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Rohingya in Burma: Fatima’s Oral History
The human rights crisis occurring right now in Burma is nothing new. When we published Nowhere to be Home: Narratives from Survivors of Burma’s Military Regime in 2011, one narrator, Fatima, recounted her experience as …
Meet the 2017-18 Germanacos Fellows for Sharing History!
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. Thanks to the generosity of the Germanacos Foundation, we are able to …
A Summer of Learning: Hear from the Haverford Interns
Editor’s Note: The blog series “I, Witness,” seeks to explore the ethics, challenges, and possibilities of teaching and conducting oral history. VOW summer 2017 interns Phillip Reid and Mary Kearney-Brown hold copies of our newest …
Amplifying Unheard Voices: Reflections on VOW’s Annual Oral History Training
Editor’s Note: The blog series “I, Witness,” seeks to explore the ethics, challenges, and possibilities of teaching and conducting oral history. Photo: VOW summer 2017 interns Phillip Reid and Mary Kearney-Brown hold copies of our …
Bon Voyage, Natalie!
Wishing Natalie Catasús un futuro lleno de éxitos! Please join us in wishing a heartfelt bon voyage! to Natalie Catasús, who has served as VOW’s Resource Development Associate for the past two years. This summer, …
Lavil at Booksmith: 7/21
EVENT San Francisco Launch for Lavil: Life, Love, and Death in Port-Au-Prince Friday, July 21, 2017 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm The Booksmith (View map) 1644 Haight St San Francisco, CA 94117 Free Join us as we …
A Warm Welcome to Our New Managing Editor
Introducing Dao X. Tran (left), our new managing editor, and saying goodbye to Luke Gerwe (right) after four and a half years of amazing work. It’s a bittersweet time for the Voice of Witness team …
Germanacos Fellows Unveil Final Projects
In summer of 2016, the VOW Education Program launched the Germanacos Fellowship for Sharing History, which provides support for outstanding Sharing History Initiative participants to explore groundbreaking new oral history projects with their students. Thanks …
