Cultural and Personal Identity
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
Eight Years After Haiti’s Earthquake, A Reflection on Life in Port-au-Prince
Eight years have passed since the devastating earthquake shook Haiti on January 12, 2010. Today, we’re honoring the anniversary of Haiti’s earthquake by sharing excerpts from our book Lavil: Life, Love, and Death in Port-au-Prince. The following …
Razan Hussin: An Immigrant Student Inspired to Change Her Community through Oral History
“There are times that I feel uncomfortable because of how people look at me as I’m wearing my headscarf. I’ve experienced some racism on campus.”—Razan Hussin, 19 Razan is a native Arabic speaker from Jordan who …
New Americans Museum: Changing the Narrative on Immigration
The New Americans Museum (NAM) in San Diego, CA has embraced a critical responsibility in American history and culture: promoting understanding and interaction between immigrants and native-born Americans. In the era of Trump, this is …
