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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, …
Voice of Witness Editor Ricia Chansky Wins Oral History Association Teaching Award
Dr. Ricia Anne Chansky, professor in the English department at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, is the coeditor of the forthcoming Voice of Witness (VOW) project, Mi María: Surviving the Storm. Voice of …
Meet Suzanne Methot, Newest Member of the Voice of Witness Education Advisory
The Voice of Witness education team is excited to announce the newest member of our education advisory, Suzanne Methot. She will be joining current members in supporting VOW’s education program with strategic goals, assessment, new …
Hear from VOW Intern Dominique: Reflections on a Remote Internship
By Dominique Janvier, Voice of Witness intern and University of Chicago student When I contacted Voice of Witness in early May, my expectations for the summer were quite bleak. With the coronavirus pandemic at its …
Call for Narrators for a New Oral History Project: Stories of Resettlement in Appalachia
Voice of Witness is seeking people who want to tell their stories about resettlement in Appalachia. For an upcoming oral history project, Resettled: Narratives of Beginning (Again) in Appalachia, Voice of Witness is looking for …
