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Swarr (Amanda Lock) interview
No full textAmanda Lock Swarr, a professor in the GWSS department at the University of Washington since 2005, reflects on her childhood in Philadelphia and early engagement in political activism. She discusses coming out as an undergraduate at Bucknell University, where she strongly identified as a political lesbian. During her MA in Anthropology at the University of Minnesota, she developed a feminist pedagogy and a passion for feminist ethnography. Swarr recounts her role in helping establish the University of Minnesota's PhD program in Feminist Studies and shares how she became interested in South Africa, where her dissertation centered on everyday experiences, deep relationships, and giving back to the queer activist community she studied. She also discusses her hiring at the University of Washington and her role in developing courses in trans and queer studies. The interview concludes with her reflections on the department's future.Faculty member; African Studies; Anthropology; Queer Studies; Academia and activism; Curriculum development; Lesbian feminism; LGBTQ+ activism; Intersectionality; Activism; Feminist pedagogy; Transnational feminism; Colonialism; Name change; Future of departmen
Washington Talking Book and Braille Library, Seattle, March 2019
No full textThe Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) is a program of the Washington State Library, providing access for any resident of Washington who is unable to read standard print material because of visual impairment or disability. The WTBBL began in 1906 as a program of the Seattle Public Library and became part of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) in 1931. Its funding switched to the state in 1975, and Washington State Library took over the program in 2008. WTBBL received the Network Library of the Year from NLS in 2009, 2016, and 2022. It was also honored for its work by the Seattle mayor in 2012.
This image shows the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library on 9th Avenue between Lenora and Virginia Streets, where it has been located since 1983 except for a brief stay in the Love Building while this building was renovated.Caption information source: "Washington Talking Book & Braille Library," Office of the Secretary of State, retrieved from https://www.sos.wa.gov/washington-talking-book-braille-library1 image file: jpg; 3.9 M
Tamiko Nimura and Michael Sullivan interview
No full textThe present-day footprint of the UW Tacoma campus overlaps with what was once a vibrant and densely packed Japantown. In this interview, Michael Sullivan and Tamiko Nimura offer their perspectives on this history and its significance as it relates to UW Tacoma’s campus location. Nimura discusses how the historic Japantown touches the present, mentioning individuals who endeavored to research their family histories. Sullivan describes key events in the context of the historic Japantown prior to UW Tacoma’s arrival--from the removal of Japanese Americans to unsuccessful urban renewal efforts. They shared their views on the role UW Tacoma might play in education and in honoring downtown Tacoma’s past.Tamiko Nimura, a third-generation Japanese American and second-generation Filipina American, is a freelance writer, essayist, community journalist, and public historian living in Tacoma, Washington. She has done research on Japanese American history in Tacoma and has written about the former Japantown (Nihonmachi) and the Tacoma Buddhst Temple, which is now part of the UW Tacoma campus footprint. Together with Michael Sullivan, she leads the Tacoma Japantown Walking Tour to educate the public on this neighborhood history. Michael Sullivan (b. 1950) worked as the historic preservation officer for City of Tacoma and headed the newly established Cultural Resources Division from 1990 until 1995, coinciding with the planning period of UW Tacoma's permanent campus. He has taught a course on the history of Tacoma and the Pacific Northwest at the University of Washington Tacoma.The oral history interview with Tamiko Nimura and Michael Sullivan was part of the “Founding Stories” phase of the UW Tacoma Oral History Project.To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact University of Washington Tacoma Library. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number
Janet Primomo interview
No full textJanet Primomo reflects on work with University of Washington Tacoma as part of the founding faculty of the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership. In this interview, she shares her experience starting as assistant professor in 1992, helping to build the Nursing program at the time and incorporating interdisciplinarity into the curriculum to match UW Tacoma’s mission. She mentions the interdisciplinarity as well as community-based scholarship as aspects that attracted her to the position. Next she highlights memorable students. She notes the diversity within the campus community and how the student body's demographics shifted before and after the Great Recession. She then describes the evolving relationships between University of Washington's three campuses: Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma, and the unique, community-driven orientation of UW Tacoma. She finishes by reflecting on the rewarding and frustrating parts about her career at UW Tacoma.Janet Primomo is an Associate Professor Emeritus with the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership at UW Tacoma. She retired in 2015. After completing her MN (1982) and PhD (1989) at UW Seattle, she worked at Pacific Lutheran University for a short period. In 1992, she joined UW Tacoma and became one of the three founding faculty members of the Nursing program. She is involved with Puget Sound Asthma Coalition on the executive committee and serves on the University of Washington Retirement Association Board. Despite being retired, she maintains strong ties with UW Tacoma, including through scholarship and mentoring graduate students and faculty. She received UW Tacoma's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1997 and UW Tacoma's Community Engagement Award in 2013. She is also a recipient of the Dr. Trudeau Award from the American Lung Association of Washington for outstanding research and volunteer leadership. She was inducted into the Washington State Nurses Association's Hall of Fame in 2014.The oral history interview with Janet Primomo was part of the “Founding Stories” phase of the UW Tacoma Oral History Project.To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact University of Washington Tacoma Library. Email: [email protected]. Please reference the Digital ID Number