In this interview, Caroline Wilkins, former History instructor at Oregon State University, reflects on her life, career, and influential involvement in Oregon and national politics. Wilkins begins by describing her hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas,…
In this interview, John Graham discusses his career in agriculture and his work with Oregon Tilth. He begins by describing his childhood and introduction to farming, and then recounts his decision to join the Peace Corps, describes his experiences in…
In this, the second of two interviews with Dan Arp, emeritus Dean of the Honors College and of the College of Agriculture, the narrator describes his administrative career at Oregon State University. Arp begins by describing his first administrative…
In this, the first of two interviews with Dan Arp, emeritus dean of the OSU Honors College and the College of Agricultural Sciences, the narrator traces his life and career from growing up in Nebraska to his career in agricultural biochemistry,…
This is the second of two interviews conducted with Harry MacCormack. It begins with MacCormack explaining his decision to rent farmland and build a homestead in Beavercreek, Oregon. He describes how he started Sunbow Organic Farm in 1971. He then…
In this, the first of two interviews, Harry MacCormack begins by describing his childhood in Chenango Bridge, a small town in upstate New York. He explains that food and fuel rationing during World War II and the Korean War led to his exposure to…
A first generation Hispanic/Latina woman, Debbie Cabrales was born in Silverton, Oregon and grew up in Woodburn, Oregon. At the time of this interview, Cabrales was the executive director of Centro de Servicios para Campesinos and was also a member…
Metzin Aketzali Rodríguez Cardoso (she/her/hers) was a senior at Oregon State University at the time of the interview. Rodríguez was born in Estado de México near Mexico City, and lived in Mexico for most of her childhood. At the age of 14, she…
Zavier Borja is an activist and community organizer, who was based in Bend, Oregon at the time of the interview. In it, Borja reflects on his experience growing up in Madras, Oregon as a first-generation Mexican American, and on how his experiences…
Yajaira Hernandez is a bilingual family intervention therapist in the city of Salem, Oregon, who works in mental health crisis intervention for Latinx families. Hernandez studied international relations at the University of San Diego, and earned her…