In the interview, Julie Koyama describes her childhood and the large influence her father’s career as a Marine had on both her and her sister. Because of his military appointment, Julie’s family would often follow her father wherever he was…
Harnit Mahal’s interview focuses on the role that education has played throughout her life, along with several obstacles that she has encountered. She begins by discussing her early childhood memories, including pending summers with her grandmother…
Yoonie Shin begins her interview by discussing her upbringing in South Korea and her move to the United States in middle school. She then describes the rigorous, testing-focused education system that she became accustomed to in Korea before…
Pamela Sullivan begins the interview with a discussion of her time growing up in Florida and New York, and her early interests in nature, natural systems, and all things outdoors. This upbringing gave Sullivan a perfect opportunity to experience…
Melissa Cheyney starts her second interview by sharing a story about when she first started to feel like a midwife, in that she attended a breach birth alone at a home birth with no complications, and what this experience taught her. Cheyney then…
Dr. Melissa Cheyney discusses her childhood growing up in Miami, Florida in the Little Havana neighborhood, where she developed her interest in cross-cultural experience surrounded by Cuban culture. Cheyney also discusses the drug culture in Miami in…
In this interview Bertha Davis discusses the early days of what would eventually become Oregon Agricultural College. Davis reflects on her experiences, starting in 1883, at what was then known as Corvallis College, an institution jointly managed by…
In this story circle, participants take turns sharing their stories regarding the topic of preserving stories, resources, and ongoing legacies. They start the story circle with a Land Acknowledgment and Black Lives Matter statement. They then do…
In this interview E.B. Lemon discusses his memories of the early days of Oregon Agricultural College, recounting his arrival in 1907 and describing the campus and its buildings. He shares memories about dormitory life, faculty members, and the…
In this video, Elmer Taylor and others share their family histories and their relationship to the Harris-Taylor land. The interview begins with talk about the Harris and Taylor families, whom Taylor and Gary Chapman note have owned the property for…