Abstract For my oral history project, I have chosen to interview a CGU alumni who I connected with through a classmate. My interviewee, Dr. Nancy Quiñones holds a PhD in Cultural Studies. The city of Claremont’s population lacks in diversity in comparison to the demographic make-up of California as a whole. Keeping this data in mind, Dr. Quiñones provided representation for the small Latino/a community in Claremont, as well as at CGU, and later in her role as interim assistant dean at Pomona College....

Abstract For the Women of Claremont, CA oral history project, I interviewed Hiawatha Norris, a close friend and neighbor who lived in Claremont in the 1970s. She is a retired black woman who went to Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and graduated in 1978 with a master's in public administration. I am a twenty-three years old white woman and a master's student studying history at CGU as well. We conducted the interview on March 14, 2017 at her house in Highland, CA. I asked her questions about...

Abstract Dr. Shayda Kafai is a lecturer at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona’s Ethnic and Women Studies Department. She earned her B.A. and M.A. at CSU Northridge, both in English, and earned her Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from Claremont Graduate University. Her dissertation titled, Re-inscribing Disability: The Performance Activism of Sins Invalid explores the performance art and disability justice work of Sins Invalid, a San Francisco Bay Area based performance project. As a queer,...

Abstract Beverly Benjamin is artist Karl Benjamin’s wife. The interview took place in the dining room of her house in Claremont, California. The length of the interview is one hour and ten minutes. The interviewee Beverly Benjamin was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota in 1929. She moved to Iowa with her family and grown up in a famer house. She enrolled at the University of Redlands in 1945, majoring in Education, and soon met with her husband Karl Benjamin (was an American painter of vibrant geometric...

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The following transcript features an interview with Denice Wint. Wint is a graduate of Scripps College and a leader in her community. She specializes in urban development. She is a native of Inglewood, CA. Her family is from Trinidad and Tobago. This oral history provides insights into Wint’s life of thirty-six years.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The CGU History 304/Introduction to Oral History Methodology course trains graduate students in both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting oral histories. For Spring 2018, the theme for the course was “Women of Color in Southern California.” Students interviewed women of color from a wide range of backgrounds, including academics, students, and professionals.

All abstracts were written by the interviewer.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The CGU History 304/Introduction to Oral History Methodology course trains graduate students in both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting oral histories. For Spring 2018, the theme for the course was “Women of Color in Southern California.” Students interviewed women of color from a wide range of backgrounds, including academics, students, and professionals.

All abstracts were written by the interviewer.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The CGU History 304/Introduction to Oral History Methodology course trains graduate students in both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting oral histories. For Spring 2018, the theme for the course was “Women of Color in Southern California.” Students interviewed women of color from a wide range of backgrounds, including academics, students, and professionals.

All abstracts were written by the interviewer.

Abstract Cinthia Campos is currently a thesis reviewer and a full time master’s student at California State University, Los Angeles. Campos is obtaining her master’s degree in anthropology with an emphasis on Mesoamerican cave archaeology. For her master’s thesis, Campos analyzed ritual cave use among the Tarascans of pre-Hispanic Michoacán, Mexico. Through landscape studies, ethnohistorical and ethnographic research, Campos aims to further explore ancient Tarascan religion and cosmology....

Abstract This interview is conducted with Captain Shannon Dong is the Chaplain for the 163rd Attack Wing of the Air National Guard by Anitra Bishop, a History PhD student at Claremont Graduate University. Dong is of Chinese American descent and currently lives in Southern California with her husband and son. She is active in the Air Guard Choir and also their “Strong Bonds” family counseling program. The interview took place on April 9th, 2018 at the Urth Café in Pasadena, California. The interview...