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Title
Michele Wonder Oral History Interview
Description
Michele Wonder is a home brewer and works for Perfect Pour Services in Portland, Oregon. In her interview, Wonder talks about growing up in Long Beach, California, her education and experiences at California State University Long Beach studying Outdoor Recreation and Leisure Studies, and her education at the Brooks Institute of Photography. She also talks about living in Dublin, Ireland after college, living in Colorado in the late 1990s, and moving to San Francisco to work as a professional photographer in the early 2000s.
Wonder shares her experiences coming out in her mid-20s, characteristics of welcoming and inclusive spaces, and how she has seen that manifested in the restaurant and brewing industries. Finally, Wonder talks about moving to Portland, her increasing interest in working in the brewing industry, her introduction to home brewing through the Oregon Brew Crew and work at F.H. Steinbart Co., her involvement in the SheBrew home brew competition and beer festival, her management of the Black is Beautiful Homebrew PDX Brewing Project in 2020, and her membership in the Pink Boots Society.
Wonder shares her experiences coming out in her mid-20s, characteristics of welcoming and inclusive spaces, and how she has seen that manifested in the restaurant and brewing industries. Finally, Wonder talks about moving to Portland, her increasing interest in working in the brewing industry, her introduction to home brewing through the Oregon Brew Crew and work at F.H. Steinbart Co., her involvement in the SheBrew home brew competition and beer festival, her management of the Black is Beautiful Homebrew PDX Brewing Project in 2020, and her membership in the Pink Boots Society.
Creator
Michele Wonder
Source
Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35)
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
January 14, 2021
Contributor
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Format
Born Digital Video
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh35-wonder-michele-20210114
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interviewee
Michelle Wonder
Location
Interview conducted over Zoom
Original Format
Born Digital Video
Duration
2:28:46
OHMS Object
Interview Format
video