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Oral Histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 699 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Jean Paul Mugisha

 Collection
Identifier: SR12262
Abstract

Oral history interview with Jean Paul Mugisha conducted by Sankar Raman on April 30, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Mugisha was a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, grew up in a refugee camp in Rwanda, and resettled in the United States with his family in 2014.

Dates: 2017 April 30

Oral history interview with Holly Mulcahey

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Identifier: SR4147
Abstract

Oral history interview with Holly Mulcahey conducted by Erin Sexton on November 11, 2000, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN). In the interview, Mulcahey discusses the history of It's My Pleasure, a women's bookstore and lending library in Portland, Oregon, that was inclusive of lesbians, bisexual women, and transgender people.

Dates: 2000 November 11

Oral history interview with Jenny Munezero

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Identifier: SR12314
Abstract

Oral history interview with Jenny Munezero conducted by Sankar Raman and Julianna Robidoux on May 2, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Munezero discusses her experiences as a Burundian refugee in Tanzania and in Beaverton, Oregon.

Dates: 2019 May 2

Oral history interview with Cindy Muñoz

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Identifier: SR12263
Abstract

Oral history interview with Cindy Muñoz conducted by Ricardo Nagaoka and Sankar Raman on June 3, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Muñoz's parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico. She was born in Georgia and grew up in Mexico and Oregon.

Dates: 2017 June 3

Oral history interview with John Y. Murakami

 Collection
Identifier: SR 952
Abstract Oral history interview with John Y. Murakami conducted by George Katagiri from July 13-20, 1992, as part of the Japanese American Oral History Project. Murakami, the son of Japanese immigrants, was born in Sherwood, Oregon. During World War II, Murakami served in the U.S. Army while his family was incarcerated at the Minidoka War Relocation Center. He was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. After the war, he worked in construction and taught at Benson Polytechnic High School in...
Dates: 1992 July 13-20

Oral history interview with Clay Myers

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Identifier: SR1168
Abstract

Oral history interview with Clay Myers conducted by Tom Wright from June 17 to October 27, 1994, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Myers served as Oregon treasurer and secretary of state.

Dates: 1994 June 17-October 27

Oral history interview with Clay Myers

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Identifier: SR1168-1
Abstract

Oral history interview with Clay Myers conducted by Ellen Nesbitt from October 9-10, 1997, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Myers served as Oregon secretary of state and treasurer.

Dates: 1997 October 9-10

Oral history interview with Hanin Najjar

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Identifier: SR 12285
Abstract

Oral history interview with Hanin Najjar conducted by Ibrahim Ibrahim on December 19, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Najjar was born in Saudi Arabia and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1999. She discusses being a feminist, discrimination she has faced as a Muslim, and her plans for the future.

Dates: 2017 December 19

Oral history interview with Rahel Nardos

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Identifier: SR12286
Abstract

Oral history interview with Rahel Nardos conducted by Sankar Raman and Maleya Luis on March 28, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Nardos immigrated to the United States from Ethiopia in the 1990s to pursue a career in medicine. In 2010, she founded Footsteps in Healing, which provides health care to women in Ethiopia.

Dates: 2018 March 28

Oral history interview with Naw Bi Tha Aye La

 Collection
Identifier: SR12264
Abstract

Oral history interview with Naw Bi Tha Aye La conducted by Sankar Raman on May 13, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Naw Bi Tha Aye La was born in a refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border, and her family was able to resettle in the United States in 2010.

Dates: 2017 May 13