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Oral History of Mary Hoang Long
No full textAn oral history with Mrs. Mary Hoang Long set in Westminster, California. This interview focused on her experiences as a first generation Vietnamese American moving to America as a result of the Vietnam War. She did not describe the actual war because she did not actually experience it but described the effects of the war on her family’s flourishing business. Her childhood experiences in Vietnam are compared and contrasted to her new life in America. She emphasizes on culture shocks and adaptation as well as preservation of Vietnamese traditions to pass onto future generations.Recorded Digitall
Of course she jumped
No full textBecause of the time scale and the textual nature of the work, Of Course She Jumped required a long period of research and preparation. This involved seeking out and studying historical and litearary texts on the subject of ‘independence’ (the American Declaration of Independence was written out in full on the wall). I also went through a lengthy process of soliciting anecdotes and texts considering the theme from selected artists, writers, philosophers and academics. The title of the piece came from one such contribution, an anecdote about Simone De Beauvoir being once faced with a choice between a long, safe walk around a ravine or a quick, dangerous jump across it
The role of long-term landscape photography as a tool in dune management
No full textAttitudes to maintaining dune diversity are changing under the realization that existing dune stabilization techniques are fixing dune landscapes, causing ‘coastal squeeze’ and loss of habitat as shorelines retreat. Instead, it is recommended that a natural, dynamic, migrating dune system is much more appropriate and that blown, unstable sands are encouraged to act as mobile coastal defence barriers. Lack of appropriate monitoring techniques has limited progress in understanding the role of sediment dynamics in dune environments over long timescales. Therefore, this paper outlines the role of straightforward and inexpensive photography, from fixed points and angles, as a useful approach to long-term, decadal monitoring of the evolution and migration of dynamic dune landforms. The case study, on the Morfa Dyffryn dunes, Gwynedd, mid-Wales, United Kingdom (National Grid Reference SH563240), identified particularly dynamic mobile foredunes, with cyclical morphological development, paralleling to an overall landward recession. A cyclical trend of sand encroachment, followed by stabilization with growing vegetation, is documented for semi-fixed dune pastures, while the hind dunes remained stable. A general relationship between foredune morphology and erosion/accretion processes was established, offering the prospect of predicting future dune morphological changes in other dune systems, if increased blown sand activity is encouraged as a management technique
She Inherits, She Sells: Community-based theatre to strengthen women’s land rights and entrepreneurship
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Women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have the lowest rates of land ownership and workforce participation despite increased educational attainment. Sociocultural norms are often cited as the cause. Using the Theatre of the Oppressed methodology, we conducted action research to address harmful norms around women’s inheritance, mobility, sexual harassment, and control over income. Participants were asked to resolve these issues during performances. The plays were performed between February and April 2024, and phone evaluations were collected between February and June 2024. Our play, She Inherits, She Sells, with the motto ‘anyone can act’, was showcased in two Moroccan regions: Fes-Meknes (four villages) and Souss-Massa (five villages). We analysed transcripts of the nine plays and discussions along with hour-long phone interviews (with 189 women and 53 men) to assess whether the plays led to new learnings, changes in thinking, and if participants felt their voices were heard. Findings reveal young women had the most positive experiences: they expressed their opinions more freely, felt entitled to their inheritance, demanded control over their income, and felt confident about reporting sexual harassment. Young men were proactive in addressing violence against women but less so regarding land rights. Conversely, older women felt that asking for inheritance from their brothers and moving without male protection were taboo, and they were less comfortable expressing their opinions during the plays. We recommend increasing the use of such arts-based awareness-raising interventions, especially with youth, as a promising route for social change.
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Portrait of Carol Dunn as she holds a "Coyote Howls" t-shirt, location unknown, 1970s
No full textHerral Long was an award-winning photographer who infused his photojournalism with a touch of artistry. Mr. Long was hired by the Toledo Blade in 1949 and became their photographer in 1950. Mr. Long loved his job and his profession. He photographed still life foods for the Blade with meticulous precision. He enthusiastically covered news stories as well as everyday human interest stories. Herral Long retired from the Blade in December of 2008. Before he died Mr. Long donated his private collection to the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. The collection consists of news and personal photos. He passed away June 14, 2014
Frankfurt book fair: cancelled prize ceremony for Palestinian author is part of a long history of political zigzagging
No full textFirst paragraph: The Frankfurt Buchmesse, or book fair, is the world’s largest publishing industry gathering, attracting thousands of exhibitors every October. On one level, it’s a business event focused on creating buzz for forthcoming bestsellers, trading rights and discussing industry developments. On another, it’s a public celebration of books and the values associated with them.https://theconversation.com/frankfurt-book-fair-cancelled-prize-ceremony-for-palestinian-author-is-part-of-a-long-history-of-political-zigzagging-21574
There was a lady grand, And children she had three;
No full textvoiceCollected by Max Hunter (H-13)
For Mary C. Parler
Transcribed by Frances Majors
Sung by Mrs. Allie Long Parker
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
November 5, 1958
Reel 2 5 9 , Item 4
The Lady from the North Country
There was a lady grand,
And children she had three;
She sent them away to the North Country
To learn their grameree.
They had not been there long,
Not more'n two weeks or three,
Till death, oh death, it came in haste
And snatched those babes away.
She spread her table white;
She spread it with bread and wine,
Saying, babes, oh babes, come down from heaven
And eat and drink of mine.
We cannot eat your bread,
And we cannot drink your wine;
For yonder stands our own dear Saviour;
To him we must resign.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation
She is Rhodesia
No full textShe is Rhodesia is the story of a daughter who, in an effort to escape her husband’s recent affair, arrives from Zimbabwe to visit family and friends at her father’s house at 20 Madeley Road in west London. Her pain is cushioned by her efforts to hand craft items from java print fabric. While in London she seeks to interest an online company that sells third world crafts in her creations. Her arrival forces memories of her father’s affair with a woman many years ago. The identity of this woman, Robert Mugabe’s first wife Sally, puts all the women in the play under pressure, as the long-dead Sally “speaks” from all corners of the house at Madeley Road, the actual site of her exile in London from 1967 to 1973
Gail Long interview, 09 August 2024
No full textGail Long recalls her early education which eventually led her to Cleveland’s Near West Side. Long worked as a community organizer at the West Side Community House, where she helped organize community block clubs that dealt with various issues in the neighborhood. She focuses on the affordability and gentrification of the Near West Side along with her involvement in Tremont’s Merrick House. Long recollects various initiatives she was a part of like the efforts to stop the privatization of Metro Health along with the Black Lung Disease Project
Fans, 1984
No full textFrom the Herral Long Collection, a 1984 portrait of a belly dancer as she performs at an ethnic festival in front of an appreciative audience. Terms associated with the photograph are: Belly dancers | Ethnic festivals | Spectator
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