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The 2021 Sharing History Initiative: Amplifying Indigenous Voices
Apply for the 2021 Sharing History Initiative to amplify Indigenous voices in your community! The Sharing History Initiative introduces oral history and social justice storytelling to under-resourced classrooms and communities around the United States by …


8 Things You Can Do To Support the AAPIs in Your Life
By Mimi Lok, Executive Director of Voice of WitnessOriginally posted on social media on March 24, 2021 In the week since the Atlanta shootings, which claimed the lives of eight people—six of whom were AAPI …


Ending Anti-Asian Violence and Dismantling White Supremacy and Misogyny
The heartbreaking acts of violence in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 16, reflect a larger trend of discrimination and violence toward Asians and Asian Americans that has only increased since the pandemic began, fueled by anti-Asian …


Humanizing Oral Histories: Student Podcasts During Distance Learning
Through an ongoing consultancy with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Teacher-Librarians Department, the VOW Education Program has been working with several middle and high schools around the city to develop oral history projects …


Introducing VOW’s New Curriculum Specialist Amplifying Stories of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico
Voice of Witness is excited to introduce Dr. Zaira Arvelo Alicea, the new Curriculum Specialist for VOW’s oral history book project Mi María: Surviving the Storm. Mi María is a forthcoming collection of first-person narratives …


Looking Back at 2020 and Forward at 2021
Needless to say, 2020 has been a difficult year. In the face of immense challenges, we are proud of what Voice of Witness was able to accomplish in collaboration with our dedicated network of narrators, …


Partner Spotlight: An Interview with the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) is a Native-led nonprofit organization dedicated to ending violence against Native women and children. The NIWRC provides national leadership in ending gender-based violence in tribal communities by lifting …


Join VOW’s Online Events Amplifying Indigenous Voices & Resistance
Tune into our event series around the launch of How We Go Home: Voices of Indigenous North America, our latest oral history collection. The newest addition to the Voice of Witness (VOW) oral history book series, …