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Personal narrative about Assam floods

Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. He recalls the road conditions of his childhood. He recalls an incident in which he and his father fell into the Buriyoti River. He claims that because his house was near the hills, a lot of crops were ruined due to the sand that covered their crops. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Biswajit Goyary describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is in the agricultural business with a higher secondary education. He speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 42 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Bathoupuri. He discusses the crop damage caused by the flood. The speaker discusses problems in the agricultural sector, the types of insects that harm crops, and various insects that the average person may be unaware of. He goes on to describe how the culture was in the past. He stated that there have been instances where maids refused to work in a household if the family does not have a son. According to the speaker, housemaids eloping with the sons of wealthy families was a common occurrence.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about Assam floods

Dalimi Brahma Daimary is an assistant teacher with a MA in Boro who speaks Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 48 years old at the time of recording. This recording contains the speaker's wedding flood experience. She tells us about an incident that occurred during her wedding in 1997. To get to her husband's house, she had to use a boat to cross the Germer River. She also mentions a child who was swept into the river by a "hakhu" during the flood. She then goes on to talk about her experiences moving around and squeezing her clothes after crossing the Germer River. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Julen Chandra Boro describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a Bodo Sahitya Sabha Representative with an MA level education who speaks Bengali, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 53 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya. This recording offers information regarding the diseases brought by the flood. The speaker discusses the numerous flood-related losses. He describes the destruction of the dwellings as well as the sicknesses caused by the water. He claims that he lived in the village until Class 7/8. As a result, whenever there was a flood, the water brought a lot of waste with it. They would go around in a boat washing them whenever this happened. They got diarrhea from the dirt, which is also known as "nari mora." He also recalls how, when he and his elder brother initially arrived at Gogamukh, they had to wade through a neck-length of water.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Niran Brahma describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is an assistant teacher with a BA-level education who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 54 years old at the time of recording. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya. The speaker claims that he has not suffered any personal losses, but he has heard how the Subansiri river caused so much damage to local residents during the floods. So yet, he has not witnessed a natural calamity. He claims to be from No.1 Sonapur. He claims to have witnessed some road destruction. He has not suffered any losses, even in the agricultural industry.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. In this recording, the speaker continues to discuss his business's loss due to flooding. He claims to be interested in breeding Thailand Catfish in the pond. As a result, when the flood occurred, all of the ponds overflowed, causing them to flee. He also mentions some unscrupulous individuals who stole the fish. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Rahila Basumatary describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. She is an assistant teacher who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 54 years old at the time of recording. In this recording, she describes how the flood would suddenly rise when they lived near the hills as children. Her residence, she claims, was at the base of the mountain. She claimed that the water would rise every 5 minutes, invade the houses, and wash everything away. As a result, the fireplace was destroyed, and the foodstuffs were carried away and mixed with the drinking water, which they later had to filter using sand. She also discusses the 2009 solar eclipse, when the sky darkened quickly and the water swelled over the surface level, sweeping away the animals and poultry. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - "Bethune": one woman show] captions transcript

[TBAAL - "Bethune": one woman show]

Video from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded. The video is a recording of "Bethune," a one-woman show on the life of Mary McLeod Bethune ft. Esther Rolle, held from July 12 - 14, 2014 at the Burton Main Theater at 8:00 pm.
Date: July 2, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Two Sisters in Gospel Concert: 2 of 2] captions transcript

[TBAAL - Two Sisters in Gospel Concert: 2 of 2]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Two Sisters in Gospel Concert held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre in Dallas, TX on May 7, 2007. The concert features gospel performances from featured artists Myrna Summer and Sara Jordan Powell, and a choir. The audio is the second tape in the series.
Date: July 2, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Black Thinkers: From Table to Action: Cultural Discourse: 1 of 2] captions transcript

[TBAAL - Black Thinkers: From Table to Action: Cultural Discourse: 1 of 2]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Black Thinkers: From Table to Action - Cultural Discourse" event. The event feature a roundtable discussion about the Bible while the participants eat dinner. Included amongst the speakers is featured artist John Paul Batiste. This is the first of two audios.
Date: July 2, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Black Thinkers: From Table to Action: Cultural Discourse: 2 of 2] captions transcript

[TBAAL - Black Thinkers: From Table to Action: Cultural Discourse: 2 of 2]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Black Thinkers: From Table to Action - Cultural Discourse" event. The event feature a roundtable discussion about the Bible while the participants eat dinner. Included amongst the speakers is featured artist John Paul Batiste. This is the second of two audios.
Date: July 2, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - 14-Hour Film Feast with Lisa Gay Hamilton] captions transcript

[TBAAL - 14-Hour Film Feast with Lisa Gay Hamilton]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 14-Hour Film Feast: A Closeup On Beah Richards - Film Talk with Filmmaker Lisa Gay Hamilton, held at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre in Dallas, TX. The audio starts with the showing of the film, followed by discussion over the content.
Date: July 2, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - Don't be Deceived There's Still Some Good Men Left] captions transcript

[TBAAL - Don't be Deceived There's Still Some Good Men Left]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Don't be Deceived There's Still Some Good Men Left", dress performance series. The audio features numerous dance performances with audience's reactions.
Date: July 2, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TBAAL - "Believe" concert] captions transcript

[TBAAL - "Believe" concert]

Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their "Believe" Concert held on February 22-23, 2013 as part of the PYA Series. The concert featured numerous gospel performances accompanied by an organ, drums and choir.
Date: July 2, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Video of the exhibition "In America: An Anthology of Fashion"] captions transcript

[Video of the exhibition "In America: An Anthology of Fashion"]

Video of the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," in Gallery 735, an installation designed by Tom Ford highlighting the seminal international fashion event, the 1973 Battle of Versailles. The photo shows a label with information about a variety of garments from that year, including a white chiffon and feather evening dress by Hubert de Givenchy, on loan to the Met from the Texas Fashion Collection, part of the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design.
Date: May 2, 2022
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library