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Bridging Past, Present, and Future Through Oral History LOOKING AHEAD: BRIDGING PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE THROUGH ORAL HISTORY SOUTHWEST ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION 2017 CONFERENCE DoubleTree by Hilton, Phoenix-Tempe April 27-29, 2017 Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference PROPERTY MAP Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference 25 SOUTHWEST ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION 2017 CONFERENCE THANK YOU TO CORPORATE SPONSORS AND DONORS CORPORATE SPONSORS University of Nevada, Las Vegas SATURDAY, APRIL 29 APRIL SATURDAY, Ak-Chin Indian Community Salt River Project “Oral History through Film: Diné Filmmakers Sharing Office Max the Stories of their People” Angelo Baca and Theresa H.L. Boyer Foundation Montoya Angelo Baca is a Doctoral Candidate of Socialcultural Anthropology at New York University. INDIVIDUAL DONORS Wayne Pomeroy Theresa Montoya is a Doctoral Candidate in Suzi Resnik Anthropology at New York University. Sarah Moorhead 1:50 PM – 2:15 PM Silent Auction and Raffle ALL DONORS TO THE CONFERENCE, Please fill out an evaluation form before you leave. SILENT AUCTION AND RAFFLE Thank you for attending. Please fill out an evaluation SOHA is grateful to the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) form at the end of your stay. Evaluation forms and for providing our institutional home since 2013. The return trays are located throughout the conference. generosity of UNLV’s College of Liberal Arts and Lied Libraries 2:15 – Leave for the Heard Museum (Leave museum by grants us office space, equipment, and financial underwriting 5:00) (Off-site) for our Graduate Assistant and Board expenses. This partnership has given SOHA significant visibility across campus 3:00 PM Conference closes – Thank You for Attending! and throughout the Las Vegas community. In turn, we gladly highlight the university’s name and generosity across the southwestern states. We are thankful for this institutional backing and look forward to continued collaborations with UNLV. 24 Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference 1 SOUTHWEST ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION Kayla Golonka is a sophomore at Chandler-Gilbert 2017 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES Community College majoring in Psychology-Counseling. 29 APRIL SATURDAY, Matheu Gabriel Gonzales is currently a student at Chandler-Gilbert Community College where history is his passion. Conference Chair: 20. Navajo Oral Histories: Preserving the Past, Juan Coronado Sustaining the Present, and Nourishing the Future LOCATION: GALLERIA C Program Committee: Moderator: Farina King is affiliated with the Clements Juan Coronado, Carlos Lopez, Sarah Moorhead, Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist Danette Turner, Marcia Gallo University and is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern State University, Oklahoma. Farina is also the SOHA Arizona Delegate. Local Arrangements: Juan Coronado, Carlos Lopez, Sarah Moorhead, Visions of the past, Realities of today and Plans for the future: Office of Navajo Nation Library’s (ONEO) Danette Turner Oral History Collection Digitization Project. Irving Nelson is Director of the Office of Navajo Nation Library in Window Rock, Arizona. Sustaining Indigenous Forms of Oral History through the Phoenix Indian Center’s Language and Culture Program Jolyana Begay-Kroupa is affiliated with the Phoenix Indian Center. 12:15 PM–1:45 PM 21. PLENARY SESSION (Meal included w/Registration) LOCATION: FIESTA BALLROOM Moderator: Farina King is affiliated with the Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University and is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern State University, Oklahoma. Farina is also the SOHA Arizona Delegate. 2 Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference 23 Christine Kilbridge is Library Faculty at Chandler-Gilbert WELCOME TO THE 2017 Community College SOHA CONFERENCE IN TEMPE Marco Albarran is an Artist-Exhibit Developer, CAS, Arizona State University Rejuvenated by last year’s 35th anniversary celebration at OHA Danette Turner is an Adjunct History Faculty at in Long Beach, SOHA returns to sunny Arizona as it continues its Chandler-Gilbert Community College efforts to collect, preserve, and share oral histories from the Southwest. The Conference Program Committee along with the Alissa Molina studies Business Management Arizona SOHA Board of Directors including State Representatives State University SATURDAY, APRIL 29 APRIL SATURDAY, welcome you to our annual conference in gorgeous Tempe. We 10:30 AM-12:00 PM SESSIONS thank you for joining us for an incredible three-day event where 18. “Join the Conversation: Cross Community presentations and discussions are centered on this year’s theme Collaboration” –“Looking Forward: Bridging Past, Present, and Future through Oral History.” LOCATION: GALLERIA A Susan Resnik has served as the President of the Del Mar Reflecting on SOHA’s rich heritage, we appreciate the Historical Society in Del Mar, CA and has directed their determination of early members who contributed immensely Oral History project: Del Mar Voices since 1995. and have paved the way in order for us to be here. Today, we Annie Duval has been conducting oral history are also grateful for the tireless efforts of current members who interviews for the Del Mar Historical Society's project, have kept SOHA relevant and have made this conference Del Mar Voices, for over 15 years. possible. As we move forward we hope to cultivate new friends and members that will help us carry SOHA to new heights. Tensia Moriel Trejo is Past President of the Del Mar Through the use of oral history, we aim to further areas of study Historical Society along with being a lifelong resident of that will expand the body of knowledge and at the same time Del Mar. She has served the group for 20 years grow our sense of community. specializing in organizing and producing the library archives. We want to acknowledge everyone who made this conference 19. “Community Roots: Oral History in the Classroom possible. Special thanks to Sarah Moorhead and Danette Turner at the Community College Level” who have been amazing co-chairs and have been instrumental LOCATION: GALLERIA B throughout the planning process. SOHA’s Graduate Assistant, Franklin Howard has gone beyond the call of duty by serving in Moderator: Juan Coronado is a Post-Doctoral Scholar at numerous capacities. We cannot thank him enough. President the Julian Samora Research Institute at Michigan State Marcia Gallo’s leadership and hard work has been a model for University and a SOHA Officer. excellence while her guidance has been fundamental. A special Zachary S. Rohovit is an Eagle Scout and is currently is thank you to Jennifer Keil, Farina King, Indira Berndtson, and working on an Associate’s degree at Chandler-Gilbert Carlos Lopez. Thanks to the rest of the SOHA Board of Directors, Community College. including State Representatives and Student Representative, 22 Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference 3 along with the Scholarship Committee and those who have The Power of Story to Negotiate Change and Reframe promoted this conference. Experience 29 APRIL SATURDAY, Liz Warren is the director of the South Mountain It is important to acknowledge all presenters. We humbly thank Community College Storytelling Institute in Phoenix, you for sharing your research and allowing this conference to Arizona. take place, as without your participation we would not be here. Thank you also to the conference sponsors and donors who 16. Orange County have made this conference financially viable, including Ak-Chin LOCATION: GALLERIA B Indian Community, H.L. Boyer Foundation, Salt River Project, Moderator: Claytee White is the Director of the Oral Office Max, and the individual donors who have contributed to History Research Center at UNLV. the conference: Wayne Pomeroy, Suzi Resnik and Sarah Moorhead. Downtown Orange County: Manufactured Multiculturalism in Santa Ana We at SOHA hope you relish your stay with us in Tempe and Michelle Cadwell is pursuing a Master’s Degree in that you enjoy the conference and our company. We look Public History at California State University, Fullerton. forward to learning from your oral histories and hope that Costa Mesa, A Tale of Two Cities everyone can discover importance in the works of others. Finally, we hope it is a positive experience and that we can be Janelle Vannoy is pursuing a Master’s Degree in History motivated to grow as individuals and contribute to the making at California State University, Fullerton. of a higher society that values the richness of all of our oral The Diary of James Austin Bowman: Bridging the histories. Past through Oral History of the Son Alexander Foy is a recent graduate of California State Thank you for being with us. University, Fullerton where he studied History. Danette, Sarah, and Juan 17. Preserving Culture Through the Latino Americans: 500 Danette Turner, Sarah Moorhead, and Juan D. Coronado, Years of History Grant Roundtable Conference Co-Chairs LOCATION: GALLERIA C Moderator: Sarah Moorhead is a SOHA Past President and collects oral histories in Mesa, Arizona. Chris Schnick is Dean of Arts and Sciences at Chandler- Gilbert Community College Monica Bilka is a History Faculty member at Chandler- Gilbert Community College Kimberly Chuppa-Cornell is Library Faculty at Chandler- Gilbert Community College 4 Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference Southwest Oral History 2017 Conference 21 SATURDAY, April 29, 2017 THE MISSION OF THE SOUTHWEST ORAL HISTORY REGISTRATION: 7:00 AM–12:15 PM, ASSOCIATION (SOHA) 1:30 PM–2:25 PM LOCATION: MAIN LOBBY The Purpose of SOHA is to provide a vehicle for communication among persons, programs, and institutions using oral testimony; Silent Auction and Authors' Book Table to encourage cooperation among its members; to promote LOCATION: GALLERIA C LAST CHANCE! standards among oral historians, to foster an understanding of and use of oral history; to provide guidance to projects; to 7:15 AM–7:45 AM SATURDAY, APRIL 29 APRIL SATURDAY, create educational programs and resources; to aid in securing SOHA Business Meeting financial funding for members' projects. LOCATION: GALLERIA C 7:45 AM–8:30 AM 14.
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