Education

Meet Our Summer Interns from Haverford College
Each summer, Haverford College and Voice of Witness partner on an internship program for up to two of their students. This year, Chace Pulley and Bonnie McKelvie came to join us for ten weeks, helping us …


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 …


An Oral History of Organic Farming
Our Education Advisory Board member Katie Kuszmar has been collaborating with one of the founders of California Certified Organic Farmers to preserve the history of the organic farming movement and honor the voices of its pioneers by collecting oral …


Introducing Our Oral History Resource Guide for English Language Learners
As Voice of Witness continues to amplify a diversity of newcomer voices in our oral history book series, we are also committed to developing curriculum through our education program that directly supports students in migrant and English …


Grassroots Storytelling from Thailand’s Healthcare System
A guest post by Praveena Fernes, VOW Education Advisory Board Member. Read Part I of her full piece here, and Part II here. Last spring, I studied in rural Northeast Thailand and worked closely with human rights …


Our Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement
Our Education Associate Erin Vong just returned from a moving journey along the path of the Civil Rights Movement with The Sojourn Project and 90 high school students. For almost 20 years, Sojourn has led thousands of students on …


Sharing Family Histories in Santa Fe
2016-2017 Germanacos Fellow Elizabeth Tidrick teaches World Literature at Monte Del Sol Charter School in Santa Fe, NM. With a high population of English language learners and immigrant students, Liz helps her students identify their own …


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 …