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Oral History Interview with Pattie South Nitchke, May 24, 2014

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Pattie South Nitchke, daughter of Charles S. South, former Vice President and Administrative Head of Braniff’s Latin-American Division. This interview was conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Nitchke shares recollections of living in South America, memories of her father and Braniff airways, and other comments on the uniqueness of being part of the Braniff Airways family. Appendix includes photo of Charles S. South for the cover of TIME magazine in 1951.
Date: May 24, 2014
Creator: Schnur, Abra & Nitchke, Pattie South
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Michael Flight, 2009-2010

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Interview with Michael Flight, Argentinian-born immigrant to Roanoke, Texas, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Flight's personal experiences of childhood and education in Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo, Brazil, being a university student, and the September 11, 2001 attacks and aftermath. Additionally, Flight discusses his parents' backgrounds, life under military dictatorship, perspectives on the Cold War, the Argentinian government's inability to manage the economy, the Falkland Islands War, Argentinian politics, effects of hyperinflation, his work in import-export and manufacturing fields, his wife's work in the information technology field, the 2001 economic collapse and ensuing constitutional crisis, the "cacerolazo" and "choripan and a coka" protests, his decision to emigrate, acculturation struggles, the difficulty finding work in the midst of recession, his perspectives on various aspects of American culture and politics, and his participation in the North Texas Caledonian Pipes and Drums Band.
Date: November 2, 2009
Creator: Park, David & Flight, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library