Indochinese Refugees Foundation Oral Histories
| Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories, 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Held by | University of Massachusetts Lowell, Center for Lowell History |
| Scope | Refugee resettlement work in Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Catalogue reference | UML 4 |
| Subjects | Migration & Diaspora; Community & Civic Life; Work & Livelihoods |
The Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Oral Histories record four 2016 interviews with people who worked with Southeast Asian refugees in Lowell, Massachusetts, and are held at the Center for Lowell History. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 4)
Overview
The interviews were recorded with former staff and board members of the Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc., which served the greater Lowell area. The named interviewees are Jacqueline (Fidler) Moloney, Carol Keirstead, Elise Martin, Hai Pho and Lan Pho; Kale Connerty conducted the oral histories, with Mehmed Ali assisting on some of them. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 4)
Material coverage
The collection holds four oral history interviews as four audio compact discs with four accompanying transcripts, arranged chronologically by the date each was conducted, and the interview with Hai and Lan Pho also has an edited transcript. Subject coverage takes in the foundation itself, government policy, Southeast Asian refugees and Lowell, Massachusetts, and the interviews discuss services such as job placement, job training, English as a Second Language courses, translator services, housing placement, donation drives and community-building support. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 4)
Catalogue and access
The collection identifier is UML 4. Digitised audio and transcripts are published on the Southeast Asian Digital Archive Omeka site at https://umlseada.omeka.net/collections/show/3, where the library states that material is made available for private, educational and research use and that users are responsible for securing permissions for other uses. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 4) (Carol Keirstead oral history item record)