Interview with Carlos Jean-Baptiste, September 9, 2021
Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Carlos Jean-Baptiste served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya from 2006 to 2008. Prior to the Peace Corps, Carlos had a career in marketing and communications in the private sector. Carlos’s pre-service training in language, culture, and technical training were conducted in Kitui, Kenya. His site assignment was in Kilifi, Kenya working in Kibarani School for the Deaf. Carlos also engaged in secondary projects in micro-finance and infrastructure development. After completing his service, he re-enrolled twice serving in Zambia and then as a Response Volunteer in Haiti. At the time of this recording, Carlos is a recruiter for the Peace Corps.Interview Accession
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Peace Corps (U.S.) Country of service (Kenya) Country of Service 2006-2008 (Date of service) Country of service (Zambia) Country of Service 2008-2009 (Date of service) Country of service (Haiti) Country of Service 2010-2010 (Date of service) Peace Corps Volunteer Job: Health Education Kitui, Kenya (Training City) Kilifi, Kenya (Work site) Response Volunteers Language training Training Cultural training Diversity in the Peace Corps Black Americans Haitian Americans African Americans First Generation AmericansInterview Rights
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Jean-Baptiste, Carlos Interview by Cal Mann. 09 Sep. 2021. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Jean-Baptiste, C. (2021, September 09). Interview by C. Mann. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Jean-Baptiste, Carlos, interview by Cal Mann. September 09, 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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