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[Interview with Audrey Copeland]
Narrative history of Audrey Copeland regarding her adoption by Lori Hall from the Maogang Social Welfare Institute in Maoming, Guagdong Province, China. She describes her desire to visit China and her experiences growing up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Copeland, Audrey
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Delaney Isley]
Narrative history of Delaney Isley regarding her adoption Chongqing, China, discussing her school and life in Texas. She speaks about the annoying questions she receives about her family and adoption, and how she deals with the comments about her ethnicity or family. She also shares her thoughts on visiting China and her birth parents.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Isley, Delaney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Emi and Diane Pennington]
Interview with Emi and Diane Pennington regarding the adoption of Emi Pennington from Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China. Diane shares how she arrived at her decision to adopt from China and speaks about their family dynamic. Both Emi and Diane share their feelings about the public reactions to them together. Emi also speaks about her feelings on visiting China or searching for her birth parents.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Pennington, Emi & Pennington, Diane
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Greta Wohlfeld]
Interview with Greta Wohlfeld regarding her adoption from Jiangxi Province, China. She speaks about her involvement in Chinese cultural activities and shares what she knows about her adoption.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Wohlfeld, Greta
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Hannah Weaver and Her Parents]
Narrative history of Hannah Weaver and her parents regarding her adoption from Foshan City in Guandong Province, China. She shares her involvement in the Families with Children from China's culture camp in Austin, Texas and her decision to start a birth parent search. Hannah's mother speaks about the curiosity Hannah has always had about her birth parents and both her parents share their thoughts on Hannah's birth parent search. Her mother also discusses her decision to adopt from China and their current family dynamic.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Weaver, Hannah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Juliann and Jencie Tomasek]
Interview with Jencie and Juliann Tomasek regarding their adoptions from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. Both Jencie and Juliann share their interest in Chinese culture and language, and speak about the questions they get asked about being adopted or Chinese.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Tomasek, Juliann & Tomasek, Jencie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Lori Hall]
Interview with Lori Hall regarding the adoption of Audrey Copeland from the Maogang Social Welfare Institute in Maoming, Guagdong Province, China. She discusses her and her husband's decision to adopt from China and the possibility of searching for Audrey's birth parents. She also comments on her concerns with the lack of transparency in the adoption process.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Hall, Lori
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Mary Ann and Anthony Tomasek]
Interview with Mary Ann and Anthony Tomasek regarding the adoptions of Jencie and Juliann Tomasek from Hubei Province (Jencie) and Guangdong Province (Juliann), China. They speak about how they decided to adopt from China, what the adoption process entailed, and their trips of China to get their children. They also share their efforts to teach the girls about Chinese culture and their daughters' interest in their birth families.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Tomasek, Mary Ann & Tomasek, Anthony
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Meigon Stuy]
Interview with Meigon Stuy regarding her adoption from Guangdong Province, China. She shares her opinions about finding her birth family and her parent's work helping other adoptees locate birth families.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Meigon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Meikina Stuy]
Interview with Meikina Stuy regarding her adoption from Guangdong Province, China, discussing her parents' search for her birth parents and her thoughts about her adoption.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Meikina
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview With Meilan Stuy]
Interview with Meilan Stuy regarding her adoption from Henan Province, China. She shares what information she knows about her birth family and the circumstances surrounding her adoption. She also speaks about learning that Longlan was not her biological mother and how she deals with questions about her family.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Stuy, Meilan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Tina Fletcher]
Interview with Tina Fletcher regarding the adoption of Lily Selvaggi from the Guigang City SWI, Guangxi Province, China, speaking about her motivations for adopting from China and how she and her family made the decision to adopt. She also speaks about the experiences of raising an Asian child in a predominantly white area and her experiences regarding her own adoption.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Fletcher, Tina
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Interview with Zoe, Grace, and Kai Purtell]
Interview with Grace, Zoe, and Kai Purtell regarding their adoptions from Guangdong Province (Grace and Zoe) and Yunnan Province (Kai), China. At the time of the interview, Grace and Zoe (twins) were nine years old and Kai was five years old. Kai shares his adoption story and the surgeries he's had to correct his cleft palate. Zoe speaks about her desire to visit China when she's older and Grace speaks about her skill with drawing.
Date:
2015~
Creator:
Purtell, Zoe; Purtell, Grace & Purtell, Kai
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, 2015
Audio interview with Adam Briggle, a professor at the University of North Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Professor Briggle focuses on several topics including his initial engagement with the fracking referendum, being contacted by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), the writing of the fracking ban, his reactions to the passing of the ban, and his arrest for protesting fracking.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Briggle, Adam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alana Irby, 2015
Audio interview with Alana Irby, a geography major at the University of North Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Killion, Kyle & Irby, Alana
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alana Irby, 2015
Audio interview with Alana Irby, a geography major at the University of North Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Killion, Kyle & Irby, Alana
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Amy, 2015
Audio interview with Amy (last name is unknown), an English major at Texas Women's University (TWU), regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. The interview appears to take place at a rally designed to inform listeners about the effects of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Date:
2015
Creator:
Davis, W. & Amy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Candice Bernd, 2015
Audio interview with Candice Bernd, a journalist and anti-fracking activist in Denton, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. MS. Bernd reviews her involvement and opinion on the Fracking Referendum and the overarching effects of House Bill 40 (HB40).
Date:
2015
Creator:
Gill, Kelli & Bernd, Candice
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Chad Pearson, 2015
Audio interview with Chad Pearson, a history professor at Collin College in Plano, Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Professor Pearson specializes in the study of employers and business organizations that engage in tactics to present their own personal agendas as the desires of a larger population.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Morgan, Kensu & Pearson, Chad
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dr. Deborah Armintor, 2015
Audio interview with Dr. Deborah Armintor, an English professor at UNT (the University of North Texas) since 2002, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Dr. Armintor describes her involvement with the anti-fracking movement immediately following the passage of HB40 (House Bill 40).
Date:
2015
Creator:
Armintor, Deborah Needleman
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Elida Tomez, 2015
Audio interview with Elida Tomez, an activist and long-time resident of Denton, Texas, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Ms. Tomez recounts her involvement in the anti-fracking movement and her beliefs concerning the effects fracking has had on Denton and the environment as a whole.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Perry, Lewis & Tomez, Elida
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Emily White, 2015
Audio interview with Emily White, a professor of writing, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Professor White briefly defines fracking, explains hydraulic fracturing's effects on the environment, and recites her "Ten Reasons to Ban Fracking".
Date:
2015
Creator:
White, Emily
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Evan Stone, 2015
Audio interview with Evan Stone, a copyright attorney who performs legal services for Frack-Free Denton, regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Mr. Stone lists a few examples of how he's aided Frack-Free Denton, continues on to explain why HB40 (House Bill 40) was created, and relays instances where fracking companies have damaged the environment.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Flach, Shelby & Stone, Evan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Garrett Graham, 2015
Audio interview with Garrett Graham, a Denton, Texas resident and director of the documentary "Don't Frack with Denton", regarding the City of Denton Fracking Referendum. Graham recounts how he became involved with the anti-fracking movement, his stance on fracking in general, and how he feels "Don't Frack with Denton" has impacted the community.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Graham, Garrett
System:
The UNT Digital Library