes "finding my voice" while in training. During her service in Ambato, Gatto discovered her love of teaching which became a life-long career after returning to the US. Gatto recently participated in the Virtual Service Program pilot program, returning virtually to Ecuador to train teachers in English.Interview Accession
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Peace Corps (U.S.) Ecuador (country of service) Ambato (site of service) 1968-1970 (Date of service) Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Campesino Program Peace Corps Volunteer Job: English Quito Training Gender Protests Huelgas: English Spanish Quichua Gender Moon Landing Cultural Holiday - Dia de los MuertosInterview Rights
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Gatto, Mickey Interview by Russell Wolfgang Bucher. 10 Nov. 2021. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Gatto, M. (2021, November 10). Interview by R. W. Bucher. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Gatto, Mickey, interview by Russell Wolfgang Bucher. November 10, 2021, Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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