3 50 271 https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/7409e6a61f2970cf6f2c8e10f713f548.jpg 1b762c735e15fd4c4d321ccd81796455 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gill, Meagan Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2010-2019; 21st century; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kyawh Eh Van de Water, Wes 1988- Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-16 Description An account of the resource Photo of Kyaw Eh's uncle on the wall. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kyaw Eh Trials and Difficulties Bite; Kyaw Eh interview, May 16, 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School Description An account of the resource Kyaw Eh describes his life in Karen State, Burma. Along with his time in a refugee camp in Thailand, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kyaw Eh Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015/05/16 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/9d7328db7767ac9ffc03f486b6e60d23.mp3 f8677256cf961fd74a9535fb69677001 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kyaw Eh Life in the US Bite; Kyaw Eh interview, May 16, 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School Description An account of the resource how he came to the U.S., the languages that he speaks, his family, and life here in Cache Valley, Utah. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kyaw Eh Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015/05 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/cef1cd289eb93f0e0e3ba0cfc880d363.mp3 b29268a7a4764f810afc056cae760da0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kyaw Eh Life in the Camps Bite; Kyaw Eh interview, May 16, 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School Description An account of the resource Kyaw Eh describes his life in Karen State, Burma. Along with his time in a refugee camp in Thailand, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kyaw Eh Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015/05 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/5773ab7c436a9c83b341c5bcd3f7f26c.mp3 0d55c63bcd812817ca13f638f749fbd3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gill, Meagan Gross, Susan Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Karen, Burma, Thailand Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kyaw Eh Van de Water, 1988 N/A Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-16 Description An account of the resource Kyaw Eh describes his life in Karen State, Burma. Along with his time in a refugee camp in Thailand, how he came to the U.S., the languages that he speaks, his family, and life here in Cache Valley, Utah. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gill, Meagan Gross, Susan Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Karen, Burma, Thailand Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kyaw Eh Van de Water, 1988 N/A Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-16 Description An account of the resource Kyaw Eh describes his life in Karen State, Burma. Along with his time in a refugee camp in Thailand, how he came to the U.S., the languages that he speaks, his family, and life here in Cache Valley, Utah. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Kyaw Eh Present: Meagan Gill, Wes Van de Water, Bethany Hanks, Kyaw Eh Place of Interview: Kyaw Eh’s home, Hyrum, Utah Date of Interview: May 16, 2015 Language(s): English Translation: Interviewer: Meagan Gill Interpreter: None Recordist: Bethany Hanks Photographer: Wes Van de Water Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 25, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Brief Description of Contents: Mr. Kyaw Eh describes his home village and family in Burma, and what his childhood was like growing up and working on a rice paddy farm. He talks about the civil war in Burma, and the inequalities and suffering the Karen people were put through by the Burmese military. He discusses life in the United States, and his religious (Buddhist) views on life, as well as his dreams of being able to help orphaned Burmese children attain health care and education one day in the future. Reference: MG = Meagan Gill KE = Kyaw Eh BH = Bethany Hanks WV = Wes Van de Water NOTE: [You will have to modify this as appropriate—whether using CommGap or in-person interpreter.] The interview was conducted with CommGap Interpretive Services; the interpreter joined the interview via a cell phone. False starts, pauses, or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcript. All additions and added information to transcript are noted with brackets. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 2 TAPE TRANSCRIPTION [00:01] MG: Today is May 16th, 2015. This is Meagan Gill, I am with Wes Van de Water and Bethany Hanks; we’re students at Utah State University, and we are working on a project called “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” I am interviewing Kyaw Eh? KE: Yes. MG: At his home in Hyrum, Utah. Thanks for letting us interview you. My first question is can you state your full name and your birth year for me? KE: My name is Kyaw; my birthday is August 15th, 1979. MG: Thanks. And what languages do you speak. KE: My home language is Karen (K-A-R-E-N) – Karen; but I can speak four languages. MG: What other languages? KE: Burmese, Thai and English (not really well). MG: Tell me about your family. KE: My family: I have two sister, and one brother – including me we have four in my – I have my mom and she live in [??], but my dad (since 1995) because he disappear (because we have our Karen Revolution to fight the Burmese government). They’re fighting since that year – he die or – we don’t anything about it; so he lost. There are a lot of people (Karen soldier) die in the war – we have a civil war. My dad – he die, or we don’t know anything; we don’t have any information – nobody can tell us if he is still alive or no. But we don’t know [??]. MG: There is no program or way to find out if someone has died or not? KE: No, no, no because it is really difficult because in the Karen state we live in the jungle in a mountain; we don’t have any electricity, we don’t have any internet, we don’t have any phone to contact each other. It’s really hard to find each other if somebody go away (for example). We have no way to meet each other again, I think. MG: Can you describe the ethnic or religious community you belong to (if any)? KE: I was born in Karen state in Burma – I am Karen ethnic group. My religion is Buddhist, Buddha, Buddhism. [03:41] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 3 MG: Tell me about the place where you were born. KE: I was born – about what? The place, what – describe? MG: Yeah. KE: The place where I was born is a – how is it called – it’s regional, like kind of the countryside (it’s not in a city). We had like a paddy farm: we grow the paddy: rice (paddy farm). We had a farm and we had animal like a cow, buffalo (something like that). We live just natural in the jungle or something like that; it’s not in a city. We don’t have any electric in our village. MG: How long did you live there? KE: Since I was born until – I grew up there, but I think because I moved to the refugee camp I lived there eight year. I moved from my place to the refugee camp since 1999 (around that), since I was born. MG: Okay. And why did you leave? KE: Because there are a lot of problem: we had a problem with Burmese soldier troop – when they come to our village they just give us whatever they want: torture us, and they just give us the (how’s it called?) – the bullet, the big – like they fire the gun. We have to carry, we have to follow them in the jungle wherever they go. We have to carry the heavy thing, the heavy bullets (something like that). For example, if we cannot carry it, they do whatever they want: even they can kill us, something like that. That’s why – especially for the men and the boy, for the men and the boy; but the woman is better than the man to live there. Mostly they just capture the men or the boy – have to follow them. MG: What all did they make the boys and men do? [06:23] KE: Excuse me? MG: What kinds of things did they make the boys and men do? KE: That’s what I told you – we have to carry the bullet or the gun with them, their food – because over there we don’t have any (how does it call it), the road, the car or the motorcycles go the road – we don’t have of the car road. We have to walk by our foot, our feet. We have to walk and go to the jungle because the Burmese troop – they go fight the ethnic group; they go to fight the ethnic group, that’s why they call us go with them. If they die, we die there; kind of like they are scary enemy – they just keep us the cover for them. That’s why we are scary or afraid to save our life – to save my life, that’s why I escape from my village and come to the refugee camp: to save. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 4 MG: Okay. Where did you relocate to first? KE: Pardon me? MG: Where did you go – where was the first camp that you went to? KE: Oh, yes – Mae La camp is where I live. Mae La camp we called – Mae La camp is on the Thai/Burma border. That’s went into in Thailand – is the border we have the refugee camps there. It is like the United Nation – they have the food, they give the clothes for the education, for the house; everything they provide the refugees there. There I study the camp a year – I go to school there. MG: What was it like there, from day to day? What kinds of things did you do? KE: We just go to school when I live there; we don’t have nothing to do because we cannot go outside the camp. MG: Um-hmm? KE: The Thai military – they control – the Thai authority, they don’t want the refugees go outside, spread anywhere (something like that). We have to stay at only in the camp: morning, go to school; after school, go home. We play: we have the playgrounds and play soccer, visit each other in the camps – just like kind of in a jail. I can say in a jail, like in a jail: we cannot go anywhere; just I would visit a friend in the camp. [09:20] MG: Can you tell me more about the food and any medical care you received in the camp? KE: The medical care? MG: Um-hmm. KE: I would say really good; pretty good. We have like a hospital: a medical care center; we have everything like that – it’s like other countries, and better than in Burma (a lot better than in Burma), but we don’t have to pay nothing. We go whenever we sick we go to the hospital, we have medicine or something, they check everything – it’s for free. We don’t have to pay nothing. MG: Did you celebrate any holy days or holidays in camp? KE: Oh, yes. Our Karen holidays, kind of like our Karen New Year, and then our Karen [??] Thai ceremony (we call it) we celebrate like a traditional celebrate every year in August. MG: Okay. Did you get any special materials to use for the holidays? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 5 KE: Oh no, we don’t have – no, we don’t have any specials give to [??]; no, nothing. MG: Were you able to make any like special food? KE: In celebrate? MG: For celebration? KE: For celebration? MG: Um-hmm. KE: We used to have like our Karen food and Karen New Year; yeah, we have just – we call (how do we call it) – it’s almost the same Thanksgiving in America (but we don’t have any turkey over there) [laughs] – it’s not turkey, but other food we ate. MG: Okay. What was it like working a paddy farm? KE: Paddy farm? MG: Um-hmm. KE: You have not seen – never seen paddy farm? No? MG: A few pictures, that’s it. KE: [Laughs] Alright, so how do you want to know the paddy farm? MG: Just day to day activities? KE: Oh, because you’ve seen the rainy season we grow the paddy since the seed, the rice (the paddy) seed we grow, and (how is it called) – we put the nursery (nursery, right?). We put the nursery and they grow for about one (how is it called?) – feet? MG: Um-hmm? KE: One feet, two feet, right? MG: Yeah. KE: Oh yeah, for about one and a half feet we have to take it off and transplant to the ground, to the paddy ground. We have to plow – you know the plows? MG: Um-hmm. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 6 KE: With a cow – but right now they did lots with a machine. We plow the field – before, when I was young, we don’t have any machine: we have the cow or buffalo with a (how is it called – I don’t know how it’s called it) – we plowed the field to make the ground soft, we can plant the paddy plants in the field. And then for about two or three months (I think) it’s going to make a kind of flower and for about five months we can harvest. And then we can carry in our house or in paddy place. [13:38] MG: What was the political climate towards refugees in the camp? KE: Political climate? MG: Um-hmm. KE: I’m not sure regarding the political – I don’t have any idea of things regarding the political climate; I don’t know anything about it. MG: Did you feel safe in the camp? KE: It is more safer than in Burma. MG: Um-hmm. KE: It’s not like America; America more safer, better than the camp; a lot better than in the camp. But in the camps, better than in Burma (in Karen state) – it’s really bad, and the camps a little better. In America is a lot better. MG: How did you learn about the U.S. refugee program? KE: When I live in the camp, because we have (how does it call?) – we have a Karen leader (refugees leader) over there: they told us in 2006 or [200]7, around that. They have a ten country who were receive the refugee [??] to their country: kind of like Norway, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Poland, something like that, and the U.S. They have ten country – you can choose which country you want to go. Some of my friend (when I live there, we go to school the same: the same school, the same class) I have a lot of friend there – right now we are spread around the world. Some friend are interest in Norway, some other friend they go to Australia; but I choose the my choice: U.S. That’s why I come to here; that’s why I came here. MG: What made you choose the U.S.? [16:01] KE: I like because U.S. speak English. If I go to Norway, I have to learn another language again, and English again – that’s why I have to learn many language; that’s what I Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 7 thought. And if I come to U.S., I have to learn just only one language: English; and then the U.S., that was my idea was better than the other country: the education, for everything. But I never been the other country, but I just learn it in a newspaper or in a magazine; I just read about it. MG: Okay. How did you apply for the program? KE: Because we have to go to – because they have a (how does it call it?) the place to enroll, to enroll who want to go which country, you can come here or our refugee leader – they open like the United Nation or the UNHCR – the leader, they go to the refugee camps, they announce every refugee people who want to go to this country, this country. They have a opportunity lie there, they have a chance lie there, they have a different, like (how does it call it?) different chance, different opportunity, different rights. Each country is not the same; they let us know about this. And then I want to come to U.S., that’s why I enrolled – I put my name I will go to U.S., that’s why they take my names and my U.N. number or evidence. For about three or five months they put on a boat – we have to go and check our name are there; if my name is there I have to go, if I don’t have my name there, “What happened?” Or, “What have problem? I didn’t see my name there?” You can go to the refugee camp leader office, you can ask your name or what the problem – they reject, or what the reason they reject (something like that)? You can ask. MG: Who helped you apply? [18:45] KE: Because our leader over there – our leader in the camp, they help us. MG: Okay. When did you and where did you first arrive when you came to the U.S.? KE: Salt Lake City, Utah (2007), I think it was August 8th (around that). To this day I never moved to other state; since I arrive here I just stay here. MG: What were the first months like? KE: It was really shock for me; it was different, very different from my country. But I’m happy, the other ways I’m happy also because I have seen the different thing: different culture, different food – everything is different from my country. MG: What was the biggest shock? KE: The biggest shock was when snow time – when the snow was coming [laughs]; it was really, really shock for me. MG: Um-hmm? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 8 KE: Because when I live there since whole my life over there, I never seen snow. I just see in a video or movie like that, but I didn’t know how does it look like – that’s why it was very shock for the snow. MG: Have you tried skiing? KE: No [laughs], never. MG: Okay. Did you receive any help from U.S. or religious organizations? KE: Here? MG: Yes. KE: Yes, what about can I say for the food stamp, Medicaid (something like that) from the U.S. government; it was really good for me. Yes. MG: Okay. Do you have any suggestions for improvements for those programs? [21:09] KE: Which program? MG: The food stamp, or Medicaid – do you see anything that could be changed with that? Or do you think it worked okay? KE: It work okay; yeah, it’s okay for me but I’m not sure of other people. I think for me it is okay. MG: Let’s see – and how long have you lived here, in Cache Valley? KE: Since 2008 until now. MG: What do you do here? KE: I just work at JBS Swift Company beef plant here. MG: What’s it like for you and your family to live here, in Hyrum (or Cache Valley)? KE: I like here because it is better than Salt Lake (for me), for my personality I think – it is more safety here. And then there is no crowded car, there is not a lot of the car – it is really easy to go to the downtown Logan, we can visit easily. I like – it is the same is similar like my country here, like with a cow and a lot of horse and the buffalo (or something like that) in the field – like my country with the paddy field. That’s why I like Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 9 it, and the mountains and the stream with the lake; that’s what I’m growing in my country, it’s similar here so I like it here. MG: Okay. Do you feel included in the Logan community? KE: Included? MG: Um-hmm? KE: I’m not clear how to say “included?” MG: Do you feel like you’re a part of the community, or do you feel a little disconnected from everyone else? KE: Oh no, is yeah, included in that community, yeah; I feel it’s good, really good. It’s a family with the people here in Cache County, many people. And a lot of people (when I first arrived here) they help me a lot to go to store, to go to the shopping mall (something like that). And from here they have a – at first when I met her, Katie (do you know Katie?) – English language singer – they teach the English language for the refugees is really good here. Yeah, they help me a lot. [24:15] MG: Do you think that there is anything else that the community can do to help refugees? KE: Oh I think they still help the refugees until now, but do you know Nelda – I’m not sure what’s the organization she had up there – but Nelda, she help refugees a lot to apply food stamp, to apply to Medicaid, to read the letter from the school, read the letter from the DWS for the refugees. Because most refugee, they don’t know how to read and write in the letter, they have a problem: Nelda help them a lot. Yeah, it’s good. MG: Tell me a little bit about how your home looked like in your home country, and the difference with your home now. KE: Oh yes, it’s a lot different because in my country – my house in my country, we just built with the wood, the roof with the leaf (you know the leaf, the tree leaf, the big leaf) – we just made the roof of our house. We don’t have any like the wall close every side like this; we have to like – we can open the wind come through, come and go through our house. And it was a lot of different because we live style different, completely different from here because here is we have snow, we have to turn on the heat; in the summer time we have to turn on the air condition – but over there no, we don’t have nothing: no electricity, nothing, no internet, no phone, no TV. MG: Did it get really hot there? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 10 KE: Because we used to grow up there, it’s not really hot for us – it’s not really hot for me because we used to grow up there. If the people from the other country go there it is very, very difficult, very hard for them I think to live there; everything is different. MG: What would you like people in Logan to know about you and your family? [27:21] KE: I don’t know how to call it – to make the people in Logan to know my family? MG: Yeah, is there anything you would like to let them know about your family and you, or your ethnic group? KE: [Laughs] I don’t know because I don’t know how to answer it. MG: Would you like to go back to your country? KE: Yes, maybe one day; I have my dream. I still waiting the politic to change over there, the government change. If they change from communist to democracy, maybe one day I would go back there. MG: To live or just to visit? KE: To live [laughs]. MG: What are you most proud of? KE: Here or there? MG: Here, or there – yeah? KE: Proud of – I don’t know what I’m proud? I’m proud that I am Karen ethnic group (Karen people), that I came here, I have learned English and the other language (even I can speak some Spanish right now because in our company they speak only Spanish); that is why I am very happy I learn their other language and I can speak four language right now – that’s why I’m proud of myself. MG: Okay. What are your dreams for the future – for yourself or your children? KE: Okay, so in the future my dreams are maybe one day (that I told you) I would like to go back to my country (if the country change everything). I would like to help the people who need help (like orphan children) – do you know what I am saying “orphan” – that is the people they don’t have parents. MG: Right. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 11 KE: I would like to help them if I have money, if I have my business or my own jobs; if I have incomes, a lot of income, maybe one day I would go back and help them for the education for the health to get the hospital or the clinic for them, or the school for them. Because it is really hard – there are many people over there in our Karen state (our Karen people) they don’t have receive any education, any health; it’s really hard over there. Because in our place there are many malarias disease – do you know that malaria? Yeah. There are many people die every years over there because we don’t have not enough the medicine, we don’t have equipment to check the disease, to check up everything for the health – that’s why they have to give their lives a lot every years over there. [31:15] MG: Would you like to own your own business some day? KE: I think, yeah; I think so [laughs], yes. MG: What kind of business. KE: Just for my dream, yeah; because I don’t have any – I don’t have my graduate like a high education – I cannot do the business, like the big business. I just that I can do just only the agriculture and poultry – do you know poultry? MG: Chickens. KE: Chicken – oh, yeah poultry like the chicken, or what about the pig farm to grow the chicken, pig, goat, cow or something like that, right? With the agriculture – plant the food, the vegetable, the fruit in our place; that’s why I like to work with like that. MG: Have you ever thought about going back to school? KE: Yes, because I don’t have a opportunity, I don’t have a chance right now because I borrow my house here, I have to go to work. If I go to school, who is going to pay for my payments here, right? It’s really hard to live here. I would like to go to school to get a degree or something like that, but it’s really hard for me here. It’s a balance make it which way I can do, that’s why I choose the – I have to work to live here. MG: Okay. You said you’re Buddhist – has your religious practices changed at all since you came to the U.S.? KE: Changed, like what? MG: Is there any like changes you’ve had to make practice wise? Is it hard to be that here, in Cache Valley? KE: No, that’s not hard for me, but it depends on the people. Some of the people, if they like religious, if they don’t have their temple or monastery (we call it monastery in the Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 12 Buddhist), in the Christian they call it the church – it is really hard for them to live because they love their religion, right? It is for me: I love my religion also, because it is always in my mind. And Buddhists, they just teach the people if you are the human, you are the human: if you do the good thing, you will get the good thing; if you do the bad thing, you will get the bad thing. In America I like, I really like – that’s why I’m [??]: if you broke the law, you have to go to jail, right? Your mother, your father, your brother cannot help you; nobody can help you – even the God cannot help you. That’s why my religion said if you do the bad thing, you will receive the bad; if you do the good thing, you will receive the good. That’s why I live here, it is easy for me – it’s not really hard. I can communicate with every people, every religion. That is why we are the human being. We have to love each other. We need to help each other. If we see the people who [??], we have to help that people: even the black, yellow, white, or whatever. We don’t have any discrimination – it’s not good; we need to help each other. That’s why I’m here, I like America. [35:28] MG: Is there a monastery here, in Cache Valley? KE: No, in Salt Lake City: Thai monastery is over there. MG: Do you get to go down there? KE: I’ve never been there. I live here almost eight year, I never been there. Just only in my mind – if I think the good thing, if I do the good thing, if I speak the good thing, I am the good people. If I do the bad thing (like to do whatever the people don’t like) – even I go to the monastery or the church, right – every week you go to the church, you go to the monastery – if your mind is no good, you are not good people. You go to the church, you pray, you go the other where you do the bad thing – that is not fair. I live in my house, I just pray in my house for my family, for the people around all the world. That’s why I believe. I never been to the monastery; never. MG: Would you like to go there some time? KE: Some time, yes – because we are different language; we don’t know how do they speak, how do they pray, right? [Laughs] If they pray, we don’t want to stand like something is not fair for me, it is not good for me. But for the religion, they pray every religion they pray for the good people for around the world: they ask them to do the good thing, right? But if I go to Thai monastery, the monks (the Thai monks) – they pray in a Thai language; if I don’t understand, how can I feel the good thing, right? It’s really good here, but that’s what I’m saying; I don’t understand they pray, because it in Thai language. I know they are Buddhist, I am Buddhist – I respect them, I like them, but I never been there. I don’t understand how they pray in their language; it’s different with my language. Yeah, so something like that. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 13 MG: Okay. I think I’m done with my questions. Is it okay if they ask you questions if they have any? KE: Sure, sure. MG: You look like you have a question. [38:17] WV: I’m just trying to think. I guess what I would ask is, you know, based on just your experience and what you’ve been through (both in Burma and Thailand and here), is there anything that you wish you could help other people outside of your community understand? Does that make sense? Is there something that you would like if you could, you know, tell other strangers like us (who maybe don’t know), is there anything that you would like us to understand? KE: To help the Karen people? WV: Either way: here or over there? KE: Oh okay, yes; I have a lot of things to let you know. I am very happy today to visit with you, because you are from the university (US University), maybe you have a lot of experience, you have a lot of education (high education) – I think you can help my people a lot (more than me). Because maybe one day that I am talking about for awhile when I go back there I would like to connect with you. And maybe one day if you go to Thailand, go to visit or go do whatever, or go to work over there I just want to connect with you and to help our people over there to build a school, to build a clinic: just only two things that I’m really need. And when I live here, in Cache County (Cache Valley), I just want to let you know because our refugee from Burma (our Karen refugees here), we are almost 200 people (before there were over 200, but right now they moved the other state some). And we have a lot of children here that go to school; sometime they have a difficulty life here: their mom and dad cannot speak any English because their mom or their dad go to work. And that what I am saying sometime they have from the school, they have school conference, parent conference (or whatever, something like that), or the other things is really hard for them sometime. That’s why from the university can help them some way (like to read the letter, if they have time to apply for Medicaid, to apply for food stamp), because they have a better chance. In U.S. I know we have equality rights – every people, we have equality right – because our refugee don’t know anything (mostly) they don’t know anything about it, how to apply that: where we have to go to apply for this; that’s why they need to know. I say, “If you have some day you want to go to do this, you can go this building or that department,” or if you can like a direction for them it will be better. For example, if you print the paper like this – if you lose your social security card you can go apply this place; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 14 if you need driver license you can go apply this department, this place – something like that. You can contact if you want to do whatever (how can I say?). But we have a lot of opportunity here, for the people. If you want to go to school: agriculture school or nursing school – mostly they don’t know anything about it, which program better (which one is better). If you mostly here we have high school student, they already graduate and they will continue their higher education (go to college) – mostly they don’t how to apply for the scholarship, the grant or something to go for their school. If you can have the children like that will be better for them. [43:39] BH: I have a question – KE: Yes? BH: So I know right now we’re downstairs, but upstairs I saw there’s a lot of stuff on a wall – KE: Uh-huh? BH: Of like a flag – KE: Uh-huh? BH: And I saw a picture that I think – KE: Me. BH: Is of you – is it of you in a uniform? KE: The soldier uniform? BH: The soldier? KE: Oh no, that’s my uncle. BH: That’s your uncle? KE: Yes, that’s not me [laughs]. BH: So I guess I’m just curious about that photo? KE: For what? BH: Is your uncle here? Is he in – Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 15 KE: No, he’s in Burma. BH: In Burma? KE: Yes. He is not here. I just respect him, because right now he is a soldier. BH: Um-hmm? KE: Karen soldier – fight for democracy, fight for our Karen to have a equality rights. He fight for everybody to have equality chance, equality rights, to have like a democracy, to get democracy in Burma. He doesn’t want to come here; he told me that he will die there – he will fight for freedom, for the equality rights. That’s why I brang his picture here and just put it and remember him. I miss him. He’s a really good because he suggests me always whenever I call him, he suggests me, “When you go there you have to do the good thing, you have to love your friend, you have to help your friend. If you have some that are like education, or if you have experience better than your friend, you need to help your friend who need help.” That’s about him. BH: Thank you. KE: You are welcome. Anything else? [45:56] MG: Is there anything else you’d like to tell us that we haven’t asked you. KE: No, [laughs] I have no idea. If you have a question, I can answer you; if you have a question. MG: I think we’re good; thank you. KE: You are welcome. MG: For meeting with us. KE: Yes. WV: Thank you. BH: Thank you. KE: I’m also a pleasure, I’m very happy to be able to converse with you. MG: Okay. [End recording – 46:28] Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource transcripts; application/pdf 158736 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/92 Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67613 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 63 Subject The topic of the resource Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School Title A name given to the resource Kyaw Eh interview transcript, May 16, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/7590f2fcd85740ec720c162b2ab94422.jpg 78eecafa117f2beec7a25a2e7134624c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gill, Meagan Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2010-2019; 21st century; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kyaw Eh Van de Water, Wes 1988- Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-16 Description An account of the resource Portrait angle of Kyaw Eh after the interview. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaw Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-19 Description An account of the resource Kaw Lay's family is in the firont room. Kaw Lay is on the left with his hand on Thuza's shoulder. Khin Mar Cho is next to him wewaring a white shirtand blue/green jacket. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaw Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource Kaw Lay is sitting on the floor. He is wearing purple skirt and a grey button down top. He isn't smiling. The carpet is tan. Behind him are his wife's sewing storage boxes. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1682268 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/152 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58 Subject The topic of the resource Refugee; Burmese Muslim; Title A name given to the resource Kaw Lay in his home (1 of 2) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/2022b85804e44746a8890675d11e0efc.jpg 0b716fcddaac09ea53b8ddfd0ff0f297 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-31 Description An account of the resource Very colorful dress poster of all the different patterns of dresses Khin Mar Cho sews for customers to supplement the family income. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1944372 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/166 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67622 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 72 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim; Refugee; Sewing; Title A name given to the resource Poster of dress patterns Khin Mar Cho sews Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/2b58bb301808f0c64934c30d2b61d9af.jpg 4932c5f929ab0c9cc994dd188774c32e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-30 Description An account of the resource The certificate presented to Kaung Lay in the previous picture. They spell his name Kaung Lay and it was presented in August, 2009. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1616449 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/165 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67621 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 71 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim; Refugee; Employment certificate; Title A name given to the resource The employee of the month certificate presented to Kaung Lay Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/3421a5bbdaba6c8b99e5aad2e7cf4a63.jpg ed40515070585aa780a39e8c6e9ccaa1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-29 Description An account of the resource Kaung Lay holding an employee of the month certificate from JBS Miller meat processing. He is standing in his living room in Logan Utah wearing a blue shirt. In the picture, a person from JBS is presenting Kaw Lay with the certificate. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1716478 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/164 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67620 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 70 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim; Refugee; Employment; Title A name given to the resource Kaung Lay holding an employee of the month certificate from JBS Miller meat processing Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/2f9245155cc7b5345823adc105440a68.jpg 8d0e7836ba860adf09819e9c35289818 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-28 Description An account of the resource Black and White photo hanging in Kaung Lay's living room. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1948389 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/163 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67619 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 69 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim; Refugee; Title A name given to the resource Kaung Lay's parents in Burma Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/ac4bb6d42efd33187a5d57a6d52f425b.jpg ef4d37fb8a2039cbac4181b3beeaa730 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-27 Description An account of the resource Khin Mar Cho holding a black and white blouse she sewed. It is the companion to the black and white skirt in the other photo. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1968762 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/162 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67618 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 68 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim; Refugee; Sewing; Title A name given to the resource Khin Mar Cho holding a black and white blouse she sewed Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/a8f3ee6b8bb7af54c0d1cc2291a3fdd7.jpg 3617d3e736156ac3827c35c354896dd4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-26 Description An account of the resource Khin Mar Cho holding a black and white skirt she sewed. The photo makes the skirt look a little yellow. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1993912 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/161 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67617 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 67 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim; Refugee; Sewing; Title A name given to the resource Khin Mar Cho holding a Black and White skirt she sewed Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/1ff13eb9cb0e082f5739f0595433d0cf.jpg 6eb26ff650d6f3b22c416104a56ef689 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-25 Description An account of the resource Khin Mar Cho holding a pink and white blouse she made. A companion to the skirt in the other photo. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1752225 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/160 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67616 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 66 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim; Refugee; Sewing; Title A name given to the resource Khin Mar Cho holding a pink and white blouse she sewed Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/fc31fc3e5442f8f21f211f5b47ddeb90.jpg d26c161d9510ee4081e7fccf22daaf64 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-24 Description An account of the resource Khin Mar Cho holding a pink and white polka dot skirt she made with embroidery on the hem. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1916733 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/159 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67615 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 65 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim; Refugee; Sewing; Title A name given to the resource Khin Mar Cho holding a pink and white polka dot skirt she made with embroidery Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/da0c4be53aedad670c024097f9cbce0d.jpg c90db8f98d86e038b7330b33e9d0158a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-23 Description An account of the resource Khin Mar Cho holding a black and white dress she sewed. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs; image/jpeg; 1743021 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/158 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67614 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 64 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim; Refugee; Sewing; Title A name given to the resource Khin Mar Cho Holding Black and White Dress Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/16e9b8d5d7883769761144295de7d155.jpg 6dacfcd74f5557e4eb94520d7a9eba8d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-22 Description An account of the resource Khin Mar Cho Holding a yellow dress she sewed. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-21 Description An account of the resource Sean and Har Be Bar in Sean's living room. The photo is blurry, but they are smiling. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kaung Lay, 1967-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-20 Description An account of the resource Kaung Lay, Khin Mar Cho and Thuza in their living room. Kaw Lay is holding a paper. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Olsen, Magen, 1986-; Gross, Susan; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Eritrea; Ethiopia; Germany; Maryland; Salt Lake, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kahsay Gebremedhin, 1971-; Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994-; Berhane Debesai, 1980-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-23 Description An account of the resource Interview conducted with Kahsay Gebremedhin by Magen Olsen on May 23, 2015. Translated by Berhane Debesai. Discussion on Eritrea farming practices, Ethiopian refugee camps, etc. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource oral histories (document genre); audio/mp3; 75448733 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/96 Language A language of the resource tir; eng; Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67611 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 61 Subject The topic of the resource Eritrea; Refugees; Ethiopia; Cache Valley (Utah); Africa; Farming; Holiday celebrations; Title A name given to the resource Kahsay Gebremedhin interview, May 23, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/84608db4f1b2441adfe6a90c79473220.pdf 54d0ca5f414bd5b90b5812fa7afc95ec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Olsen, Magen, 1986-; Gross, Susan; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Eritrea; Ethiopia; Germany; Maryland; Salt Lake, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kahsay Gebremedhin, 1971-; Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994-; Berhane Debesai, 1980-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-23 Description An account of the resource Interview conducted with Kahsay Gebremedhin by Magen Olsen on May 23, 2015. Translated by Berhane Debesai. Discussion on Eritrea farming practices, Ethiopian refugee camps, etc. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Present: Magen Olsen, Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin, Berhane, Hilary Warner- Evans, Heidi Williams Place of Interview: Date of Interview: May 23, 2015 Language(s): Tigrinya Translation: Interviewer: Magen Olsen Interpreter: Berhane Recordist: Heidi Williams Photographer: Hilary Warner-Evans Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 26, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Brief Description of Contents: Mr. Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin talks about his life in Eritrea, his family, and escaping to Ethiopia as a refugee. He talks about his time spent at Shimelba refugee camp in Ethiopia, and the process he followed to come to the United States as a refugee. He discusses life in America, his current job and his dream to have a farm. Reference: MO = Magen Olsen MOI = Magen Olsen’s words interpreted by translator KG = Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin KGI = Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin’s words interpreted by translator NOTE: [You will have to modify this as appropriate—whether using CommGap or in-person interpreter.] The interview was conducted with CommGap Interpretive Services; the interpreter joined the interview via a cell phone. False starts, pauses, or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcript. All additions and added information to transcript are noted with brackets. TAPE TRANSCRIPTION Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 2 [Part 1 of 2 – 00:01] MO: Alright; we are here, it is – of course we are here – it is Saturday [laughing], ten o’clock in the morning, May 23rd, 2015. It’s raining today for about the 100th day – ??: In a row. MO: [Laughing] It seems like it’s been rainy every, single day. We are here with Kahsaoy, right? KG: Yes. MO: Who is a refugee from Eritrea; translating for him is Berhane. We have Hilary Warner- Evans on the photography end of things, and Heidi Williams is recording and taking some notes. And we’re going to go ahead and start. So how are you doing today? KG: Good. MO: Good, good. Thanks for meeting with us, and for being willing to talk with us and share some things about your experiences as a refugee, living in the United States. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: Thank you. MO: So we’ll start with the first question is what is your full name and birth year? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: His name is Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin; he was born in 1971. MO: Okay. What languages do you speak? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: Tigrinya. MO: That’s it? KGI: He speaks Tigrinya. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 3 KG: Yes. MO: Perfect. And tell me about your family? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Okay. [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: I have three children here, in America, and I got five more back in Eritrea. I have one brother here, in America, and I have six siblings back home. MO: So do they – your family members – they all live here (who are in America)? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, yeah. KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, three of them they are here (the youngest ones) – KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: But he got five more in Africa, two of them are in the Ethiopia refugee camp – the rest three are in Eritrea. [03:28] MO: So that’s got to be hard, being all over? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, it’s still hard because people are everywhere; even it’s hard for me – some of them, they are in the refugee camp, there is nothing over there – I have to send them money to support family there. It’s kind of hard. MO: What religion are you? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 4 MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: He is Eritrean Orthodox Church. MO: Okay, good. Can you tell me a bit about Eritrea, where you’re from? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Eritrea is a good place to live, but there is some problem – [speaking in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah; he says it’s harder to [??] stuff it has to do with farming, and we don’t have a lot and we don’t know anything about the life in the cities. So generally, the economy [??] MO: Did you grow up on a farm then? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, they are all from – KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Farmer. MO: What did you grow – animals, grain? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [06:20] KGI: We raise grains – we don’t have any technology, we plow the field by oxes; and when it comes to harvesting season, we harvest it manually and with the help of animals. And we also have animal harvest[??]. MO: Okay. So did you live in the – Berhane has talked about highlands and lowlands – did you live in the highlands or the lowlands? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 5 MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: He was living in the lowlands. MO: Cool. How long did you live there? So how long have you been in the U.S., I guess? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: He has been in American almost a year and eight months. MO: Good. KG: 2013. KGI: He came here on 2013. MO: Cool. Why did you leave Eritrea? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: I was in the National Service [??] army, and I have a lot of children – nobody supporting them behind me, and he is not getting anything. Finally he get frustrated and left Eritrea with the refugee camp in Ethiopia. MO: And when did you do that? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: Refugee – 2007. KGI: 2007. KG: Yeah. MO: So six years in Ethiopia? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 6 KGI: Yeah, six years and some couple of months. KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, he went there on July 15, 2007 – [speaking in Tigrinya to the interviewee] [09:20] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] 2013 – KGI: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] And he came here on September 2013. KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: On the 18th of September, 2013. So, do your calc – [Laughter] MO: I will once – KGI: It’s easier to do once – MO: Yeah, if you’re already there – [Laughing] So you’re in science, and we’re all in [laughs] folklore. KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, six years two months and three days. MO: Perfect. KGI: [??] [Laughter] MO: Two months, three days. So what was the experience like in leaving? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 7 KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, I don’t have any problem because I was born there, I know the whole land and we got farms in between. There was army soldiers in the trench, but sometimes they just don’t care because we go back and forth for our animals and farms; and he went to his brother and didn’t get any problem – he just crossed. MO: It’s hard for other people then, right (usually)? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: For me it was easy because I was raised in the rural areas, and we got animals so we cross all over the place (because our animals for food and water to the animals). But for some people who came from the capital or from the highlands – they didn’t know the area, even we are raised differently (maybe they cannot hike a lot). Sometimes they don’t know the land, they just go directly to the army, they get captured, and god knows what they do with them. But for me it was easy; but for some people it’s a lot harder. MO: That makes sense. So you relocated first to Ethiopia, right? [12:37] MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, from Eritrea he relocated to the Shimelba refugee camps in Ethiopia – the camp name is Shimelba. Do you want to spell? MO: Yeah. [Laughter] KGI: S-H-I-M-L-B-A. Shimelba. So he relocated from Eritrea to the refugee camp in Ethiopia. MO: And then did you go to any other refugee camps? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: From that refugee camp he directly came to the United States. MO: Okay. What was your experience like in that camp? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 8 MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: It was kind of okay for me because I was raised in rural area, and that place was a rural area. And since I was raised working with my family, in that refugee camp I was allowed to work; I was working, earning money. So for me it was not [??]; it was kind of okay. MO: But it would be hard for people from the capital, maybe? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [15:43] KGI: For some people it was hard because we were getting only 15 kilos of weight (around 30 pounds), and I was raised in a rural area around that area, so it was okay for me – I can go and work, communicate with the people because they got the same behavior[??]. But the refugee in the [??], they tend not to leave the camp – if you leave the camp it’s all your responsibility if something happens, so some people they get scared; but for me, it’s okay just leave and work – clear my mind and then come back. So some people they don’t want to leave the camp, some people they don’t know how to work in the farm. So you can’t [??] with the 15 kilos of weight; if you are lucky, if you have families in the U.S. or England, they ask for money or for help. But there were a lot of people struggling in that camp. MO: Did they have small houses for you, or how was the living situation? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah most of the times they don’t give us houses; for his case he get a plot of land – most of the time they give them a plot of land, you have to make your own house. Even for him they didn’t give him a plot of land, there was some of his friends (they have their own plot of land, they give it to him – he build his own house. He don’t know if they made houses for the first arrival refugees (because the refugee camp starts a couple of years before he arrived). He hears they help some women if they got problems, maybe children or other stuff; but if you are a man, they don’t give you anything – they just give you a plot of land: you have to make your own house. MO: So did you arrive by yourself and then some of your family came after? [18:38] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 9 MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: I cross the border with my brother – he has three children here – he met a woman over there, he get married with her in the refugee camp, and then she came here. MO: Okay. KGI: Only he made his house – KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: And now they are not even married, they are friends. MO: Okay. Is she still there, or is she here? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: She is here. MO: Okay, good. Were you assigned a job, or did you kind of find one on your own? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: In my case I was going out to the farmers near the camp, and ask the job from them – they can give you farm work, or construction – not big construction, but he just make some building walls and things like that – I do whatever I find. But there are some people they are educated [??] they work with [??] the camp, or something with the refugee administration. But for him, he was going to farmers and ask for a job. MO: Okay. How did you celebrate holidays in your camp? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [21:39] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 10 KGI: Because it’s the same culture, so we have everything what we can have in Eritrea; with whatever we got we make injera, we make soya (soya is a local drink in Eritrea), and we kill a goat, and we celebrate. MO: Is it easier – it’s probably easier, I shouldn’t even be asking this – it’s probably easier to celebrate in the camp, then (your holidays), rather than in the U.S., right? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah he said in American you can find anything at the shopping centers, but some people – they have money, they can afford it; but there are lot of them who cannot afford it. So it is easier here in American than in the camp. MO: Okay. Because you can’t go to Wal-Mart and buy a goat or a sheep [laughs]. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah you can buy meat over there. [Laughter] MO: That’s true. Well but we have farms, too, that you can go to and buy animals, right? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: Yeah [responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah there is an old man and a woman somewhere in this 600 South, they sell sheeps, chickens – I always go there and buy goats. [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: And they got a place, and he kills a goat and takes the meat and sells it fresh over there. MO: Good. They’re not worried about that or anything? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: They got a place for killing the sheep – Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 11 MO: Um-hmm? KGI: Even they show up, “Hey, you want to kill it – go kill it over there,” (to kill fresh stuff). MO: Nice! That’s a good deal. KG: Um-hmm [speaking in Tigrinya]. KGI: And they know us – when they see us they say, “Ah, it’s the guys who kill the goats.” [Laughter] KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: I know they don’t like us to kill the sheeps because they show us the place and they run away to their apartment. [Laughter] [25:02] MO: Yeah, I think it’s alarming for Americans to think that they would have to kill their own animals; we just like to pretend that we’re not eating animals, I think. KGI: Yeah. [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] [Laughter] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: I understand that. [Laughter] MO: I feel like the weird one, because it makes sense to take care of your own food like that. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: So he said for us it’s very [??]: we want to take care of our own food, we feel comfortable when we kill our sheep or goat. Sometimes it’s kind of hard to go to the shop and buy a meat because you don’t know who killed the sheep. We are kind of strict in our religion orthodox: you have to kill it yourself, you have to say, “By the name of God, Son, and the Holy Spirit;” and we feel comfortable. Most of the time we eat only sheep or goat, so if it’s other animal, hmm, we don’t feel comfortable (because we don’t eat pork). Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 12 MO: That’s typically a Muslim – KGI: If it’s Muslim they don’t eat it before we kill it. MO: Oh, okay. But I mean that’s Old Law, right? KGI: Yeah, it come from the Jews. MO: Right. KGI: Then the Muslim and the Christian, they are branches. MO: Because I know with like Catholics and Protestants – they don’t have any problem eating pork. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [28:22] KGI: Yeah, Islam – they have their own way; they are different from us. But if I go to Wal- Mart and buy meat, I don’t know whether it’s a sheep’s meat, or it’s a donkey’s meat: it’s just a meat, we don’t know. But according the way we are raised, and according to our religion – if I kill it, I know it’s a sheep or a goat. So we feel comfortable if we kill our sheep and goat (or other animals), and we know what we are killing, and we blessed it by saying, “In the name of God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” So we feel comfortable if we kill our own animals, rather than going to Wal-Mart and buying meat we don’t know. MO: Do you feel safe in the camp? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: For me, I was not scared for my safety; I always go out of the camp, work in the field, even sometime there are nights I spend my nights in the field. I am not a city boy – I was raised in farm and all our thing is doing the fields and spending the nights with the animals. So I didn’t have any problem, and I wasn’t scared because I don’t have any crime, I don’t have [??]. But there might be some people, even I remember one person who died in the fields – nobody knows who killed him; still nobody knows what happened to that guy. MO: Hmm. Did you feel welcomed by the Ethiopians? Because I know that you’re very closely related. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 13 MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] [31:20] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: As long as I was over there I don’t have any problem. Even I don’t have any problem, they always tell us not to leave the camp; if you leave the camp you are responsible for what happen to you – and they are right, they cannot protect you out of the camp. But with the people who are just going together, going along – we don’t have any problem. But I heard when I come here there was some fight in the camp. MO: Hmm. How did you learn about the U.S. refugee program? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya. KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: When I was crossing the border from Eritrea to Ethiopia, I didn’t have any idea about the U.S. refugee program, I just knew I wanted when I went to the refugee camp. KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, when we crossed (me and my brother), we don’t know what was the refugee program over there (even we didn’t know there was a camp). So when they crossed the border, the people who give them – after they crossed Ethiopia they were talking to [??] Amharic[?], but he don’t know Amharic[?], his brother knows a little bit of Hamari – they were telling them, “You guys are going to Shimelba refugee camp, there are other Eritreans over there. You guys will go to America.” And [??] says what is Amharic talking about; but when they took them the refugee camp there were lots of Eritreans, and they knew the refugee program to the United States from the other Eritreans who were in the camp before them. MO: Did they help you apply – because it sounds like they told you, you were going to go? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [36:22] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 14 KGI: Okay. When he crossed first the border the Ethiopian army, when they caught you they took you to some place (they call it [??]), then they register, “Who are you guys? Where do you come from?” Things like that. Then after they confirm they are from Eritrea and things like that, they send them to Shimelba refugee camp. Then the Shimelba [??] the refugee camp, they transfer all your paperwork with them, because these people in [??], they ask them a lot of questions in their own office, they register them. So they send their resume and their session papers refugee camp in Shimelba. In the Shimelba camp there are a lot of organizations they put them. There is Ara[??], these Ara are the people who gives them food – that means who gives them the food and other things. And there is a UNCR – they process the papers for a refugee to United States. [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, this UNCR – they process their guys to U.S., Australia and Canada. But there is not a lot of obligations things to do if you are in the country on the border, they put in paperwork, the Ethiopian army or police [??] – they transfer all their papers Shimelba refugee camp; after that you just wait for interview. MO: So the process took six years? When did you interview? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [38:37] KGI: Yeah, he is not sure about the months, but the interview was around 2010. KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: [Responding in Tigrinya.] He said I don’t remember the exact month, but I have my own record so maybe it’s in my cards. MO: It will be important for your kids and grandkids one day. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: Yeah. MO: Tell me about coming to the U.S. – what was it like? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 15 KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [Conversation back and forth between Kahsaoy and Berhane in Tigrinya.] [42:12] KGI: Yeah, he said when they come here they got a problem transit in Germany – [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Transit in Frankfurt – so when they leave the airplane the IOM people (they are the people who help with them with the airplane tickets, because they have to pay it back) – one of the IOM came he took other people, but for us he told us, “Just number 57.” And he said I don’t know anything about airports, even I don’t know anything about city life so I don’t know where to find number 57. But finally I just found it, but when I go over there I don’t know who to ask and I don’t know what to do. And we were struggling and stressed out in that airport; finally I saw an Ethiopian guy (he speaks some Amharic), and I talk to him. Then he went inside and he check with the airplane reservation things, and he told him to wait for some time. And we don’t have any money or we don’t have any dollar with us; and my daughter was crying because she was so hungry and she was crying so loud. The trip was okay, but we have a problem in Germany and nobody can help us. MO: Did you come to Salt Lake – were you assigned to Salt Lake? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: We were in Maryland. MO: And then from Maryland to Salt Lake? KG: We were assigned in Maryland. MO: So you haven’t transferred, or you’re still technically assigned? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: They were assigned in Maryland, then they moved to Utah. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 16 MO: That’s a big difference. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: Yeah. [Laughter] MO: You’re probably more comfortable here because we have so much farming, and Maryland doesn’t have anything? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: He said I like this place. MO: Yeah, I think I like it a lot more too. [Laughter] KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: I like agriculture, so I was happy when I moved to this place. MO: Good. How long were you in Maryland? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: I was in Maryland for eight months and some days. MO: What did you do for work? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: He was working in Lancaster Food Company – they were packing vegetables. MO: Okay. And did you come to Utah because you heard about JBS? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 17 [46:18] KGI: Okay. I heard about JBS, even I had that work that company he was working in Lancaster, it’s all the way in Utah (he didn’t know exactly where), but it’s somewhere around here. And besides that, they told me this is kind of rural area, not big metropolitan city like Maryland. Since I was raised on a farm I try to be close to farm, so that’s why I moved here. MO: Okay. There was something I was going to ask – I have to remember it. Oh, I am curious about what you thought living in Eritrea, what the expectation is of what Americans are like, and how did that change? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: When I was in Eritrea, I didn’t know enough about America (I just know America is a good place to live and a great country). When I come I was worried because as far as I figured America in my brain it was just big metropolitan area – I didn’t even know America has farmlands and rural areas. And when I come first, the first city I saw was big so many buildings on it; I was worried, “What I’m going to do in this country? How I’m going to live?” I don’t know any language, I don’t have education. But when I saw it’s okay, I can survive and the [??] has everything. But my expectation and what I found is so different; I was thinking about big buildings and metropolitan areas, but there are a lot of rural and farm areas too. MO: That’s good; it’s good that we have farms. [Laughter] MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [50:22] KGI: He say we are processing a lot of [??] in our brain because we are told this is hard country to live – even people will tell you that you can get lost inside America and nobody is going to find you. Even when I was coming from Maryland to Utah some people told me, “You’re going to get lost,” even I was scared I might get lost in between, so nobody is going to find me. But everything is [??] I’m told about in America – even if I get lost if I got some offices they come bring me a translator. So it’s a good country and everything is arranged. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 18 MO: Good, because I think a lot of Americans want to get lost, but we don’t feel like we can because our government keeps pretty good track of us. [Laughter] MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: They don’t get lost. [Laughter] MO: I’m not worried about you – if you can live on a farm, you deserve the right of being in the U.S. I think. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Now I can figure it out, even I cannot get lost in big cities because there are ways he can communicate with others. MO: Absolutely. So when you moved from Maryland to Utah, did the government help you in any way? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, when he moved he didn’t get any help. He just worked and he paid his travel expense with the money we saved. But when he was moving he took the agency who helped them, because he had so many medical papers (he got surgery on his) – [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: He got surgery on his left eye, so they collected all his paperwork and other medical records. And they gave all their paperwork to him, and he just moved with his own money. MO: Did you know anyone in Logan, or did you just sort of come in and find a place to live and work? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 19 KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah there were some people I know who live here; even my girlfriend – she first moved here because she got her brothers here, and then I just followed her. If we don’t know anyone we cannot move, because we cannot move in a place we don’t know anything. MO: Um-hmm. So you have a lot of friends, and even relatives here – do you feel included by the rest of the community? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [55:37] KGI: I don’t feel isolated from the community because they help us with anything we ask of them, even sometimes when we come first I just have the address in my hand but I cannot look at my apartment – I ask them, “Hey, do you know where this address is?” Some of them they just show me, but there are some good people that just took me until I reached the address I am looking for. So these people are loving people and they are good people. MO: Is there anything that we could do to help you feel more at home? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: I can’t ask for more because there is work opportunity, other stuff, but I prefer to have a farmland to make my own farm – I don’t want to work in JBS forever because I have eye problem sometimes it’s kind of hard for me to work the whole day. I have nowhere to ask, but if possible I would like to have a farm and do my own farm. MO: That’s the American Dream. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] MO: Every American wants to have a farm [laughing]. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: It’s a good dream; even I want to have a farm – that’s my field. MO: Yeah, I think it makes you a good American [laughing] to have that dream. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 20 MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] [Laughter] MO: So you have five kids still in Africa? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, they are in Africa. MO: Are you going to try to bring them to the United States? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [59:30] KGI: Yeah, I would love to bring them here, but the problem is how can they leave Eritrea? We cross the border, but they are too young to cross the border – they might have a lot of problems, they need an adult to take them out. The older one and his younger brother, they are already out in the refugee camp, but for the rest of them: they are too young to cross the border. So he is trying to figure out how they can retrieve them, get Visas for them. MO: The three you have here, are they in school or are they too young? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: The younger one is younger (he was just born in United States) – KG: [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KGI: The older one, she goes to KG[??] here – I don’t know but he was telling me the school somewhere around 300 North 300 West? MO: Okay. KGI: She goes there – the older one of the three; but the younger one is only two months old. MO: So not even talking yet? [Laughs] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 21 MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: The youngest is too young – not talking, but the other one is older – KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: He is an American before I am. [Laughter] MO: Speaks English and everything? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [Laughter] KGI: Yeah, he talks English. [Laughter] MO: Good. How are the experiences with your landlord? Are you in an apartment? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah. [Speaking in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, he lives in an apartment and he doesn’t have any problem with his landlord. MO: What would you like people in Logan to know about you and your community? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] [End part 1 of 2 – 62:06] [Part 2 of 2 – 00:01] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 22 MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: He said most of us in Logan we are here from villages in Eritrea: when we come, we came from rural areas (there are some who came from the cities). So we don’t know a lot of stuff because we are new and we are born in farm areas and sometimes we need help – [Phone ringing] We need help how to figure out how things work here, and sometimes I wish if the city can give us some farmland in something that grows because we are good in farm. I prefer to work in a farm with some of my community [??]. And we also need education – we’ve got children and we need education for us and for our children. MO: Um-hmm. Are the English classes helping then? Are you able to find any other – or what kind of education do you need? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [02:58] KGI: There is English school – that’s good, but sometimes it’s kind of far for us (some of us who don’t have cars), and sometimes we work in JBS this hard work all over and spending day in JBS and going to school is kind of hard. So if possible if they do it on the weekends it would be better, because we don’t have anything to do on the weekends – we can go there and study. MO: Okay; that would be a good idea. KGI: Um-hmm. MO: Would you ever go back home? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, I have a lot of family over there, but I would not go over there – I don’t think I can go there. I love living here. MO: Okay. What are you most proud of? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 23 MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: I am proud I can work and even myself because it’s not good to ask help every time from other people or other organizations. And I’m proud I am healthy, except I have problems with my eye; but I can work, I am healthy. And I am proud I have children with me here in the United States. And I am proud I am living here. MO: To own a farm is the ultimate dream? [05:07] MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yes, his dream is to own a farm. [Laughs] MO: Okay, well if you have a farm in America, you have to get a cowboy hat. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: Okay. [Laughter] MO: So that should be a dream too, to own a cowboy hat. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] [Laughter] MO: Do you have any other dreams? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah I have a lot of dreams, but I will do it one by one; we will see in the future – for example, I want to own my own house (I don’t want to live in apartments forever). It’s a good idea to own house first. MO: Um-hmm; good. Well those are all the questions I have. So do you have any questions for us, or does anyone else have any questions? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 24 MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KGI: Do you guys have any questions? No? ??: Have you heard about the garden that Nelda has? ??I: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] ??: The refugee garden? KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [07:40] KGI: There were a couple of guys who talked to Nelda about farm – ??: Um-hmm? KGI: And she send them to another lady named Jillian (he guess, or something like that). So she got an appointment to meet somewhere and to discuss about it, but they didn’t make it – they were mis-communicated about the appointment place or time. After that they didn’t hear anything about that. ??: Well hopefully that can happen. MO: That’s everything. I think we’re going to conclude this interview. We want to thank you again for meeting with us and telling us a little bit about, I don’t know, your life. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [09:23] KGI: Okay. I don’t know whether you guys can answer this question: but he was saying in this country they tell us you cannot punish your child, and children – they make a lot of [??] and a lot of [??] stuff and you cannot [??] them. If you do not [??] them, they go worse and worse and worse. So if you don’t [??] them, how can you correct them? Back home when children get mistakes or they do something bad, we punish them accordingly. MO: Um-hmm? KGI: So when we come here we don’t know anything and they told us we cannot punish our children – they do lot of crazy stuff and nonsense stuff, and we just look at them because we cannot punish them. So he wants to know, can we punish our children or not? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 25 MO: That is a great debate. [Laughter] If you ask my dad, you can discipline your kids – but make sure that they know that you still love them. MOI: [Repeating the statement in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: In Eritrea my children – Eritrea is a good country, but when my children make mistakes, I punish them and they know why they are punished. Even if I punish them they love me and they know I love them, because they are my children. ??: And I would suggest, because I know that my friend – because you could get in trouble like if you – it is kind of crazy here. Like if they’re doing something naughty in the store, she’ll take them out to her car, or she’ll take them when she gets home. So I think in your home, then no one can say anything. MO: You don’t want – it’s interesting; discipline in America is very different, it’s very interesting because it is such a big debate. MOI: [Repeating the statements in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] [13:03] KGI: Even back home we just don’t – kids, if we hit them we don’t hit them in front of other people; we just tell them what they did mistakes and we punish accordingly (sometimes we can take stuff they have, the stuff they play with or other things – it depends what they got). But here is kind of hard. MO: Well I think that’s how you should do it. ??: So you’re doing it right, if you do it. MOI: [Repeating the statements in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: He is saying if we don’t punish our children, what are you raising – some of them they will not go to school, some of them will be thieves or other stuff. And the worst thing I hate is prostitution – I don’t want my children to be that. Because if I don’t [??] them, if I Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 26 don’t talk to them they are not going to know what is right and what’s wrong. So he say I just want to know whether I can punish and discipline my children. MO: I say yes. KG: [Laughs] [Responding in Tigrinya.] [Laughter] MO: Well we are going to at least stop the recording here, but just a final question: you are okay if we use this and put it in the archives, and use it for educational purposes? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: Yeah, I don’t have any problem; you can put it. This is what happened to my lives, it’s a very important thing. And I don’t have anything to hide – I tell you what the real thing is. It’s not political; the only thing I hate is politics. So I’m okay if you guys put it in the archive. MO: Okay. And online too? MOI: [Repeating the question in Tigrinya.] KG: [Responding in Tigrinya.] KGI: No problem. MO: Okay; thank you. KG: You’re welcome. MO: Thank you, thank you. [End part 2 of 2 – 16:28] Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource transcripts; application/pdf; 189675 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/95 Language A language of the resource tir; eng; Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67610 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 60 Subject The topic of the resource Eritrea; Refugees; Ethiopia; Cache Valley (Utah); Africa; Farming; Holiday celebrations; Title A name given to the resource Kahsay Gebremedhin interview transcript, May 23, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/841b16f6fdcd0e6a57395ddc31374e30.mp3 d7900a21f9cffd93fec6e0e02c43ef1c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin clip 1; Kahsay Gebremedhin interview, May 23, 2015 Subject The topic of the resource Eritrea; Refugees; Ethiopia; Cache Valley (Utah); Africa; Farming; Holiday celebrations; Description An account of the resource Clip from: Interview conducted with Kahsay Gebremedhin by Magen Olsen on May 23, 2015. Translated by Berhane Debesai. Discussion on Eritrea farming practices, Ethiopian refugee camps, etc. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/06cbb6e2bb71c356ed2ba28736b8cd24.mp3 a051deab1d24f0f672578ad02c578cb6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin clip 2 Description An account of the resource Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin talks about the problems with buying meat in the US. Part of the interview with Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin on May 23, 2015 in Logan, UT. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015/29/05 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/e71b7fdf1829234d90e1732fdc6bb714.jpg db4d785efdb866dbd101f58e0d27baec Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource These are traditional Burmese shoes. In this case, Har Be Bar wears these shoes after Ka Sin's wife, Sar Ge Dar, accidentally leaves the apartment with Har Be Bar's shoes. It is common for someone to simply slip on any shoes that are left by the front door to go outside. Har Be Bar says this happens all the time. The Burmese shoes are beautiful. These are made of black velvet on the entire surface, even the sole of the shoe. The shoe is embroidered and adorned with gemstones. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 807158 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/151 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67619 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 69 Title A name given to the resource Har Be Bar displays traditional Burmese shoe, May 17, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/4b122ce2da0e232dfd9d47411cb1a5c7.jpg 7a9713883839ba20371b30dd722574b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource These are traditional Burmese shoes. In this case, Har Be Bar wears these shoes after Ka Sin's wife, Sar Ge Dar, accidentally leaves the apartment with Har Be Bar's shoes. It is common for someone to simply slip on any shoes that are left by the front door to go outside. Har Be Bar says this happens all the time. The Burmese shoes are beautiful. These are made of black velvet on the entire surface, even the sole of the shoe. The shoe is embroidered and adorned with gemstones. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1948447 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/150 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67618 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 68 Title A name given to the resource Har Be Bar wears Pan Phue's traditional Burmese shoes after Ka Sin's wife, Sar Ge Dar, accidentally leaves the apartment with Har Be Bar's shoes, May 17, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/be64e6d992b60a364a4c60cc25970ec8.jpg 15aea6f9b659e516a862cc039e4a1bc7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource You can see in this photograph the south portion of Ka Sin's front room. It is furnished with two tables and a couple chairs (you can also see part of the sofa on the west side of the room). There is a Television, DVD and VHS player, a Nintendo 64, Video games and DVDs, the complete set of Harry Potter books (Zat No's), board games, some sweets in a box, a backpack, a computer with webcam (a feature in every Burmese Muslim home, likely for communication with relatives and friends, etc., and a face clock and a framed image )perhaps religious) above the face clock. There are two windows in the front room, thus there is more light in the room. There are potted plants. There are also a couple potted plants on this side of the room. This comes close to looking like a ""typical"" American home. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1060506 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/149 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67617 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 67 Title A name given to the resource South portion of Ka Sin's front room, May 17, 2015 (2 of 2) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/c6f187b3aad2b0d51a80704c19cc431a.jpg b20f7e228fcb72753c62d0e0c41c71c9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource On the east wall of the front room you can see a map of the United States, a map of Utah, a poster of the Utah State University men's basketball team, and a Utah State University women's basketball team (signed by the players). There are also some certificates, papers, and photographs. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1186670 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/148 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67616 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 66 Title A name given to the resource East wall of Ka Sin's front room, May 17, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/e6518454221f57b8790d90d9dd1404eb.jpg 16b7b9b3db061a0b9c5307590fd4ed9a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource You can see in this photograph the south portion of Ka Sin's front room. It is furnished with two tables and a couple chairs (you can also see part of the sofa on the west side of the room). There is a Television, DVD and VHS player, a Nintendo 64, Video games and DVDs, the complete set of Harry Potter books (Zat No's), board games, some sweets in a box, a backpack, a computer with webcam (a feature in every Burmese Muslim home, likely for communication with relatives and friends, etc., and a face clock and a framed image )perhaps religious) above the face clock. There are two windows in the front room, thus there is more light in the room. There are potted plants. There are also a couple potted plants on this side of the room. This comes close to looking like a ""typical"" American home. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1106723 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/147 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67615 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 65 Title A name given to the resource South portion of Ka Sin's front room, May 17, 2015 (1 of 2) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/b7053ba384b9139ba0f04969f3bc5a98.jpg 7610e7c12b663d1a574eb0a3fc007a46 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource Ka Sin's interview concludes for the Voices: Refugees In Cache Valley field school project. Also present are Deanna Allred (interviewer), David Giles (recordist), Har Be Bar (translator), Ka Sin's daugher Pan Phu wearing htamein, and Ka Sin's youngest son Zat No. Har Be Bar is visiting with Zat No in this photograph, while Ka Sin and Pan Phu listen; the interviewer and recordist are packing up the recording equipment. On the east wall of the front room you can see a map of the United States, a map of Utah, a poster of the Utah State University men's basketball team, and a Utah State University women's basketball team (signed by the players). There are also some certificates, papers, and photographs. You can also see part of the south side of the front room. It is furnished with a Television, DVD and VHS player, a Nintendo 64, Video games and DVDs, the complete set of Harry Potter books (Zat No's), a computer with webcam, and a face clock and framed (perhaps religious) image above the face clock. There are two windows in the front room, one of which is visible here, thus there is more light in the room. There are also a couple potted plants on this side of the room. There is a toy vehicle next to Pan Phue. Visible, too, is the plastic, floral patterned mat that is in every Burmese Muslim home. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1110685 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/146 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67614 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 64 Title A name given to the resource Ka Sin talking with translator Har Be Bar while interviewers pack away equipment, May 17, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/8095747213f5d28be0347aa6f559be21.jpg 9a8eb246d3c6b240794e46ce6610e473 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource Ka Sin's interview concludes for the Voices: Refugees In Cache Valley field school project. Also present are Deanna Allred (interviewer), David Giles (recordist), Har Be Bar (translator), and Ka Sin's youngest son Zat No. Har Be Bar is visiting with Zat No in this photograph; the interviewer and recordist are packing up the recording equipment. On the east wall of the front room you can see a map of the United States, a map of Utah, a poster of the Utah State University men's basketball team, and a Utah State University women's basketball team (signed by the players). You can see part of the south side of the front room. It is furnished with a Television, DVD and VHS player, a Nintendo 64, Video games and DVDs, the complete set of Harry Potter books (Zat No's), a computer with webcam, and a face clock and framed image above the face clock. There are two windows in the front room, one of which is visible here, thus there is more light in the room. There are also a couple potted plants on this side of the room. Visible, too, is the plastic, floral patterned mat that is in every Burmese Muslim home. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1015802 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/145 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67613 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 63 Title A name given to the resource Ka Sin's interview group packing away the equipment, May 17, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/9e5f53e762343d1e3b6afd498f20b8e1.jpg 62c531c4c6d8d00011d80501fb585dd0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource This photo was taken in Ka Sin's front room after the conclusion of the interview. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 875383 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/144 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67612 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 62 Title A name given to the resource Ka Sin, May 17, 2015 (2 of 2) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/56802d4c8f74d202bc61fa4253729d20.jpg a4975623154eb0b4b026c60aa6f66930 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource This photo was taken in Ka Sin's front room after the conclusion of the interview. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 966271 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/143 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67611 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 61 Title A name given to the resource Ka Sin, May 17, 2015 (1 of 2) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/ae6c2618e7a66f6450f76f0e68359113.jpg 138171102b1efd6615b548eeb05b52ff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource Ka Sin smiles. This photograph was taken in Ka Sin's front room after the conclusion of the iterview. Present in the background are Ka Sin's daughter Pan Phue, his youngest son Zat No, and Har Be Bar, the translator. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1253565 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/142 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67610 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 60 Title A name given to the resource Ka Sin smiles, May 17, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/2e1dc05af3e2f271cb446def972ca741.jpg 2a77cb195b79dd591c62bf081ea0177e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource Ka Sin's interview concludes for the Voices: Refugees In Cache Valley field school project. He is joined by two of his four children. Deanna Allred, the interviewer, looks on, as does David Giles, the recordist. Also present are Har Be Bar, the translator, Ka Sin's daughter Pan Phue, and his youngest son Zat No. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1269524 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/141 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67609 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 59 Title A name given to the resource Ka Sin and his children with his interviewers, May 17, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/8e64b042c763f9d9c69f054eb5f929ce.jpg 8f032b78750c4a8af2637ec1cad8e81a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource Ka Sin signs a release form to Utah State University for the audio and visual material gathered during our interview. Deanna Allred, the interviewer, looks on, while Har Be Bar, the translator, goes through an English version of the release form. Also present are Ka Sin's daughter Pan Phue, and his youngest son Zat No. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 917227 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/140 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58 Title A name given to the resource Ka Sin during his interview, May 17, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/7b42745dbe0070ae41c4d3029c4fb006.pdf 1110a0d6bdaa711cc1a45c9227ee0497 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Gross, Susan; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Japan; California, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource Ka Sin and his family live in a different apartment complex than our other interviewees. He works at JBS meat packing plant. His family includes his wife Ser Geda; daughter Kem Pu, 16 yrs; son Zat No 10 yrs; son Mo 20 yrs; and son Myo 14 yrs. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Ka Sin Present: Deanna Allred, David Giles, Cami Dilg, Ka Sin, Har Be Bar, Kem Pu[?] (Ka Sin’s daughter), Zat No (Ka Sin’s son), Mo (Ka Sin’s son), Ser Geda (Ka Sin’s wife), Myo (Ka Sin’s son) Place of Interview: Ka Sin’s home, Logan, Utah Date of Interview: May 17, 2015 Language(s): Burmese Translation: Interviewer: Deanna Allred Interpreter: Har Be Bar Recordist: David Giles Photographer: Cami Dilg Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 20, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Brief Description of Contents: Ka Sin talks about his journey from Burma, to a Thailand refugee camp, to Japan, then New York, then California, and finally Utah. He talks about working and learning English in Salt Lake City, Utah, and then later moving to Logan, Utah. He talks about his life during the war in Burma and in the refugee camp in Thailand. He discusses his life in America, and the way his children are growing up here, versus the life they may have had in Burma. Reference: DA = Deanna Allred DAI = Deanna Allred’s words interpreted by translator KS = Ka Sin KSI = Ka Sin’s words interpreted by translator DG = David Giles DGI = David Giles’ words interpreted by translator KP = Kem Pu ZN = Zat No M = Mo Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 2 MY = Myo NOTE: [You will have to modify this as appropriate—whether using CommGap or in-person interpreter.] The interview was conducted with CommGap Interpretive Services; the interpreter joined the interview via a cell phone. False starts, pauses, or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcript. All additions and added information to transcript are noted with brackets. TAPE TRANSCRIPTION [Part 1 of 2 – 00:01] DA: Yeah, will you introduce who is here with us? I’d love them to stay. DAI: [Repeating question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: His daughter and then his youngest son. DA: Youngest son? KSI: Um-hmm. DA: [Speaking to Ka Sin’s daughter] And what is your name? KP: Kem Pu[?] DA: Kem Pu? How old are you? KP: I am 16. DA: [Speaking to Ka Sin’s son] And what is your name? ZN: Zat No. KS: Zat No. DA: Zat No – can you spell that? ZN: Z-A-T N-O. DA: N-O. DG: Okay; exactly like it sounds, actually. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 3 DA: And how old are you? ZN: Ten. DA: You’re ten. DG: [Speaking to Kem Pu] Okay; are you getting your driver’s license by chance? KP: Yeah. DA: Yeah? DG: Cool. DA: [Speaking to Kem Pu] What school do you go to? KP: Logan High. DA: Logan High? Good. My daughter went there for a little while. [Speaking to Zat No] And what school do you go to? ZN: Wilson. DA: Wilson? Yes. DG: Okay. DA: Okay, good. DG: Would it be okay if we closed the window? DGI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] DA: It’s just the sound – for the sound. DAI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] DG: Okay. DA: Sorry; will that make it uncomfortable? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 4 KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Do you guys want him to open the fan? DG: Let’s try it. Yeah, I don’t think it will be a problem, but let’s try it. DGI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] DA: Okay. DG: Alright, so let’s begin the tag. DA: Okay. KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] DA: I’m going to look at Cami’s notes about this. I liked what you did there. [Soft talking in the background between field school students.] DG: Okay, so I think – DA: Okay. DG: These are the questions that you want. DA: I’ve got the questions here. Alright, my name is Deanna Allred. KS: Yes. DA: We are here at the home of Ka Sin, a Burmese Muslim refugee that we’re doing interview for the “Voices 2015: Refugees in Cache Valley” (here, in Logan). I’m also here with Har Be Bar (who is our translator), and David Giles (who is our recordist), and Cami Dilg (who will be taking pictures). We are also here with Ka Sin’s daughter and son – are you another son? ??: I’m his son, yeah. DA: And what’s your name? M: Mo. DA: Mo? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 5 DAI: Mo. DA: Okay; how old are you, Mo? M: Twenty. DA: Twenty? Okay. So, and I saw your wife here too? Yeah, your wife was here. And what’s her name? KS: Ser Geda. DA: Ser Geda? KS: S-E-R – KSI: S-E-R – DA: S-E-R? KS: G-E – DA: G-E? KS: D-A. DA: D-A? KS: Yeah. DA: And this is your wife? KS: Yeah. DA: Thank you for letting us come. I’m going to try to translate a little slower – as I’ve listened, some of it’s gone a little fast and we’ve not gotten it all. DAI: Um-hmm? DA: So I’ll try to just translate slower – just a couple sentences at a time – and then I think that will go a little better. DAI: Okay. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 6 DA: So you can explain to him that we will probably be going a couple sentences at a time. [03:36] DAI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] DA: And it is Sunday, May 17th, 2015. We have another son? KS: Yeah, Myo. DA: What’s your name? MY: Myo. DA: Myo? MY: Yeah. DA: How do you spell that? MY: M-Y-O. DA: And how old are you? MY: Fourteen. DA: Fourteen? You have a great family. KS: [Laughs] DAI: [Repeating statement in Burmese.] DA: Yeah, this is great. Okay, did I get all the tag? DG: I think so. DA: Okay. So we are just going to start the interview. What is your full name and birth year? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: K-A S-I-N. DA: Um-hmm. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 7 KS: Yeah. Birthday – December 18, 1967. DA: Fifty-seven? KS: Sixty. KSI: 1967. DA: Sixty-seven; okay, good. What languages do you speak? DAI: [Repeating question in Burmese.] KS: Burmese and Karen. KSI: Burmese and Karen. DA: And Karen? Good. Tell me about your family? DAI: [Repeating question in Burmese.] KS: Yeah. [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He has a total family of six people in the family: four childrens, and him and his wife. DA: Um-hmm. Describe for me your religious community, your ethnic community; describe for me what it is for you to be a Burmese Muslim? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Living here it’s the same, but the ethnic group and religious group is a little different. DA: It’s a little different? KSI: Yeah. DA: In what way? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: How do we like practice the religion. DA: Right, um-hmm. Is there a place where you can go to practice your religion? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 8 DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Here they have it, but it’s a different language – DA: Oh, right. KSI: But in Salt Lake they do have it in the same language. KS: Yeah. DA: In Salt Lake? KSI: Yeah. DA: Okay. Tell me about Burma? You were born in Burma? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: What would you like to know about Burma? DA: Is it hot? Is it beautiful? KS: Ah, yeah. KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [07:28] KSI: There are three seasons – DA: Um-hmm. KSI: Yeah, summer, rainy, and foggy. DA: Summer, rain and foggy – that’s good. We haven’t heard that before. How long did you live there? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 9 KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: Like 21 years. DA: Uh-huh? Twenty-one years? KS: Maybe 25 year. DA: Maybe 25; yes? Why did you leave? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: It’s hard to live because there are civil wars going around, and they are like ethnic groups (like Karen group) that didn’t get along with – DA: That didn’t get along with the government? KS: Yeah. DA: Or each other? KSI: Yeah, with the government, with the soldiers, and with the Karen ethnic group. DA: Okay, okay. So what was that experience like – leaving Burma? What was that like to leave your country, leave your home? DAI: [Repeating question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He felt very bad, like because at first he had some educations in the city, and then he had to move because in Burma there are all still civil war. He felt very bad. DA: Yeah, I’m sure; I’m sure. Where did you relocate first? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: At first Burma to Thailand refugee camp. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 10 DA: Yeah. And then where? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He relocated first in the Thai city for about three years and it did not work out, so he had to move to a refugee camp. DA: Um-hmm, okay. What was your experience like in the refugee camp? [11:07] DAI: [Repeating question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: They are like – KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: A lot of different peoples – DA: Um-hmm? KSI: And different situation – like sometimes they are same level. DA: Yeah. Describe to me what you ate (the food), what was the medical care like? If you got sick, what would happen? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: They gave free food from rice, oil, salt, and they don’t do meat or other stuff – because he also want to eat those meat – DA: Yeah. But there wasn’t any? KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: He had to find a way – DA: To get food? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 11 KS: Yeah. KSI: All the medical care out there are free. DA: Was it easy to get to? Was it close? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: It’s not that easy to go to the hospital because no transportation – DA: Right. KSI: I have to walk. DA: And it was big – it was a ways away? KSI: Um-hmm. DA: Yeah. KSI: Like 15 minutes. DA: Yeah. Describe your work and school, there in the refugee camp, for you. DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: For the school, there is no school for an adult (like him). And then a job – he had to go outside of the camp and work for it. DA: Um-hmm. Tell me what your life was day-to-day; so you would get up about what time? You would eat breakfast, or – tell me what a typical day was like for you. DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He would wake up like early in the morning (like four) – DA: Um-hmm? And then that’s – what time would you go to bed at night? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 12 KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Like nine to ten. DA: Yeah, yeah; okay. What did you do for work in the camp? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [15:15] KSI: He help with the road – DA: Okay? KSI: Fix the road, and also the stables[?] – DA: Okay. Do you still get up at four? KS: Huh? DA: Do you still get up so early? DAI: Now? DA: Yeah. DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Sometimes; and sometimes earlier than that. DA: Really? DG: Wow. DA: Tell me about the holidays (or the celebrations) that you celebrated in the camp? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 13 KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: Yeah. He wants to talk about the Eid. DA: Uh-huh, yes? KSI: In the morning he will wake up and go to mosque and pray, and then he will find new clothes for his children to wear. DA: Um-hmm. Someone else had said you needed a new outfit for Eid, is that right? KSI: Um-hmm, yeah. DA: Yeah. Okay, what was the government like – how did the government behave with the refugees? What was the climate there? Was it helpful? Was it combative? How helpful was the government when you were in the refugee camp? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] DA: This would have been Thailand I guess, yeah. KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Yeah, he don’t know about the government because he don’t see it; but there is a sharing[?] group that helped. And then sometimes they are good, sometimes they are very bad peoples. If you want to go out and work, they close the gate – they never let him go out. And then he would find a way to get out from the gate and then go find job. And then once he came back the soldier will stop him and then take some money. KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] DA: Why wouldn’t they want you to leave to go work? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: They thought that they already gave free food to the refugees, and then they thought that it’s enough for them. DA: Rice, but no meat? KSI: Yeah. DA: Was enough? Okay. Did you feel safe in the camp? Did you feel safe for you, and safe for your family? Was there safety there? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 14 DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [20:45] KSI: It’s not safe because the refugee camp in Burma – it’s very close; sometimes the Burmese government will come and shoot and burn their houses. DA: Um-hmm, um-hmm; we’ve heard that story before, yeah. KSI: They want control the camps – DA: Yeah, and it was very dangerous. KSI: Um-hmm. DA: Yeah. How did you learn about the U.S. refugee program? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: There are a group that would take care of the camp that would come and let them know – like, “You can go register for the American, for Denmark, for Australia.” And then he – yeah, from there he come here. DA: Okay. Who helped you apply? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Thai also helped, he don’t know exactly – DA: Um-hmm? KSI: Yeah, Thai – that group also help – it’s called like OPE – DA: Um-hmm, um-hmm. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 15 KSI: OPE. DA: Tell me about coming to the U.S. – I’m sure that was a lot – very emotional – to leave; I’m sure it was scary. Tell me about when you came to the U.S. – where did you come first? What was that first day like? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [23:50] KSI: It’s very emotional because totally like different people. In the camp, like people are not like human [laughs]. DA: Um-hmm, um-hmm. KSI: Yeah, because they are all dirty. DA: Um-hmm, yeah. Where did you first land? Where did you first come? Where was your first stop here? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: First, Thai, Bangkok (bigger city) – DA: Yeah. KSI: And then to – where was it? KS: Japan. KSI: To Japan, and to New York, to California, and then to Salt Lake. DA: Did you live in Salt Lake for awhile at first, or did you come right to Logan? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He was in Salt Lake about one year – DA: Um-hmm? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 16 KSI: And then he also work at DI. His wife work as a babysitter to other people houses. DA: Um-hmm, good; good. So if you worked at the DI, did you get help from any churches or any other organizations in the U.S.? And what about – what was helpful, what wasn’t helpful about your assistance? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: The church helped – did the most. DA: How could that be improved? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] DA: What improvements could we make? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: DI help a lot with teaching English. He can only work for a year, and for the improvement – it’s not – he don’t need that much improvement because he think that it’s kind of enough. DA: It was enough? Okay; that’s good to know. How long have you lived here, in Logan? [27:44] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: About six years. DA: Yeah? KS: Yeah. DA: What do you do here? KS: [Responding in Burmese.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 17 KSI: He work at Miller. DA: At Miller? Um-hmm. KS: Yeah. DA: What is it like for you and your family to live here, in Logan? Is it a good place, you know, do you feel accepted by the community? Do you feel the schools are good and helpful? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Compared to the camp it’s a very good place here; the community is also good – he can make friends easily. DA: Um-hmm. Do you like working at Miller’s? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] DA: Is that a good thing? KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He can’t say, because he don’t know if he like or not because he have to work. DA: Yeah, you have to work – it doesn’t matter if he likes it or not – KSI: Yeah. DA: Yeah, that makes sense. What would make you feel more at home here, in Logan, for your family and for you? DAI: What was that question again? DA: What would make him feel more at home here, in Logan? KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 18 KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Now he don’t feel like this is his home because he is just – only him working, and then he have a lot of children. DA: Um-hmm, um-hmm. So he does feel like this is his home, or he doesn’t? KSI: He doesn’t. DA: He doesn’t? Why? What could we do – what would need to change for him to feel at home? Or where would he feel at home? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Government help him, but he know that he have to work for himself. And also, in the future, his son and wife maybe if they could help him work, so that way he could buy a house – DA: Um-hmm, um-hmm. Is there anything specific – like would it be helpful if there were more cultural events? Does he feel like he has a community here that assists him and helps him, you know, if he has to go to the grocery store or get gas, or whatever – you know, is there anything that we can do to help him feel more at home? Or is it just a language barrier, you know? I mean, what sorts of things would help him feel more at home? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] [32:26] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Yeah, he feel like – yeah, if they would help he would feel like he is part of the community. DA: Okay, okay; great. Tell me what is the difference between your home here, and your home in the refugee camp? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: It’s a big difference as like brown and the sky. DA: Um-hmm, um-hmm. Do you have a good experience with your landlord? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 19 DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Yeah, he has a good experience. If he need help he can call them – DA: And they’re very helpful? KSI: Yeah, they are. DA: That’s good; that’s good to know. What would you like the people of Logan to know about you? And then what would you like them to know about your family? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Like to let everyone know he don’t have much time – DA: Um-hmm? KSI: And then for his kids – like their friends, they could tell by themselves. DA: If you had more time, what would you want to do? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [35:48] KSI: Once he was younger, he always interested in English, he always want to like, know. And now if he have time, he would like to take classes. DA: Learn English? KSI: Yeah. DA: If they came to Miller’s at lunch hour a couple of days a week and taught English, would you be able to go to those English classes? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 20 KSI: At Miller, there is no time because he only get 30 minutes of lunch time – DA: Oh. KSI: And then after that he have to go to use the restroom. DA: Yeah, yeah – just take care of yourself. KS: Yeah. KSI: Yeah. DA: Um-hmm. That makes sense. Would you like to go back to Burma? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Well he would like to go back because he has parents – his father (who is unhealthy), but he cannot go back now: his childrens are still young, and money problems. DA: Um-hmm. Can you communicate with your father? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Yeah, he can communicate; and he also send like $100-200 a year. DA: Um-hmm, to them; does it help? KSI: Yeah. DA: It helps them? Do you send pictures to each other? You know, does your father know what your family looks like in pictures? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: There was a friend who went back to Burma, and then he send one picture, and now he don’t know how to send it. DA: Um-hmm; because he’s not there anymore? KSI: Yeah. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 21 DA: What are you most proud of? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [39:35] KSI: He is very proud of his childrens that come here and live their life; he can’t imagine like, seeing his childrens, like in the camp working in the jungle. DA: Um-hmm, yeah. What are your dreams for your future, and the future of your family? What are your dreams and what’s the dreams for your family? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He don’t have his own dreams for himself, but he do have a dreams for his childrens to like grow up and get better jobs (not like him). He would like to buy a house here for his family. DA: Um-hmm, yeah. That’s good. Is there anything that I haven’t asked, that you would like me to know? Are there any other questions; is there anything you want me to know that I haven’t asked? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: If you like, he can talk about his experience more. DA: Yeah, yeah; I would like to hear more about your experiences. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 22 DAI: [Repeating statement in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [43:27] KSI: In Burma, in the city, he lived with his family there (five people in the family) – [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He is the middle one. When he was younger he don’t have to do any work, and then when he get older he had to work. And then his older brother, like somehow with the soldier, got to refugee camp. DA: So where is his brother now? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Still in Thailand. DA: Still in Thailand? KSI: Oh no, Burma. DA: In Burma? So not in the refugee camp? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: No. DA: No? Okay. That’s all of my questions. David or Cami, do you have any questions? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 23 DG: Yes, I did. Let me see. So you said that when you first left Burma you tried to move to a city in Thailand? Can you tell us a little more about that, and what that was like trying to live in a city? DGI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: It’s not in the big city; it’s just like in the kind of city in the jungle, so like a lot of creatures. DG: Okay. So why did you leave the city? DGI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: There was only three months of work in a year, so it’s not enough. And then he cannot go back to Burma, so he had to leave. DA: Go back. DG: Okay. DA: Do you talk about this much with your kids – about your experiences in Burma? Do they know? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He did not talk about it because he don’t want his childrens feel like sorry or feel bad, and then feel fear. DA: Um-hmm. DG: Now just one more question (for me): you mentioned that you were having a hard time sending pictures to your family? Do you need help figuring out how to do that, or is there some kind of problem just getting it to your family? DGI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 24 KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [47:30] KSI: Yeah, he would need help with it. DA: Okay. Does your father have a computer? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: No. DG: Okay, yeah; I know how to like send pictures through email, but if he doesn’t have a computer, that’s going to be difficult. DA: Um-hmm, yeah. DGI: [Repeating statement in Burmese.] DG: If you like, I can show you how to do that when we’re finished today. DGI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [Laughs] KSI: Well they don’t even have computers, so – DA: He doesn’t have a computer, so it wouldn’t help? KS: [Responding in Burmese.] DG: Well I do know that if you can send him a letter, I know you can take your photos to like, I think Wal-Mart with print them out for you, so you can you know, just put them in a letter and mail them. I haven’t had to do that in a long time, but I think Wal-Mart would be able to help. CD: I think it’s more of a problem of a physical address getting it – DG: Ah. CD: To him. DA: Yeah. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 25 DG: Okay, I missed that detail. DGI: Yeah. [Laughs] [Repeating statement in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] DA: Cami, did you have any questions? CD: Yes, I’m going to move a little bit closer to the microphone. We’ve interviewed some other people that were also in the refugee camp, and they mentioned (like you did) the need to obtain new clothing for Eid. I’m wondering where you would get the new clothing from? CDI: In the camp? CD: Yeah, to celebrate. Yes, in the camp. CDI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He had to find money earlier, yeah, and then he would buy it for them. CD: And would the clothing be purchased outside of the camp, or inside the camp? CDI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Inside of the camp. Inside of the camp. CD: I wasn’t sure, maybe you picked up on this – are both of your parents alive, and they are still in the camp, or just your father? CDI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: They are both alive, but not in the camp – in Burma. DA: In Burma; and it’s hard to get the things to Burma. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 26 CD: So you have family members still in Burma – are they more safe or less safe than if they were in the refugee camp? [50:53] CDI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: They don’t have to worry about their lives; because they are old, when the civil war is coming the soldier won’t take them because they cannot work anymore. DA: So they’re older – KSI: Yeah. DA: And so they’re safer? KSI: Um-hmm, they’re safer. DG: That’s a terrible way to be safe. DA: Um-hmm. DG: I have just one more question. When you left your home in Burma, and then when you left the camps, did you have any of your children with you at that time? DGI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: When he come to Thailand, he had to walk like three days and three night. He is not married yet; he got married in Thai camp. DA: In Thai camp. KSI: Um-hmm. So once he leave Thailand with his children. DG: What was that like, having to move to a new place with little kids? DGI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: It’s not that hard, he just want like all together safe, and get whatever he want to do. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 27 DG: Okay. Those are all the questions I have. DA: Do your children participate at school in other things? You know, do you go to the school to the things that they’re active in? DAI: Here? DA: Yeah, here in Logan? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Yeah, he don’t participate, but when his children still go to school he force them to go to school. And then only his wife participate in like parent-teacher conferences – DA: Conferences; yeah, that makes sense. Do you like American food? [54:29] KS: Hmm? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] [Laughing] KSI: He like hamburger – DA: A hamburger? KSI: But it’s kind of expensive for him. DA: It is expensive; it is expensive, yeah. KS: The pizza a lot. KSI: Pizza – KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: He says there it’s less expensive: he can buy a box and they’re whole family can eat. DA: Yeah, pizza – everybody loves pizza! [Laughter] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 28 KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: If he only have to eat American food, it will be more expensive – DA: Yeah, yeah. Do you grocery shop in Salt Lake, like most of your community does? Do you have to go to Salt Lake to get your groceries? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Yeah. KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Like two months. DA: Yeah, yeah; where is that grocery store? KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: He bought rice here, and in Salt Lake – I don’t even know the address – DA: Yeah? KSI: Like Redwood Road. DA: What’s the name of the store? KSI: There are like Cambodian store – DA: Cambodian store? KS: Chinese. KSI: Pakistan and Chinese, I think. DA: Yeah. I’m sorry you have to go so far. DAI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Well he had to go buy like half of the food over there, and then half of the food here. DA: Here? Where do you like to shop here? Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 29 DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Like Smith’s. DA: Smith’s – that’s where we all go, yeah. [Laughter] Good; good. I don’t know that I have any more questions. You have been very delightful. Your family is beautiful. DG: Thank you. DAI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] KS: Thanks. DA: So we just have some forms to sign. Oh – DAI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] DA: This just says we can use the interview for the presentation. DAI: Oh, this is already signed. DA: Oh yeah, yeah; sorry. Yeah, I can’t give you that one [laughs]. KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] DA: Yeah; this just says that we can use the recording: it will be stored at Utah State University. And then do you mind if we take pictures? DAI: [Repeating the question in Burmese.] [57:58] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 30 KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: Yeah, you can take pictures. KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] KSI: [Responding in Burmese.] DG: And we do need you to fill out all the blanks, and we need to talk about that last one a little bit – so when you’re done with the rest, we’ll talk about it. [Background discussion between the folks present; both in English and Burmese.] Okay, do we want to end the tape? DA: So we’re just making sure we have consent to use the audio tape and the pictures in the Special Collections, and he understands. DAI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: Yeah. DA: Yep. KSI: [Speaking in Burmese.] KS: [Speaking in Burmese.] DA: Oh, we don’t need that one. [Discussion between Ka Sin and translator in Burmese.] KSI: Is it in English? [More discussion between Ka Sin and translator in Burmese.] KSI: I can’t read Burmese [laughs]. DG: Oh, you can’t? KSI: I can’t. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 31 DA: It’s beautiful; I mean, look how pretty it is. Do your children – do you read Burmese? Do you speak much Burmese? [Discussion between Ka Sin and translator in Burmese as they fill out the information and release forms.] CD: I’m just going to take a few photos to make sure that the light is okay, if that’s alright? DG: And email, if you have one. DGI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] KSI: No, he doesn’t have email, so – KS: Is that finished? DG: That last one is – I would love if you could translate for me – that last blank is restrictions: just if there is something you don’t want us to do, you can write it there. DGI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] DG: So if you don’t want us to share your name, or share your photo, or something like that. DGI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] KS: [Responding in Burmese.] DA: Okay, this is the celebration – I know it’s in English, but maybe your kids could translate that for you. This is what – thank you – this is where we will be showing the photos and the presentation that we put together for the community. DAI: [Repeating the statement in Burmese.] [End part 1 of 2 – 60:02] [Part 2 of 2 – 00:01] KS: If he is, he will come. DA: Okay, good. Thank you. [More background discussion with the folks present.] Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 32 [Speaking to Ka Sin’s child] So will you be a senior next year, or a junior? A senior? And how do you like Harry Potter? ZN: It’s a great story. DA: It’s a great story; yeah, it’s my favorite [laughs]. CD: You don’t mind if I take some photos? DG: Oh, the recording is still going. DA: The recording needs to – yeah, we’re done with the recording. Thank you. DG: Alright, we are done with the interview. [End Part 2 of 2 – 00:50] Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource transcripts; application/pdf; 197263 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/105 Language A language of the resource bur; kar; eng; Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67611 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 61 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim refugee; Family; Immigrant, Tradition, Cache Valley, Utah; Logan, Utah; Title A name given to the resource Interview with Ka Sin, Burmese Muslim Refugee. 2015-05-17 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/e08e48408fc00429752ee8133e6b508f.mp3 452bf6e0a72e3cd868735b2ad9cb7cd9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Gross, Susan; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Japan; California, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Sin, 1967-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Har Be Bar, 1995-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-17 Description An account of the resource Ka Sin and his family live in a different apartment complex than our other interviewees. He works at JBS meat packing plant. His family includes his wife Ser Geda; daughter Kem Pu, 16 yrs; son Zat No 10 yrs; son Mo 20 yrs; and son Myo 14 yrs. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource oral histories (document genres); audio/mp3; 60429828 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/103 Language A language of the resource bur; kar; eng; Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67610 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 60 Subject The topic of the resource Burmese Muslim refugee; Family; Immigrant, Tradition, Cache Valley, Utah; Logan, Utah; Title A name given to the resource Interview with Ka Sin, Burmese Muslim Refugee. 2015-05-17 Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/28890fafff8975d03d39449ef84e3234.jpg c23648c31195448b300e1059f3499192 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Mar, 1988-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Giles, David, 1986-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-15 Description An account of the resource This is the west wall of the front room in Ka Mar's apartment. A calendar, photographs, award certificates, and perhaps a religious motif hang from the wall. Interesting to note is how high the objects are hung on the wall. The wall paper, made to look like wood, is peeling over the warped sheetrock beneath. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1257887 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/139 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67615 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 65 Title A name given to the resource West wall in Ka Mar's front room, Logan, Utah, May 15, 2015 (2 of 2) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/2929e9232eb41a8f7bcf880dc1b358ac.jpg 017507c5d883a8a649f01b1eefa1fa5f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Mar, 1988-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Giles, David, 1986-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-15 Description An account of the resource This is the west wall of the front room in Ka Mar's apartment. A calendar, photographs, award certificates, and perhaps a religious motif hang from the wall. Interesting to note is how high the objects are hung on the wall. The wall paper, made to look like wood, is peeling over the warped sheetrock beneath. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1188532 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/138 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67614 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 64 Title A name given to the resource West wall in Ka Mar's front room, Logan, Utah, May 15, 2015 (1 of 2) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/12054192630709419e2371e7f0dac091.jpg 9f02176f0b19c3a03234fd7ef00c0eae Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Mar, 1988-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Giles, David, 1986-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-15 Description An account of the resource On the south wall of Ka Mar's apartment there are two posters: one is eligious in nature but I do not know the meaning; the other pictured here, is of Mecca. Many of the houses we visited had posters hung; some of them were the same or similar. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1563166 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/137 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67619 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 69 Title A name given to the resource Poster depicting Mecca hanging in Ka Mar's front room, Logan, Utah, May 15, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/e4b9615de69a22b62a52eb4c4cad2461.jpg 56d58356f734366e66a318936eadc02b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Mar, 1988-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Giles, David, 1986-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-15 Description An account of the resource On the south wall of Ka Mar's apartment there are two posters: one of Mecca; the other, pictured here, is religious in nature but I do not know the meaning. Many of the houses we visited had posters hung; some of them were the same or similar. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1479865 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/136 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67613 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 63 Title A name given to the resource Muslim religious poster hanging in Ka Mar's front room, Logan, Utah, May 15, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/70013ee5b4685f41f052912a18baee82.jpg a274c8de80f9556c61728a39c3a77092 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Mar, 1988-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Giles, David, 1986-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-15 Description An account of the resource Photograph of Ka Mar interview. This photograph was taken at the conclusion of Ka Mar's interview for the Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley field school project. Also present are David Giles (recordist), Deanna Allred (interviewer), Har Be Bar (translator), and Cami Dilg (photgrapher). Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1318763 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/135 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58 Title A name given to the resource Ka Mar's interview for the Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley field school project concludes, Logan, Utah, May 15, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/bcd0445f2fdd796ada82c2b478e8830d.jpg 238a038c64ca5a850957d06d60c5b664 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Mar, 1988-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Giles, David, 1986-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-15 Description An account of the resource Ka Mar's daughter Ma Se Ma poses in front of her father Ka Mar and mother Sa Da De. Ma Se Ma is four years old. Her mother Sa Da De is seen here wearing the traditional htamein. Her father is holding his car keys in one of his hands. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1067701 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/134 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67612 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 62 Title A name given to the resource Ka Mar's daughter Ma Se Ma poses in front of her father Ka Mar and mother Sa Da De, Logan, Utah, May 15, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/a7f3526772777dc80cc6688a7b42cca3.jpg 495cfcab553801d4c460b3db16d26252 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Mar, 1988-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Giles, David, 1986-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-15 Description An account of the resource Photograph of Ka Mar and wife Sa De Da and daughter Ma Se Ma in the front room of Ka Mar's apartment. Ma Se Ma is moving in her father's arms. On the wall behind them is a Muslim religious poster. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1241034 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/133 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67610 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 60 Title A name given to the resource Ka Mar and wife Sa Da De and daughter Ma Se Ma, Logan, Utah, May 15, 2015 (2 of 2) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/26986ce93497db7bcdc7e3fbfc017441.jpg baba3adee564726577832f5e063a1a07 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Mar, 1988-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Giles, David, 1986-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-15 Description An account of the resource Photograph of Ka Mar and wife Sa De Da and daughter Ma Se Ma in the front room of Ka Mar's apartment. On the wall behind them is a Muslim religious poster. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1110062 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/132 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67609 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 59 Title A name given to the resource Ka Mar and wife Sa Da De and daughter Ma Se Ma, Logan, Utah, May 15, 2015 (1 of 2) Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project https://exhibits.usu.edu/files/original/bfc4a28f64cdfec37d131d54d5dfea34.jpg 0787671ebfdca15f1e32f3eb0957fe50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Cache Valley, Utah is the home of Burmese Muslim, Karen, and Eritrean refugees. Documenting and preserving their stories is an important goal of Utah State University’s Fife Folklore Archives (FFA). In May 2015, USU’s FFA and Folklore Program, with help from the Karen community, hosted a Library of Congress Field School for Cultural Documentation: “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Field school students worked to document Cache Valley’s recent refugee communities. This collection, <a href="http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608">Folk Coll 58: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project</a>, houses the physical recordings and associated materials of the interviews which took place during this field school. You can see the original collection at: <a href="http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14">http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16944coll14</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Allred, Deanna, 1965-; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ka Mar, 1988-; Dilg, Cami, 1986-; Giles, David, 1986-; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-15 Description An account of the resource This photograph of Ka Mar's grandparents hangs on the west wall of the front room in Ka Mar's apartment alongside a calendar, photographs, award certificates, and perhaps a religious motif. We did not find out the names of the grandparents. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photographs image/jpeg; 1179376 Bytes Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://digital.lib.usu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p16944coll14/id/131 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library Relation A related resource Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67620 Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663; Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 70 Title A name given to the resource Photograph of Ka Mar's grandparents, Logan, Utah, May 15, 2015 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image;StillImage; Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project