oral history
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 …
3 Actions for Farmworkers on Cesar Chavez Day
Saturday, March 31st is Cesar Chavez Day, and we’re honoring his legacy by supporting the farmworkers who are continuing his battle today.25 years after the death of Cesar Chavez, the fight for farmworkers’ rights is more …
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 …
History through Black Voices
We’re proud of the diversity of Black voices around the country featured in our oral history book series. From places like Chicago to New Orleans, these first-person narratives challenge stereotypes and misrepresentations of Black history …
Cultural and Personal Identity • Political Oppression & Civil Rights • Racial Justice • VOW Narrators
Meet Our Amazing Volunteers!
We are so grateful for all of our amazing volunteers who spend hours transcribing, translating, and editing the narratives for our books! Meet our volunteers Joe, Maryam, and Miguel as they tell us why they support VOW: …
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 …
