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 2019, 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, professionals, and activists.

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 2019, 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, professionals, and activists.

All abstracts were written by the interviewer.

Abstract

The interview took place on April 15th, 2019 at the home of Maythee Rojas in Pasadena, California. [...] The interview roughly follows Maythee's life, and she focuses mostly on her childhood, former President Ronald Reagan's effects on education, elitism in education, mentorship in teaching amongst women, Imposter Syndrome, and the importance of self care.

Abstract Dr. Josephine Isabel-Jones, or "Dr. Jo" as she is referred to by those who know her well, is a pediatric cardiologist and professor emeritus at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Born on March 7, 1940 in Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Jo is the youngest of three children to Ethel and George Isabel, Sr. After completing her studies at Booker T. Washington High School in 1957, she enrolled in LeMoyne College in Memphis, a Historically Black College which is current-day LeMoyne-Owen College....

Abstract This interview focuses on Dr. Perkins's career, as an African American female professor, her graduate school experience, the challenges that she faced, and the power of mentorship. She shares how she became interested in African American women in Higher Education. She also speaks candidly about her experiences at Harvard, and at the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana. Dr. Perkins is a trailblazer and has used her life to tell the stories of Black women in Higher Education, who are often...

Abstract

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.

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”...