Southeast Asian Digital Archive Oral History Project
| Southeast Asian Digital Archive Oral History Project, 2019-Ongoing | |
|---|---|
| Held by | University of Massachusetts Lowell, Center for Lowell History |
| Scope | Cambodian and Southeast Asian life in Lowell, recorded from 2019 |
| Catalogue reference | UML 17 |
| Language | English; Khmer |
| Subjects | Migration & Diaspora; History & Remembrance; Community & Civic Life |
The Southeast Asian Digital Archive Oral History Project records new interviews with Cambodian and other Southeast Asian residents of Lowell, Massachusetts, and is held at the Center for Lowell History as collection UML 17. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 17)
Overview
The project began in 2019 and continues. Interviews cover early life in Cambodia, experiences under the Khmer Rouge, resettlement in the United States, education, employment, mental health and domestic violence work, community activity and family life. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 17)
Material coverage
The guide lists three oral histories in one records box, recorded between April and August 2019: Maryellen Cuthbert as Oral History #19.01, Thel Sar as Oral History #19.0 and Sivaing Suos as Oral History #19.05, with Sue J. Kim and Tyler Sar as interviewers. Further recordings, including an interview with Niem Nay-kret, are published on the archive's Omeka site. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 17) (Niem Nay-kret oral history item record)
Catalogue and access
The collection identifier is UML 17 and items carry oral history numbers in the form uml17_19.06_001. Part of the collection may be viewed on the Southeast Asian Digital Archive Omeka site at https://umlseada.omeka.net/collections/show/16, and the archive lists www.uml.edu/seada and [email protected] for enquiries. The library states that material is available for private, educational and research use and that users must secure permissions from rightsholders for other uses. (UMass Lowell collection guide UML 17) (Niem Nay-kret oral history item record)
Selected recordings
Entries in this index for recordings held in the collection. KhmerConnection indexes this material and does not hold or provide access to the recordings.