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Storytelling in Practice: Fall 2025 Series
Join us for Storytelling in Practice, a series of intimate conversations with practitioners on community-rooted storytelling projects.
Re-Thinking Oral History: Insights from IOHA 2025
The 23rd International Oral History Conference brought Voice of Witness to Kraków, Poland!
Embracing Complexity Through Oral History: An Interview with Maggie Lemere
In an interview with VOW Intern Claire Reisberg, Maggie Lemere discusses her approach to oral history, her love of mentorship, and her belief in making place a character.
Community Voices Initiative: Fall 2025
In this intimate and interactive multi-week course, participants will take a deep dive into the practice of oral history and ethical storytelling with Voice of Witness (VOW). Using insights and examples from our 15+ years …
BBQ Without Borders: Celebrating Food, Community, and Immigrant Stories
This summer, VOW and our partner Gems Oral Histories hosted a Story Sharing table at BBQ Without Borders, inviting Bay Area community members to record and share their stories.
“What’s your story?”: Jonathan Menjivar on the Importance of Mentorship and Storytelling
In a conversation with VOW Intern Claire Reisberg, Jonathan Menjivar discusses his career path, storytelling journey, and transition from mentee to mentor.
Ask An Oral Historian: Open Consultation Hours
Voice of Witness hosts 60-minute monthly working sessions—open to all—in which Fanny García, VOW’s Editorial Program Manager and Oral Historian discusses methodology, offers guidance on ethical storytelling and trauma-informed interviewing approaches, and answers questions about oral history practice.
Preserving Puerto Rican Voices: Oral History Training with NMPRAC
This month, Voice of Witness led a comprehensive oral history project planning and archiving workshop for The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (NMPRAC) as they prepare to launch an ambitious new initiative. …
