Abstract This interview of 1:00:51 hours is with Suyapa Gricelda Portillo Villeda, PhD, assistant professor of Chicana/o-Latina/o-Transnational Studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California at approximately 8:00 pm on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The interview was conducted by Diana Nightingale, a graduate student in Claremont Graduate University’s M.A. History and Archival Studies program. The interview was part of a final project for a CGU seminar called “Introduction to Oral History and Theory”...

Abstract Dr. Gloria Willingham-Touré is a trailblazer in education and the non-profit world. As one of the early African American graduates from the newly integrated Little Rock Central High School, Dr. Willingham-Touré used her youthful experiences of opposition to help steer her path in higher education, nursing, and traveling around the globe with her work within the Veteran’s Affairs (VA). As an alumnae of Claremont Graduate University with a PhD in Education, she currently helps to lead her...

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Dr. Wendy Moore speaks about her family, personal and racial identity as a Christian and mixed race woman, her education and role as a principal, and historical events in the late twentieth century. The interview covers Dr. Moore's childhood and adolescence in Bloomington, California, and her experiences in college at University of California Los Angeles.

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Victoria Spoonhunter was born on September 16, 1995 in Bellflower, CA. Victoria was chosen for the Women of Color in Southern California because she is Native American and identifies as different Native groups such as Navajo, Arapaho, Paiute, and Seminole. She is currently a student studying Biochemistry at California Polytechnic University at Pomona with hopes of eventually going into Animal Science and becoming a veterinarian.

Abstract Vanessa Tyson is currently a tenured Assistant Professor at Scripps College in Claremont, California in the Political Science department. As a Black Feminist scholar, she has focused much of her research on issues of race and ethnicity in policy and political processes. Vanessa published her first book "Twists of Fate: Multiracial Coalitions and Minority Representation in the US House of Representatives" in 2016. She was raised in Whittier, California, and has had an interest in politics...

Abstract In this paper, I will articulate a historical and personal narrative of Susan Graham, an alum of Claremont Graduate University based on an oral history interview of Graham. During the interview, Graham describes how her Master’s degrees in Applied Women’s Studies and Education led to her subsequent involvement in American Mothers, an organization designed to raise awareness among K-12 students about the dangers of human trafficking. Graham also discussed her personal involvement in the Black...

Abstract Ellen Chase, PhD, is the second-generation operator of the Folk Music Center (FMC) in Claremont, California. Founded in 1958 by Ellen’s parents, Charles and Dorothy Chase, the FMC is a non-profit educational and cultural corporation offering music instruction, cultural programming, and a museum of antique instruments to the community of Claremont. In addition, Ellen is an active musician and music instructor at the FMC.Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, on February 19, 1947, Ellen...

Abstract Barbara Beretich was born in March 25th, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. During her childhood, she moved a lot with her parents. She has lived in many places including Chicago, San Diego, and Ohio. She got her bachelor degree at the University of Illinois in 1958, majoring in art. After the graduation, she moved back to California and traveled to Europe in 1960, when she met Françoise Gilot for the first time. From 1962 to 1965, she studied at Claremont Graduate School majoring in sculpture and...

Abstract The interview with my interviewee was conducted, following a list of questions which had been prepared and shared with the interviewee in advance. The questions ranged in themes 1) on childhood and early education in Egypt, 2) on women's rights in Muslim faith, 3) on Being an Academic Scholar, Educator, and Peace Activist, 4) on women's role in Arab Uprisings and the effects of the uprisings on women, and 5) on how to keep a balance between public and family lives. These themes and...

Abstract Elsie Freudenberger was born in Santa Ana, California, to Arthur and Elsie Kittlesen. She attended Santa Ana public school for elementary and secondary education, and then took an Associate’s Degree from Santa Ana College, California (1952), a Bachelor’s Degree from Redlands University, California (1954), and a Master’s of Science Degree from Simmons College School of Library Science (1972). Ms. Freudenberger worked as a teacher in the Compton public school system in 1954-55. She married...