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[Oral History Interview with James Mays, 2015]
Audio interview with James Mays, the Superintendent of Planning and Construction with the City of Denton Parks and Recreation department, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Mays discusses the issues surrounding the fracking referendum as well as his responsibilities as superintendent.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Wilkinson, Bailey & Mays, James
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jarrett Keim, 2015
Audio interview with Jarrett Keim, a professional fracking driller in Oklahoma, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Mr. Keim describes his job responsibilities and the intricacies of hydraulic fracturing.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Keim, Jarrett
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Oral History Interview with Jian Rzeszewicz]
Oral history with Jian Rzeszewicz regarding her adoption to Washington from Zhan-Jian, Guadong Province, China. She shares what her childhood was like, particularly that the diversity of the general population in Washington helped her feel more accepted, and her parents' efforts to connect her to Chinese culture and other adoptees. She also discusses her connections to the other girls adopted at the same time as her and her trip to China where she visited the orphanage where she lived as a baby. She also shares the emotional impact of meeting her foster mother and her advocacy for adopted children in the United States.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Rzeszewicz, Jian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Keely Briggs, 2015
Audio interview with Keely Briggs, a District 2 Denton City Council member, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Ms. Briggs discusses how she became involved with the fracking referendum as well as how she perceives the breakdown of the democratic process in the Texas legislature.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Ambercrombie, Ben & Briggs, Keely
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Kevin Roden, October 29, 2015
Audio interview with Kevin Rodan, a Denton City Councilman, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Councilman Roden describes how he became informed about hydraulic fracturing and the effects the fracking referendum had on both the Denton City Council and the community as a whole.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Harrison, Leonya & Roden, Kevin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Keynan Swanner, 2015
Audio interview with Keynan Swanner, a safety supervisor in the oil and gas industry from Houston, Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Mr. Swanner describes his job responsibilities and his personal views on hydraulic fracturing.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Nelson, Andrew & Swanner, Keynan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Michael Hennen, 2015
Audio interview with Michael Hennen, president of the Denton Drilling Awareness Group, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Mr. Hennen briefly reviews what hydraulic fracturing is, the purpose of Denton Drilling Awareness, and how he views the impacts fracking has had on the environment.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Hennen, Michael
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Tara Hunter, 2015
Audio interview with Tara Linn Hunter, a volunteer coordinator for the Frack Free Denton campaign, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Ms. Hunter is also the president of the Denton Drilling Awareness Group. In this interview, Ms. Hunter speaks to her job responsibilities, how she perceives the Texas State legislature, and the effects the frack-free movement has had on neighboring Texas communities.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Fields, Zak & Hunter, Tara Linn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Hensley, 2015
Audio interview with William Hensley, a Denton resident, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Mr. Hensley elaborates on the movie "Gasland" and its role in informing Denton about the fracking movement as well as his thoughts on the harms and benefits of hydraulic fracturing.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Hensley, William
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Oral History with Bai Yi Min Foxweldon]
Oral history interview with Bai Yi Min Foxweldon regarding her adoption from Kunming, China, describing her experiences as an adoptee growing up in the United States, her thoughts on international adoption, and the general issues surrounding adoption.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Foxweldon, Bai Yi Ming Mershon Blasek (Ming)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History With Brian Stuy]
Oral History with Brian Stuy regarding the adoption of his children, Meikina, Meigon, and Meilan Stuy from Guangdong Province (Meikina and Meigon) and Henan Province (Meilan) in China. He discusses how he arrived at his decision to adopt from China, his leaving of the Mormon Church, about meeting is wife, Longlan Stuy, and their experience adopting Meilan. He also shares his views on China's One Child Policy and his disillusionment with international adoption.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Brian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Camille Davis]
Oral history of Camille regarding her adoption by Kathryn Thompson and Scott Davis from Chongqinq Municipality, China. She describes her experiences as an adopted child, and interactions with other children adopted from China.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Davis, Camille
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Darrell and Betsey Isley]
Oral history with Darrell and Betsey Isley regarding the adoption of Delaney Isley from Chongqing Province, discussing their decision to adopt from China and the adoption process. They also speak about their efforts to connect their daughter to other Chinese adoptees and Chinese culture.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Isley, Darrell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Gao]
Oral History with Gao (last name not given) regarding her adoption of from Xi'an, China to the Netherlands. She discusses her childhood growing up in the Netherlands and the racism and bullying she experienced. She also shares her desire to learn about her own history, speaks about a trip to China where she visited the village where she was abandoned, and hopes that DNA testing might help her find her birth parents.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Gao
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Grace Davis]
Oral history with Grace Davis regarding her adoption by Kathryn Thompson and Scott Davis from Sichaun Province, China, describing her experiences growing up in California as an adopted child. She speaks about her school, friends, and interactions with Chinese culture.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Davis, Grace
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Helena Hong and Elena Triginer]
Oral History with Helena Hong and Elena Triginer regarding the adoption of Helena Hong from Heilongjiang Province, Hegang to Barcelona Spain. Helena speaks about her childhood in China and how she came to live in the orphanage and Elena describes her decision to adopt and particularly to adopt an older child. Helena also shares how she established contact with the family she lived with in China through social media and her decision to not maintain contact at the time of the interview. They both speak about the transition to living in Spain. The interview is conducted in English, Catalan, and Mandarin with Shanshan Zhang acting as Mandarin interpreter.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Hong, Helena & Triginer, Elena
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History With Longlan Stuy]
Oral history of Longlan Stuy regarding the adoptions of Meikina, Meigon, and Meilan from Guangdong Province (Meikina and Meigon) and Henan Province (Meilan) in China. She shares her views on international adoption and the difficulties of sharing Chinese culture with her daughters in the United States. She also speaks about her work researching birth parents for adoptees.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Longlan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Marilyn Brock]
Oral history with Marilyn Brock regarding the adoption of Nora Brock from the QiChun Social Welfare Institute in Hubei Province, China, describing the experience of adopting Nora and Nora's friend group of other adopted Chinese girls, "The Ladybugs." She also speaks about the family's trip to China for Nora's eighth birthday.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Brock, Marilyn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Michael Wohlfeld and Kalen Hoyle]
Oral history interview with Michael Wohlfeld and Kalen Hoyle regarding the adoption of Greta Wohlfeld from Jiangxi Province, China. They speak about how they made the decision to adopt from China and the trip to get their daughter, Greta. They discuss the information they know about Greta's birth family and their thoughts on the lack of information regarding Greta's early life. They also speak about the challenges of raising a Chinese daughter in the United States and the issues of identity regarding race.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Wohlfeld, Michael & Hoyle, Kalen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History With Naomi Ji]
Oral History with Naomi Ji regarding her adoption from Shanghai to the United Kingdom. She speaks about her university studies, growing up in rural England, and her experiences traveling internationally. She then shares her impressions of issues surrounding international and transracial adoption in the United Kingdom including the availability of resources and support networks to adoptees and families. She also discusses her Youtube channel, why she began making videos, and the videos she's created.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Naomi Ji
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Nora Brock]
Oral history with Nora Brock discussing her visit to China on her eighth birthday and describing the experience of "blending in" in China. She also speaks about her life in Texas, describing her school classes and interests.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Brock, Nora
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Patty and Jim Berry]
Oral history with Patty and Jim Berry regarding the adoption of Lucy Berry from the Dongguan Social Welfare Institute in Guangdong Province, China, discussing their experiences adopting their daughter, Lucy and her medical needs.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Berry, Patty & Berry, Jim
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Scott Davis and Kathryn Thompson]
Oral history with Kathryn Thompson and Scott Davis regarding the adoption of Camille Davis and Grace Davis from the Fuling Social Welfare Institute in Chongqing Municipality China (Camille) and SWI Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China (Grace). They speak about the process of adopting both girls and their experiences raising their daughters in California, including their efforts to connect them to Chinese culture.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Thompson, Kathryn & Davis, Scott
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History with Timothy Tian Bao Estes]
Oral history with Timothy Tian Bao Estes regarding his adoption from Luyong SWI in Hunan Province, China at the age of 14. He describes his childhood in China, growing up with a woman who took him in and in an orphanage and his adoption to the United States. He also speaks about his experiences as a teenager in Washington, the difficulties of adjusting to his new circumstances and how he joined the Jobs Corps program and later, Americorps.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Estes, Timothy Tian Bao
System:
The Portal to Texas History