Oral Histories
Found in 756 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Charlie M. Yaw
Oral history interview with Charlie M. Yaw conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 19, 1980, as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project. Yaw worked as a carhop at drive-in restaurants in Portland, Oregon, during the 1960s.
Oral history interview with Steven P. Yaw
Oral history interview with Steven P. Yaw conducted by Curtis Johnson on November 12, 1980, as part of the Drive-in Restaurants of Portland Oral History Project. Yaw was the grandson of W.P. Yaw, the founder of Yaw's Top Notch, and ran the restaurant until its closure in 1985.
Oral history interview with Ramazan Yiğit
Oral history interview with Ramazan Yiğit conducted by Jessica Pollard on August 30, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Yiğit discusses his experiences as a Kurd in Turkey and in Portland, Oregon.
Oral history interview with Jean Young
Oral history interview with Jean Young conducted by Linda Watkins from February 12 to March 25, 1988, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Young was active in the Oregon Republican Party beginning in 1936, as well as mayor of King City, Oregon, from 1981 to 1989.
Oral history interview with Tony Yturri
Oral history interview with Tony Yturri conducted by James Strassmaier from November 19-21, 1990, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Yturri was an Oregon state senator from 1963 to 1972.
Oral history interview with Naskah Zada
Oral history interview with Naskah Zada conducted by Dora Totoian and Sankar Raman on June 27, 2019, for The Immigrant Story. Zada discusses her experiences as a Kurd in Iraq, as an immigrant in Portland, Oregon, and as a journalist in the United States.