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Title: Interview with Angie Whitehurst, April 1, 2022
Date: April 1, 2022
Creator: Angie Whitehurst; Dan Kerr
Description: Angie Whitehurst speak with Dan Kerr about strip clubs and "girly-girly" places that used to exist in downtown DC. She explains that most of these places closed down or moved out of the district because of rising rents and real estate speculation.
Subject: DC History Conference; Washington, DC; MLK Jr Public Library; Reeves coffee shop; Petworth; Archibald's Adult Entertainment Club; Foxy Playground; Macombo Lounge; Chez Maurice; adult entertainment clubs; strip clubs; solicitation; K Street, NW; prostitution; Marion Barry; Carter Barron Amphitheater; real estate; drug culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4104
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: 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: Jeanette Chow Interview, January 26, 2020
Date: January 26, 2020
Creator: Dan Kerr; Jeanette Chow
Description: Native Washingtonian Jeanette Chow talks about her family's involvement in DC's Chinatown and the changes she's seen in the area. Her father came to the District as a teenager to join her grandfather in the laundry business. She remembers spending Sundays in Chinatown with her family in the 1960s and 70s, where they would get dim sum, go to the Chinese Community Church, and shop at Chinese grocery stores. Jeanette remembers how the construction of the Convention Center and the subway in the 70s and 80s changed the area and led to the growth of non-Chinese businesses. She discusses her involvement with the Eastern Wind Newsletter, the first Chinese American newsletter in DC, and reflects on a piece she wrote about the changes in the DC Chinatown community in the late 70s. She talks about the importance of affordable housing for immigrants in order to maintain Chinese heritage and culture in Chinatown. She ends by saying how the older, family organizations have to accomodate the needs of the younger generation. She also thinks it's important for families to educate children in Chinese language and culture.
Subject: Lunar New Year Festival; Chinatown (Washington, D.C.); Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; 1882 Foundation; Chinese Americans; Ethnic identity; Chinese identity; Chinese heritage; Chinese culture; Anacostia Community Museum; Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum; Dr. Samir Meghelli; Eastern Wind (Asian American community newsletter of Washington, D.C.); Public transportation; Metro; Gallery Place-Chinatown (DC Metro); Convention Center; Wah Luck House; H Street (Washington, D.C.); North Capitol Street (Washington, D.C.); Chinese laundries; Chinese immigrants; immigrants; Ethnic identity; Chinese identity; Chinese culture; family associations; Local businesses; Chinese-owned businesses; Affordable housing; Gentrification; Urban development
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2035
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Malcolm X Park: Celebrating 50 Years, Image 1
Date: September 22, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr
Description: Narrator Deitra Green
Subject: Washington, DC; Meridian Hill Park; Malcolm X Park; family; music; drum circle; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1752

Title: Malcolm X Park: Celebrating 50 Years, Image 7
Date: September 22, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr
Description: Nancy Shia taking a photo.
Subject: Washington, DC; Meridian Hill Park; Malcolm X Park; family; music; drum circle; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1758

Title: Malcolm X Park: Celebrating 50 Years, Image 8
Date: September 22, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr
Description: Folks gathering around the drum circle in Meridian Hill/ Malcolm X Park.
Subject: Washington, DC; Meridian Hill Park; Malcolm X Park; family; music; drum circle; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1759

Title: Lance Tran Interview, January 26, 2020
Date: January 26, 2020
Creator: Dan Kerr; Lance Tran
Description: Recent DC transplant Lance Tran discusses the meaning of Chinatown to him. Growing up in Missouri, he reflects on not having big celebrations of his culture. He remembers going to Chinatown for the first time in San Francisco and being struck by the sense of community and the pervasiveness of Chinese culture. Lance sees Chinatown as a way to connect with his culture, speak Cantonese, and as a place of refuge. He talks about the future of Chinatown, and hopes that the city can strike a balance between creating a place that is open and welcoming for everyone, while not displacing original residents. He says that we need to be mindful of issues like gentrification.
Subject: Lunar New Year Festival; Chinatown (Washington, D.C.); Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; 1882 Foundation; Chinatown (San Francisco, CA); Chinese New Year's Day parade; Chinese culture; Chinese identity; Ethnic identity; Chinese immigrants; immigrants; Urban development; Gentrification; Affordable housing
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2037
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Late Skate, August 24, 2019, Image 5
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Dan Kerr
Description: Maren Orchard interviews Bryan Proctor outside the Humanities Truck.
Subject: Washington, DC; Anacostia; Late Skate; skating; music; culture; community
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1668
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Malcolm X Park: Celebrating 50 Years, Image 9
Date: September 22, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr
Description: Nancy Shia
Subject: Washington, DC; Meridian Hill Park; Malcolm X Park; family; music; drum circle; community; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1760

Title: Regina Chow McPhie Interview, January 26, 2020
Date: January 26, 2020
Creator: Dan Kerr; Regina Chow McPhie
Description: Native Washingtonian Regina Chow McPhie discusses her family history in DC's Chinatown and reflects on the necessity of perserving Chinese heritage in the area. She talks about how her family was involved in Chinatown from its earliest days, and how her grandfather helped start the Lee Family Association. She says that her grandfather and other immigrants were relegated to domestic work, such as the laundry business, due to racial discrimination and a hatred of the Chinese. Regina talks about how Chinatown has significantly diminished. She remembers visiting Chinatown and connecting with thousands of other Chinese in the 60s and 70s, whereas now only about 300 Chinese live in the area. While she admires the DC government's efforts to preserve Chinatown, she thinks they can do more, perhaps with money collected from parking tickets. She says now that Chinatown is struggling to exist. Regina sees a dichotomy between the older and younger generations in terms of the importance of preserving heritage. She views this as extremely important: "if you don't have your heritage, you don't have your history. You don't exist."
Subject: Lunar New Year Festival; Chinese New Year's Day parade; Chinatown (Washington, D.C.); Chinatown (San Francisco, CA); Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; 1882 Foundation; Chinese Americans; Ethnic identity; Chinese identity; Chinese heritage; Chinese culture; Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association; Transcontinental Railroad; Racial discrimination; Domestic workDomestic work; Anacostia Community Museum; Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum; Dr. Samir Meghelli; Harry Chow (community activist); Penny Lee (documentary producer); Wah Luck House; Mary E. Surratt Boarding House; Chinese laundries; Chinese-owned businesses; Local businesses; Chinese immigrants; immigrants; Ethnic identity; Chinese identity; Chinese culture; family associations; Lee Family Association; Affordable housing; Gentrification; Urban development
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2038
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Diego Castaneda Interview, September 22, 2019
Date: September 22, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr
Subject: Washington, DC; Meridian Hill Park; Malcolm X Park; music; Columbian music; festivals; culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1706

Title: Jennifer Low Interview, January 26, 2020
Date: January 26, 2020
Creator: Dan Kerr; Jennifer Low
Description: University of Michigan design student and DC resident Jennifer Low talks about her "Dear Chinatown" project and what Chinatown means to her. "Dear Chinatown" is a making and sharing project for the DC Chinatown community to declare what they love about the neighborhood. Jenn thinks it is important to generate insights from the people who actually live in a place and learn what matters to them. For her, Chinatown is a place where people feel belonging and can claim as their own. She hopes to see increased visibility of the people who created Chinatown and its culture in the future, and envisions it as a public space that can be used by the community and fufill their everyday needs.
Subject: Lunar New Year Festival; Chinatown (Washington, D.C.); Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; 1882 Foundation; Chinese Americans; Chinese immigrants; Project PDA: Love Letters to D.C.’s Chinatown; Ethnic identity; Chinese identity; Chinese culture
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2036
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Late Skate, August 24, 2019, Image 6
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Dan Kerr
Description: Maren Orchard interviews Ashley Emerson outside the Humanities Truck.
Subject: Washington, DC; Anacostia; Late Skate; skating; music; culture; community
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1669
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Interview with Adrian Ferguson, April 9, 2022
Date: 04/09/2022
Creator: Dan Kerr
Subject: petworth, african american, black, community, art, culture, Uzikee Nelson, Paul Robeson
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4007
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: "Challenging Myths: A Multicultural Panel of Members from the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Communities" panel information
Date: 1992-04-24
Creator: Ferebee, Gideon
Description: Letter from Gideon Ferebee, co-chair of the education committee for the DC Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gay Men, to panelists for the coalition's upcoming event with the Multicultural Institute entitled "Challenging Myths: A Multicultural Panel of Members from the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Communities." Includes a handwritten note that Manuel Guevara, a member of ENLACE, attended this panel. Also includes further information about the conference that the panel is a part of.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Coalitions -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Forums (Discussion and debate) -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; LGBTQ+ people of color; African American LGBTQ+ people; Cross-cultural relationships; Intersectionality
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_collaborations_0018
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98322
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Fred Fishman Interview, September 28, 2021
Date: September 28, 2021
Creator: Fred Fishman; Audrey Barnett
Description: In this interview with Audrey Barnett, Fred Fishman shares his experiences living in DC through the AIDS epidemic. He pays tribute to the queer organizations, the Lesbian and Gay Chorus and Bet Mishpachah, for supporting him through his own HIV-positive diagnosis. He discusses the lingering trauma and the way that the current COVID-19 pandemic has affected his understanding of the AIDS crisis. This interview was conducted over Zoom.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; gay and lesbian community; UCSF cancer studies; Washington Blade; Bet Mishpachah; Jewish culture; social justice; Lesbian and Gay Chorus; gay choral movement; San Francisco Men’s Chorus; Kennedy Center; Civil Rights movement; liberation movements; Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA); performing arts; LGBTQ visibility; NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt; political action songs; South African freedom songs; identity politics; gay religious organizations; COVID-19; Trump Administration; Reagan Administration; mRNA vaccines; Anthony Fauci; virology; clinical research; PTSD; AIDS health project; disability; Tikkun Olam
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3336
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: "People of color feel 'oppressed and invisible' in Gay community" article
Date: 1991-06-14
Creator: Ishikawa, Meena
Description: The Washington Blade newspaper article covering the "Live in Living Color" panel in which panelists discussed being gay in communities of color. The panel was the beginning of a coalition between gay Black, Asian, Arab, Native America, and Hispanic communities.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.) -- Newspapers; Cultural pluralism; Coalitions -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; LGBTQ+ people of color; Intersectionality
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_newspapers_0018
Type: articles
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98700
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Jacob Landis Interview, October 30, 2021
Date: October 30, 2021
Creator: Jacob Landis; Carol Johnson
Description: Jacob Landis shares his story about living with profound hearing loss. He received one cochlear implant as a child and his second one as an adult. He discusses the every day difficulties of hearing loss that are not immediately obvious to a fully hearing individual. He also talks about his charity, Jacob’s Ride, that he started. The charity aims to assist people in the some of the financial and administrative processes required to get a cochlear implant. Interview conducted for American University's Fall 2021 Oral History course by Carol Johnson.
Subject: cochlear implant; hearing loss; American University; deaf culture; JacobsRide
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3475
Rights statement: American University may copy, use, and distribute to the public the Collection including but not limited to this interview (and other items above) for educational purposes, including, but not limited to, formats such as audio and/or video documentaries, pamphlets, print publications, public programming and/or performances, exhibits, online archives and/or publications, mobile platforms, and other new media resources. I also understand the Humanities Truck and American University may use the Collection for promotional purposes. Both the Interviewee and Interviewer will retain licenses to use these materials for any future purpose.

Title: Rita Moy Interview, January 26, 2020
Date: January 26, 2020
Creator: Jenna Goff; Rita Moy
Description: Native Washingtonian Rita Moy reflects on her history with the Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown. She remembers coming down to Chinatown for the festival by streetcar as a child, going to family association buildings, receiving "red envelopes" of money gifts, and watching the firecrackers with her siblings from the top floor of buildings. She briefly talks about her father's involvement in Chinatown politics, such as with the Moy Family Association. Rita discusses how she's seen Chinatown evolve: whereas it used to be a tight-knit communtiy of mostly Southern Chinese, an increase in diversity has led to what she sees as good changes. While she says DC Chinese have scattered around the DC area, the Lunar New Year is now "a diverse group celebration."
Subject: Lunar New Year Festival; Chinatown (Washington, D.C.); Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; 1882 Foundation; Chinese New Year's Day parade; immigrants; Chinese immigrants; family associations; Moy Family Association; On Leong Association; red envelopes (hóng bao); Chinese culture; Chinese heritage; Ethnic identity; Gentrification; Racial diversity
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2039
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.

Title: Beds within exterior sleeping quarters in Niger.
Date: 1970-1973
Creator: Jessop, Penny Patricia
Description: Here’s the sleeping quarters. The beds were made out of woven small sticks. The mattresses were straw. The mosquito nets were provided by the Peace Corps
Subject: Material culture -- Niger; Beds -- Niger
Country: Niger
Subject -- Personal Name: Jessop, Penny Patricia
Local Identifier: PCCA_Jessop_0004
Type: color photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:3024
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

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