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Matchmaking for Post War Greek Immigrants

A book on arranged marriages between the first Greek immigrants to Australia and the experiences of the brides will be presented on Wednesday, April 23, at Rockdale Town Hall. “Proxy Brides: Experiences and Testimonies of Greek Women in Australia (1950-1971)” by Dr Panayota Nazou, will be launched by the Hon Sophie Cotsis and Professor Vrasidas Karalis. See more here.

A book on arranged marriages between the first Greek immigrants to Australia and the experiences of the brides will be presented on Wednesday, April 23, at Rockdale Town Hall. “Proxy Brides: Experiences and Testimonies of Greek Women in Australia (1950-1971)” by Dr Panayota Nazou, will be launched by the Hon Sophie Cotsis and Professor Vrasidas Karalis. – See more at: http://au.greekreporter.com/2014/04/16/matchmaking-in-the-first-post-war-greek-immigrant-generation/#sthash.L6b1zBAU.dpuf

Gay & Lesbian Australians Project

Australian Lesbian and Gay Life Stories, a national oral history project currently underway, seeks to explore this transformation further. The project is a collaboration between the National Library of Australia, Macquarie University and two other Australian universities, supported by funding from the Australian Research Council.  Different generations of gay and lesbian individuals will provide insight into what it has been like to live a gay or lesbian life in Australia from the 1940s to the present, when attitudes have shifted so remarkably.  For full story click here.

Coffs Harbour City Library turns 50

"The library will also be launching its '50 Stories' project on the day, an innovative project using an online blog site and digital media to showcase its history and its impact on users over the years," Library manager Enzo Accadia said. "It will include oral history interviews with library customers and some former staff members – something to look back at when the Library hits 100." For full story click here.

PlayStation’s Oral History

The three weeks out of every month that Shuhei Yoshida's in Japan, he has the same routine every day. He wakes up, opens a tablet, and gets back to work on PlayStation consumer feedback via his favorite interaction tool: Twitter. The man who heads Sony's PlayStation group is incredibly, perhaps detrimentally, accessible on social media. It's not his job, but a role he's taken on. "It's my personal time, but since lots of people tweet to me, I'm doing this almost official customer service," he says.  After 20-plus years working on PlayStation, Yoshida's beyond overqualified for customer service. He's been with Sony's PlayStation arm from its creation, and helped shepherd franchises from idea to mainstream norms: Gran Turismo, Crash Bandicoot, Uncharted. The list goes on.  Yoshida spoke with PlayStation 4 lead architect (and other game industry legend) Mark Cerny last evening in California, where he detailed his storied history in the game industry.  For full story click here.

Food in America’s South

Sara Wood said – The evening I met Haylene Green, an urban farmer in Atlanta, Georgia, rain mercilessly poured on midtown Atlanta—and on me. I squeaked across the lobby of Ms. Green’s apartment building and followed her to a small room in the basement. There, she opened a thick photo album with pages of fruits and vegetables from her West End community garden. And she started talking. I put the recording equipment together as fast as I’ve ever assembled it. My job was simple: She spoke, and I listened. All of her answers were stories.  For full story click here.

Japanese American Oral History Program

The Manzanar Committee announced on March 26 that Dr. Arthur A. Hansen, renowned scholar and co-founder of the Japanese American Oral History Program, and educator and former Manzanar incarceree Mas Okui have been chosen as the 2014 recipients of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award.  A pioneering effort over four decades, the Japanese American Oral History Project recorded and transcribed hundreds of interviews and, periodically, illuminated their contents and perspectives in published anthologies and unpublished theses. Along with Mitson, Hansen also coordinated the first lecture series on the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans, which included a presentation by Embrey. Hansen and Mitson also authored the pioneering oral history book “Voices Long Silent: An Oral History Inquiry into the Japanese American Evacuation.”  For full story click here.

At the third stroke – Telstra’s clock

From the time the clock was computerised in 1953 until August 1991, more than 1.4 billion calls were made to 1194.  Before the clock was computerised, the time was read live by changing shifts of women every 30 minutes. Their job was to mark off time in 30 second lots, speaking as soon as a light flashed.  To read full article and watch a very interesting video about Telstra's clock, click here.

Oral History of Cloistered Nuns

This week, managing editor Troy Reeves speaks with scholar and artist Abbie Reese about her recently published book, Dedicated to God: An Oral History of Cloistered Nuns.    Through an exquisite blend of oral and visual narratives, Reese shares the stories of the Poor Clare Colettine Order, a multigenerational group of cloistered contemplative nuns living in Rockford, Illinois. Among other issues, Reese’s photographs and interviews raise valuable questions about collective memory formation and community building in a space marked by anonymity and silence. For full story and audio interview with author, click here.

This week, managing editor Troy Reeves speaks with scholar and artist Abbie Reese about her recently published book, – See more at: http://blog.oup.com/2014/03/oral-history-collective-memory-community-cloistered-nuns/#sthash.JEjivhrd.dpuf
This week, managing editor Troy Reeves speaks with scholar and artist Abbie Reese about her recently published book, Dedicated to God: An Oral History of Cloistered Nuns. Through an exquisite blend of oral and visual narratives, Reese shares the stories of the Poor Clare Colettine Order, a multigenerational group of cloistered contemplative nuns living in Rockford, Illinois. Among other issues, Reese’s photographs and interviews raise valuable questions about collective memory formation and community building in a space marked by anonymity and silence. – See more at: http://blog.oup.com/2014/03/oral-history-collective-memory-community-cloistered-nuns/#sthash.JEjivhrd.dpuf
This week, managing editor Troy Reeves speaks with scholar and artist Abbie Reese about her recently published book, Dedicated to God: An Oral History of Cloistered Nuns. Through an exquisite blend of oral and visual narratives, Reese shares the stories of the Poor Clare Colettine Order, a multigenerational group of cloistered contemplative nuns living in Rockford, Illinois. Among other issues, Reese’s photographs and interviews raise valuable questions about collective memory formation and community building in a space marked by anonymity and silence. – See more at: http://blog.oup.com/2014/03/oral-history-collective-memory-community-cloistered-nuns/#sthash.JEjivhrd.dpuf
This week, managing editor Troy Reeves speaks with scholar and artist Abbie Reese about her recently published book, Dedicated to God: An Oral History of Cloistered Nuns. Through an exquisite blend of oral and visual narratives, Reese shares the stories of the Poor Clare Colettine Order, a multigenerational group of cloistered contemplative nuns living in Rockford, Illinois. Among other issues, Reese’s photographs and interviews raise valuable questions about collective memory formation and community building in a space marked by anonymity and silence. – See more at: http://blog.oup.com/2014/03/oral-history-collective-memory-community-cloistered-nuns/#sthash.JEjivhrd.dpuf
This week, managing editor Troy Reeves speaks with scholar and artist Abbie Reese about her recently published book, Dedicated to God: An Oral History of Cloistered Nuns. Through an exquisite blend of oral and visual narratives, Reese shares the stories of the Poor Clare Colettine Order, a multigenerational group of cloistered contemplative nuns living in Rockford, Illinois. Among other issues, Reese’s photographs and interviews raise valuable questions about collective memory formation and community building in a space marked by anonymity and silence. – See more at: http://blog.oup.com/2014/03/oral-history-collective-memory-community-cloistered-nuns/#sthash.JEjivhrd.dpuf

Oral history link revealed in Kentucky

Almost 70 years to the date of combat in the small town of Tremensuoli, Italy, during World War II, the University of Kentucky’s Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History along with a researcher in Italy have connected to reveal an amazing discovery about an American GI who served in the battle and left his mark on that community.   Several months ago, Giovanni Caruso contacted the Nunn Center at UK Libraries researching a story he wanted to write on a battle in the small town of Tremensuoli in 1944. He had discovered a carving in a stone wall there that identified an American soldier, name and date from hometown and state (M.A. Webb, C-ville, Ky., 1944 March 30). The writer had connected the name to an oral history interview in the Nunn Center’s collection with World War II veterans. The interview, recorded in 1986 by Col. Arthur L. Kelly, was with Marshall Webb of Campbellsville. Read full story and watch video here.