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In the interview, Mansour describes her upbringing in Beaverton, Oregon where she attended the International School of Beaverton. She then discusses her trials and triumphs in high school and how they have formed her into the person she is today. She…

In her interview, Josie Clark discusses her childhood and how she bounced around between the South and Oregon, always following her dad’s jobs, before settling in the Pacific Northwest. Due to this seemingly constant cycle of being the new kid at…

The interview opens with a question asking Susan to describe growing up in Portland. Portland was a much smaller place at the time, and Susan stayed home until kindergarten and then grew up going to Catholic schools. She made friends and has had…

In the interview, Dawn Marie Alapisco discusses her lengthy history with Oregon State University. She begins by diving into her past and illustrates how it defines her identity now. Specifically, she talks about being biracial, coming from two…

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…