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Title: Antonious Bui Interview, May 14, 2020
Date: May 14, 2020
Creator: Antonious Bui; Naoko Wowsugi; Naoko Wowsugi
Description: Artist Antonious Bui, a fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA discusses the impact of COVID-19. Antonious shares how, as a cultural worker, there have been a number of postponements and cancellations that have impacted the ability of fellows at the Fine Arts Work Center to work collaboratively in person. Antonious discusses how the pandemic presented an opportunity to critique institutions and demand a more equitable future, thanking the Fine Arts Work Center for responding to demands for stipend and stay increases. Antonious talks about how family, loved ones, and other artists have provided invaluable support, and also shares how it's been inspiring to see how the pandemic can provide a model for collective movement on other issues like the climate crisis. Antonious ends by hoping that we see how our "normal" is unsustainable, as it only serves the richest and most privileged. We need to recognize that we are not all equal, and that we all need to continue to pay attention to understand that collective movement -- and art -- is more important than ever. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
Subject: Provincetown, MA; COVID; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; art; artists; Fine Arts Work Center; culture; cultural worker; institutions; equity; justice; collective movement; climate change; privilege
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2134
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: John Fischer Interview, December 8, 2021
Date: December 8, 2021
Creator: Sara Casazza; John Fischer
Description: As a result of the highly contentious nature of the Vietnam War, various attempts have been made to commemorate different viewpoints of the conflict. Some movies display military propaganda and the necessity of intervention, while others condemn U.S. involvement and those who served. The struggle to define the war is further evident through the extreme reactions of both hatred and love for the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC. This oral history project seeks to address the ways in which Vietnam veterans have come to understand their service and the Vietnam War’s memory in American culture. This project would benefit an archive as it allows those who study the Vietnam War to learn not just how soldiers felt while serving, but in the years after, an element which has at times been overshadowed by more traditional war stories. Interviews conducted for American University's Fall 2021 Oral History course by Sara Casazza.
Subject: Vietnam War; Vietnam veterans; Oral History; collective memory; war history
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3466
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Kim Clemens Interview, November 12, 2020
Date: November 12, 2020
Creator: Kim Clemens; Laura Sislen
Description: Kim is a trauma, addictions, and art therapist in Annapolis, Maryland. She talks about her experiences both personally and professionally, and overall has cultivated a sense of gratitude and awareness throughout the pandemic. She talks about the many positive things that have happened to her: engagement, buying her first house, and accomplishing professional endeavors, while noticing the heavier side of peoples' decline in mental health, stressors, and trauma around her. She talks about noticing the collective grief and loss within this pandemic and wants an increase in the promotion and accessibility for mental health services, self-care, and what it means to connect. She is hopeful for increased mental health care, empathy, and connection to come out of this experience.
Subject: COVID-19; Therapist; collective grief; gratitude; Annapolis, Maryland; COVID; mental health; self-care; Zoom
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2341
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Litter receptacle in Port Stanley
Date: 01/04/1994
Creator: Child, Jack
Publisher: American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Description: Falkland/Malvinas: Stanley. Litter box. 4 January 1994
Subject: Refuse collection; Stanley (Falkand Islands)
Local Identifier: JCSL_2624
Type: color slide
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSL_2624
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.