We are happy to announce that fourteen oral histories conducted as part of the Voices in Color Project are now available online. Featuring searchable captions and synced audio and text, the interviews are available via Aviary, a cloud-based platform for publishing searchable audio and video content.
Voices in Color seeks to document, preserve, and share the history of racial and ethnic diversity at Iowa State University through the lens of communities of color, inserting these stories into Iowa State’s historical narrative and archival record. Launched by Dr. Liz Mendez-Shannon (former Project Director for Hispanic/Latinx Affairs in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion); Harrison Inefuku, Scholarly Publishing Services Librarian; and Petrina Jackson, former head of SCUA; this project has two goals:
- Document, preserve, and share stories of communities of color at Iowa State University through the conduction of oral history interviews and the creation of a project website;
- Provide opportunities for networking, socializing, and community building for Iowa State faculty, students, and staff of color by facilitating gatherings to launch and celebrate the project.
Two organizations have been selected for oral history interviews thus far—the Black Faculty and Staff Association and Lambda Theta Alpha. Additional project team members include Rachael Acheson, Assistant University Archivist, and Rosie Rowe, AV and Film Preservation Specialist. Additional administrative partners include the Division of Diversity and Inclusion and the Iowa State University Digital Press.
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