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Title: Beth Douglas oral history interview, 2003 July 1
Creator: Douglas, Beth (Counselor)
Date Created: 2003-07-01
Subjects--Topical: Country life, Land use, Rural, Animals, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Trees, Rural development, Litter (Trash), Water--Pollution
Description: Beth Douglas describes what she likes about living in Gaston County, North Carolina, where she moved to in 2000. Mrs. Douglas discusses the importance of recycling, protecting the environment, local wildlife, and how she would like to see the coun...

Title: Fernando Estrada oral history interview, 2002 October 1
Creator: Estrada, Fernando, 1984-
Date Created: 2002-10-01
Subjects--Topical: Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Americans--Social conditions, Racism, Education, Secondary, Emigration and immigration, Emigration and immigration--Social aspects, Soccer
Description: Born in Iguala, Mexico, Fernando Estrada was a high school student in Charlotte, North Carolina at the time of this interview and had lived in the United States for one year. He discusses differences between education in the United States and Mexi...

Title: Gail E. Haley oral history interview 14, 2008 April 25
Creator: Haley, Gail E.
Date Created: 2008-04-25
Subjects--Topical: Cherokee literature, Children's literature, Illustrations, Painting, Storytelling
Description: Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses her career in the mid 1990s. In this fourteenth of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley reflects on her work on Two Bad Boys (1996). Ms. Haley rec...

Title: Gail E. Haley oral history interview 15, 2008 July 28
Creator: Haley, Gail E.
Date Created: 2008-07-28
Subjects--Topical: Children's literature, Folk literature, Illustrations, Kokopelli (Pueblo deity), Painting
Description: Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls her career in the early 2000s. In this fifteenth of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley discusses her work on Kokopelli (2003). Ms. Haley describes...

Title: Hernaldo Raymond Murillo oral history interview, 2002 September 25
Creator: Murillo, Hernaldo, 1966-
Date Created: 2002-09-25
Subjects--Topical: Latin Americans, Emigration and immigration, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Latin Americans--Social life and customs, Latin Americans--Religion, Immigrants--Economic conditions
Description: A native of Nicaragua, Hernaldo "Raymond" Murillo discusses his experiences as an immigrant during the last seven years in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Murillo talks about the pushes and pulls driving his migration to the region, including work ...

Title: José Luis Garcia oral history interview, 2002 September 26
Creator: Garcia, José, 1973-
Date Created: 2002-09-26
Subjects--Topical: Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Emigration and immigration, Immigrants--Economic conditions, Immigrants--Social conditions, Latin Americans--Social conditions, Hispanic Americans--Social life and customs, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, All Souls' Day, Sex role
Description: A native of Mexico City, Jose Luis Garcia talks about his experiences as an immigrant to the North Carolina Piedmont. Mr. Garcia discusses the factors that propelled him to move to the United States and vividly recalls his entree into the country ...

Title: Richard Petersheim oral history interview, 2004 April 19
Creator: Petersheim, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1966-
Date Created: 2004-04-19
Subjects--Topical: Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, City planning, Neighborhood planning, Community development, Urban--Planning
Description: Richard Petersheim discusses his work as a managing partner for the Charlotte, North Carolina office of LandDesign. In, 2001 LandDesign was selected by the City of Charlotte to design a new urban community that would encompass lands from the Secon...