Cultural and Personal Identity
Voice of Witness Summer Oral History Activity Packet for Students
Welcome to all students, parents, and educators! We hope you are enjoying your summer in any way you can. The Voice of Witness education team put together this oral history toolkit as a small project …
“Are You Colombian? Sorry.” Danny’s Story in Throwing Stones at the Moon
2019 marks 10 years for Voice of Witness as a nonprofit, and in celebration of this exciting milestone, we’re resurfacing powerful stories from every oral history book in our series. Though time has passed since these …
Arts • Cultural and Personal Identity • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • VOW Book Series • VOW Narrators
From the Archives: Rima’s Story in Patriot Acts
2019 marks 10 years for Voice of Witness as a nonprofit, and in celebration of this exciting milestone, we’re resurfacing powerful stories from every oral history book in our series. Though time has passed since these …
Criminal Justice • Cultural and Personal Identity • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • VOW Book Series • VOW Narrators
Summer Reading List: Our Favorites for 2019
What are you reading this summer? The VOW staff put together a summer reading list of some of our favorites! 1. A sweeping history–and counter-narrative–of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the …
Cultural and Personal Identity • Migration & Displacement • Racial Justice • Storytelling Best Practices • VOW Book Series
Oral History as Social Justice
2019 marks an exciting milestone for Voice of Witness, as we celebrate our ten-year anniversary as a nonprofit, and of our education program. We’re proud to have grown our education program into a mighty team of oral history champions, who …
Arts • Cultural and Personal Identity • Education • Storytelling Best Practices • VOW Book Series • VOW Narrators
Oral History Projects from our 2017-18 Germanacos Fellows
Since 2015, the VOW Education Program’s Sharing History Initiative has supported passionate and underfunded teachers, storytellers, and community leaders in bringing social justice-based storytelling into their communities. In summer of 2016, the VOW Education Program …
Arts • Cultural and Personal Identity • Education • English Language Learners • Sharing History Initiative
Summer Reading List from VOW
The Voice of Witness team has put together a short summer reading list, featuring a few personal recommendations from our staff. What do you plan to read this summer? Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing …
Arts • Cultural and Personal Identity • Migration & Displacement • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • Racial Justice • VOW Book Series
History through Black Voices
We’re proud of the diversity of Black voices around the country featured in our oral history book series. From places like Chicago to New Orleans, these first-person narratives challenge stereotypes and misrepresentations of Black history …
Cultural and Personal Identity • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • Racial Justice • VOW Narrators
