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Seashores of Narratives: Collecting Conchs in the Intertwined Korean World

May 22, 2024 ohma

Seashores of Narratives: Collecting Conchs in the Intertwined Korean World Keren Piao The current English research on the Korean Diaspora, especially oral history projects, is based on Korean Americans and […]

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The Silence is Quiet/Loud and Un/Clear: Deriving Meaning from Intentional Silence

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 ohma

The Silence is Quiet/Loud and Un/Clear: Deriving Meaning from Intentional Silence Rattana Bounsouaysana This paper and interview explores the testimonial of a Lao refugee who was displaced from his home […]

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COLLAPSING TIME: INDIGENOUS STORYTELLERS AND THE ‘EVERYWHEN’

March 9, 2023 ohma

COLLAPSING TIME: INDIGENOUS STORYTELLERS AND THE ‘EVERYWHEN’ Bronte Gosper Too often, Indigenous voices encounter over-mystification, Indigenous testimonies are romanticized, and the ever-nodding head of (often well-meaning) non-indigenous listeners belabours our […]

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Purged out of Chinese Internet: An Oral History of Individuals Who Experienced “Digital Death” on Social Media

February 17, 2023 ohma

Purged out of Chinese Internet: An Oral History of Individuals Who Experienced “Digital Death” on Social Media Caiwei Chen As social media platforms become increasingly important sites for civic engagement […]

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Umubano mu Bantu: Love Among People

February 17, 2023July 30, 2023 ohma

Umubano mu Bantu: Love Among People Ornella U. Baganizi During one of our interviews, I asked my father what his favorite song was. He answered, Umubano mu Bantu by Francois […]

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Roots of Silence: How Retracing My Family’s WWII Escape Routes and Bearing Witness to Their Breaking of Long-Held Silences Unexpectedly Led Me to Compassion, an Open Heart, and My Voice

February 17, 2023 ohma

Roots of Silence: How Retracing My Family’s WWII Escape Routes and Bearing Witness to Their Breaking of Long-Held Silences Unexpectedly Led Me to Compassion, an Open Heart, and My Voice […]

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1984: Sikh Genocide

July 11, 2022 ohma

1984: Sikh Genocide By Harpal Singh This thesis work on the 1984: Sikh Genocide is the culmination of a focused and rigorous year-long effort to study the academic approach and […]

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The International Phenomenon of Freedom Colonies: the original resistance, the archetypal safe spaces

June 3, 2020June 5, 2020 ohma

The International Phenomenon of Freedom Colonies: the original resistance, the archetypal safe spaces By Darold Cuba Since the inception of Western colonialism, the targeted peoples escaped the terrorism of Racialized […]

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Fuerza: On finding inner strength to build our new normal

May 22, 2019 ohma

Fuerza: On finding inner strength to build our new normal By Nairy AbdELShafy   FUERZA is a reflective manual inspired by Puerto Rican oral history narratives of Hurricane María. It aims […]

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Healing: A Bridge with a View – Sexual Violence and Trauma Survivors’ Stories from Oral History Interviews (2019)

May 22, 2019February 17, 2020 ohma

Healing: A Bridge with a View – Sexual Violence and Trauma Survivors’ Stories from Oral History Interviews By Eunice Kim   This thesis presents original stories from sexual violence and trauma […]

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Failure to Materialize (2013)

July 20, 2016August 2, 2016 ohma

Failure to Materialize: An Oral History of Puente de Fierro, A Memorial that Never Was By Allison Corbett, 2013 Engage with the crowdfunded campaign on indiegogo.com Memoria Presente (the documentary […]

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