Refugees, families, Immigration & culture, social justice
Clip from Tun Lay interview, May 16, 2015
Tun Lay
Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Religion; Sports; Takraw; Cache Valley; Cache Valley Refugees; College; School; Utah State; Utah State University; Burma; Thailand; Refugee Camps
Clip 1 from an Interview with Snay Tun on May 19, 2015
Snay Tun
Clip from an Interview with Snay Tun on May 19, 2015
Snay Tun clip 3; Interview with Snay Tun on May 19, 2015
The interview took place in Snay Tun's family home in Logan. Snay Tun is a young Karen man in his early twenties.
Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School, Citizenship test.
Clip from Aye Win interview, May 19, 2015
Aye Win
Clip from Aye Win interview, May 19, 2015.
Afeworki Woldemichael
Afeworki Woldemichael talks about his future dreams, part of the interview with Afeworki Woldemichael in Logan, UT on May 17, 2015.
Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin clip 1; Kahsay Gebremedhin interview, May 23, 2015
Eritrea; Refugees; Ethiopia; Cache Valley (Utah); Africa; Farming; Holiday celebrations;
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.
Kahsay Berhe Gebremedhin
Kyaw Eh Trials and Difficulties Bite; Kyaw Eh interview, May 16, 2015
Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School
Kyaw Eh describes his life in Karen State, Burma. Along with his time in a refugee camp in Thailand,
Kyaw Eh
Kyaw Eh Life in the US Bite; Kyaw Eh interview, May 16, 2015
how he came to the U.S., the languages that he speaks, his family, and life here in Cache Valley, Utah.
Kyaw Eh Life in the Camps Bite; Kyaw Eh interview, May 16, 2015
Kyaw Eh Hopes and Dreams for the Future Bite; Kyaw Eh interview, May 16, 2015
Van de Water, 1988
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.
same as the interview with Afeworki Woldemichael on May 17, 2015
burma, refugee, camp
Two children living in a camp for Burmese refugees
Mikhail Esteves
boy, train, burma
Christopher Michel
rohingya, burma
Though not Burmese Muslims, the plight of these Rohingya is relateable
AK Rockefeller
lithograph, burma, pagoda
Children in Ban Tractor refugee camp in Thailand.
Trocaire
Trocair
Taller Buddha of Bamiyan, Before and After Destruction
Buddhas of Bamiyan
A comparison of the taller Buddha of Bamiyan, as it appeared in 1963 and in 2008, after its destruction.
Wikimedia User "Zaccaraias"
Cache Valley Refugee Project Interviewees
A collage of the Burmese Muslim participants in the 2015 CVRP.
face, america, flag, africa, map
A face painted overlaying a map of Africa
Mark Rain
Map showing location of Cache County in Utah, taken from Wikimedia for use in the Eritrean voices project.
unknown
Africa, refugee, camp
Julien Harneis
Eritrea, market, women, pack animals
Some women socialize accompanied by pack animals in a market in Eritrea
David Stanley
map, Eritrea
Wikimedia Commons
Jolle
CC; This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Jolle at the Catalan Wikipedia project. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible: Jolle grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
Bethany Hanks, Pyo Nwe &son, Chit Moe, & Wes Van de Water
Pyo Nwe--Photographs
Group shot taken on same level as group, more dark.
Gill, Meagan
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
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;
English Kar
Photograph
flag, Eritrea
Nemo
Hilary Warner-Evans outside Afeworki Woldemichael's apartment complex on May 17, 2015
Afeworki Woldemichael--Photographs; Field Worker; Utah State University; Logan, Utah; Release Form; Heidi Williams--Photographs
Hilary Warner-Evans waiting outside Afeworki Woldemichael's apartment complex so as not to be too early to the interview appointment.
Williams, Heidi 1989-
Berhane Debesai Abraha 1980-
Hilary Warner-Evans
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
Photographs;
image/jpeg;
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tir, eng
Image; Still Image;
Eritrea; Ethiopia; Idaho, United States; Utah, United States;
Afeworki Woldemichael signing the release form with Berhane Debesai Abraha, May 17, 2015
Afeworki Woldemichael--Photographs; Refugee; Africa; Eritrea; Logan, Utah; Release Form; Heidi Williams--Photographs
Afeworki Woldemichael signing the release form with Berhane Debesai Abraha explaining that the release form is for the interview to be included in a digital collection, digital exhibit, and kept physically in the archives at Utah State University Library. Picture was taken at the kitchen table (moved into the living room) in Afeworki’s apartment in Logan, UT on May 17, 2015. He wants people to know that his wife and two children (boys ages 2 and 4) are still in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. He seemed pleased with being interviewed. He wants to speak English well so he can comunicate with the people in Cache Valley.
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Afeworki Woldemichael signing the release form, May 17, 2015
Afeworki Woldemichael signing the release form for the Library of Congress/USU field school project, ""Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley"" to use his interview in a digital collection and exhibit. Berhane Debesai Abraha made the comment about signing documents that you don't know what they say. He joked about signing a mortgage without knowing it. Making some incredible points about the difficulty of language/literacy barriers.
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Afeworki Woldemichael, Smile, May 17, 2015
Afeworki Woldemichael--Photographs; Refugee; Africa; Eritrea; Logan, Utah; Heidi Williams--Photographs
Afeworki Woldemichael posing for a photograph. Afeworki Woldemichael is from Eritrea, Africa. He arrived in The United States of America as a refugee. He moved to Cache Valley to work at a meat processing factory called JBS or Millers. His wife and two boys (ages 2 and 4 as of May 17, 2015) are still in a refugee camp in Africa. He wants the people of Cache Valley to know that. He dreams of having his family with him in the states. He wants to be able to speak English well so he can communicate with the people here.
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Berhane Debesai Abraha explaining the letter of information to Afeworki Woldemichael, May 17, 2015
Afeworki Woldemichael--Photographs; Refugee; Africa; Eritrea; Letter of Information; Logan, Utah; Heidi Williams--Photographs
Hilary Warner-Evans explaining the letter of information, with the assistance of Berhane Debesai Afeworki, to Afeworki Woldmichael before the interview began. Afeworki gave Hilary the glass of orange juice that can be seen on the table. The research teach moved the kitchen table in the living room for more room. Heidi, the photographer is sitting on the single-person leather couch chair that Afeworki moved closer to the table.
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Afeworki Woldemichael looking over the letter of information, May 17, 2015
Afeworki Woldemichael holding the letter of information that explains the Library of Congress/USU field school project, ""Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley"" and how the interview recording and pictures will be used in a digital collection, exhibit, and be physically housed in the USU Special Collections and Archives.
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Afeworki Woldemichael and Berhane Debesai Abraha on May 17, 2015
Afeworki Woldemichael (right) and Berhane Debesai Abraha (left) sitting at the kitchen table in Afeworki's apartment in Logan, Utah on May 17, 2015. This picture was taken before the interview started. Hilary Waren-Evans (interviewer) and Megan Olsen (audio recordist) were present. This picture captures Berhane's (interpreter) smile and Afeworki's nervous focus. .
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Berhane Debesai Abraha (left), Afeworki Woldemichael (middle), and Hilary Warner-Evans (right) filling out the translater form, May 17, 2015
Berhane Debesai Abraha, Afeworki Woldemichael, and Hilary are laughing at the poor translation of the translator form.
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Magen Olsen and Headphones during Afeworki Woldemichael's interview on May 17, 2015
Afeworki Woldemichael--Photographs; Fieldwork; Recording; Refugee; Africa, Eritrea; Logan, Utah; Heidi Williams--Photograph
Magen Olsen Megan Olsen, graduate student and recordist, preparing the recording equipment before the interview of Afeworki Woldemichael for the Library of Congress' Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley field school project hosted by Utah State University on May 17, 2015 around three o'clock in the afternoon.
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Berhane's main Portrait against Blue Wall
Berhane Debesai Abraha--Photographs; Refugee; Africa; Eritrea; Logan, Utah; Heidi Williams--Photographs
Berhane Debesai Abraha posed for a portrait against a blue wall in the Ray B. West building on the campus of Utah State University. This photo was taken on a Sunday morning, May 17, 2015.
Berhane Debesai Abraha, 1980-
Magen Olsen
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Eritrea; Ethiopia; Nevada, United States; Utah, United States;
Berhane Debesai Abraha appears to be thinking about his next answer. This photo was taken in the Ray B. West building on Utah State University campus Sunday morning, May 17, 2015.
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Magen Olsen is the focus of this photograph. Berhane Debesai Abraha is to the left. This photo was taken in the Ray B. West building on Utah State University campus Sunday morning, May 17, 2015.
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The microphone is the focus with Berhane Debesai Abraha in the background.
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Berhane Debesai Abraha laughing. He wrinkles his face when he smiles big. This photo was taken in the Ray B. West building on Utah State University campus Sunday morning, May 17, 2015.
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Hilary Warner-Evens and Recording Equipment
Hilary Warner-Evans surrounded by various pieces of field work equipment. This photo was taken in the Ray B. West building on Utah State University campus Sunday morning, May 17, 2015.
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Hilary Warner-Evans is recording (right). Magen Olsen (middle) is interviewing Berhane Debesai Abraha(left) in the Ray B. West building on Utah State University campus Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 10AM.
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Berhane Debesai Abraha signing the release form. This photo was taken in the Ray B. West building on Utah State University campus Sunday morning, May 17, 2015.
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