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Film, VideoRose M. Rogers interview conducted by Nathan J. Moore and Donald Eugene Stacy, 2015-01-21 Rose Rogers discusses working as a personal support worker for her autistic son. She talks about her typical duties, her work as an advocate for her son as well as her daily routine caring for him. She also discusses her union activities, the Special Olympics and her hopes and concerns for her son and other disabled individuals.- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Moore, Nathan J. - Stacy, Donald Eugene - Rogers, Rose M.
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoAlice Redding interviews conducted by Helen Marie Moss and Donald Eugene Stacy, 2014-11-21 and 2015-03-04 Alice discusses her work as a home care worker and her union work. She talks about her typical day; the challenges of balancing the needs of her clients with her needs and the needs of her family; the gratification she takes in having a meaningful job; the role of the church and her local community in her life; and the important role active union...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Redding, Alice - Stacy, Donald Eugene - Moss, Helen Marie
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoCarol Tyndall Conlon interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel, 2014-12-16 Care giver Carol Tyndall Conlon talks about her experiences caring for her autistic son and how it led her into being a health care worker. Also discusses previous jobs, becoming involved with autism support networks, her own training, empowering individuals with disabilities, her experiences testifying before legislative committees and advocating for policy changes and modifications in public support of health care.- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Conlon, Carol Tyndall - Bussel, Robert
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoAnnie Smith interview conducted by Helen Marie Moss, 2014-11-21 Annie Smith describes her experiences as a home care worker and how she became active in the union. She also mentions her experiences working as a waitress at the "Southern Tea Room" in Mississippi in the 1960s, other jobs she has had, the skills and abilities needed to be a successful home health care worker, describes a typical day, the challenges of maintain the...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Smith, Annie - Moss, Helen Marie
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoEdward Smith interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel, 2014-12-19 Interview with Edward Smith about his job as home care worker. Smith, who trained as a phlebotomist in college, has been a forensic nurse and served in the military. He tends to work closely with a single, high-maintenance client at a time. He speaks about challenges of being a man in a heavily female profession, how much he enjoys his work, and the positive...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Bussel, Robert - Smith, Edward
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoJunious Brickhouse interview
American Folklife Center event, 2017-02-22 Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available Oral history interview with Junious Brickhouse, founder and director of Urban Artistry Inc., originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia. He has remained committed to the hip hop, house dance, b-boying, popping, locking, tap, waacking, vogue, and West African dance genres and their communities of practice. These early experiences are reflected in how Brickhouse has structured Urban Artistry as an accepting, collaborative, and accessible community, and...- Contributor: Brickhouse, Junious - American Folklife Center
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoRita Adamski interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel, 2014-12-05 Interview with Rita Adamski about her career as a home care worker. She talks about how she got into the profession, her training, what a "typical day" is like, how she balances being friends with her clients while retaining a "respectful" and professional distance, caring for dying patients, the challenging to taking on new clients after the death of a long-time client, and "the...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Adamski, Rita - Bussel, Robert
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoDavid Rogers interview conducted by Nathan J. Moore, 2015-02-23 David Rogers discusses his job as a home care worker and his work at drop-in day centers for people with disabilities. He talks about his typical activities, his efforts to connect various agencies, and the importance of humor in the lives of people with disabilities. He also focuses on his work as a professional musician and how he connects his music to his job...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Moore, Nathan J. - Rogers, David
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoSally K. Cumberworth interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel, 2014-12-16 Interview with Sally Cumberworth about her career as a home care worker. She talks about how she got into health care as a divorced mother of five; skills and abilities that good health care workers must have; her relationships with her clients and their families; her increasing involvement with the union; and how receiving a SEIU "Trailblazer" award made her feel "like she had...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Cumberworth, Sally K. - Bussel, Robert
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoOlena Kryuchenko interview conducted by Sonia De La Cruz and Helen Marie Moss, 2015-03-07 Olena Kryuchenko describes her experiences as a home care worker in Portland after moving here from Ukraine, where she was a chemical engineer. She speaks about her re-training for a new job; the interpersonal skills that are needed in her new career, like humor, love and hard work; how rewarding she finds healthcare; confronting language barriers; and she tells a few stories about her...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Moss, Helen Marie - Kryuchenko, Olena - Cruz, Sonia De La
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoSteve Tenhonen interview conducted by Helen Marie Moss, 2014-11-21 Steve Tenhonen, a personal support worker for developmentally disabled and mentally ill clients, discusses his experiences on the job and why it is important to have a union. He also talks about difficult patients, wages, lobbying, and politics.- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Tenhonen, Steve - Moss, Helen Marie
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoJoye Willman interview conducted by Helen Marie Moss, 2014-10-20 Joye Willman shares how a disabled friend's struggles led her to become a home care worker, and her experiences in helping to form the home care worker's union fifteen years ago, including being at all of the bargaining sessions over the years.- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Willman, Joye - Moss, Helen Marie
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoVictoria Tenbusch interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel, 2014-11-20 Interview with Victoria Tenbusch about her career as a home care worker. She talks about how, after working for many years in a cannery she sought less physically stressful work and, found it first at a nursing home and then as a care giver to at-home clients. Talks about stresses and satisfaction of her job, her daily schedule, working with moody patients, and her...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Bussel, Robert - Tenbusch, Victoria
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoMichael Tolman interview conducted by Nathan J. Moore and Donald Eugene Stacy, 2015-02-23 Mike Tolman discusses his work as a direct support professional for Oregon Supported Living Program, a private non-profit company that provides services for adults with developmental disabilities. He talks about his relationships with clients, his experiences as a union member and a manager, the skills and qualities needed to perform the work, and the workplace culture of direct support professionals.- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Tolman, Michael - Moore, Nathan J. - Stacy, Donald Eugene
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoMaleta Christian interview conducted by Sonia De La Cruz and Nathan J. Moore, 2014-11-17 Maleta Christian discusses her history as a personal support worker, her efforts to empower her consumers, and her activities as a union activist. She also talks about the importance of humor on the job, the significance of the union's colors, and the similarities and differences between personal support work and other occupations.- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Moore, Nathan J. - Christian, Maleta - Cruz, Sonia De La
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoAnna Young interview conducted by Helen Marie Moss and Donald Eugene Stacy, 2015-03-04 Anna Young relates her insights on home care work. She discusses how she became a home care worker, the enjoyment she gets from working closely with clients, Oregon Home Care Commission classes and how important they were in her training, dealing with difficult clients to win their trust, work-related stresses as well as rewards, and the important role the union has played in her...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Stacy, Donald Eugene - Young, Anna - Moss, Helen Marie
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoJoyce Vegar interview conducted by Nathan J. Moore and Donald Eugene Stacy, 2015-01-21 Joyce (Joy) Vegar discusses her work as a home care provider in Coos County, Oregon, including her training, the qualities that are needed to do the job, the importance of humor, and her advocacy for her clients. She also talks about her union activism and the culture and activities of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Moore, Nathan J. - Stacy, Donald Eugene - Vegar, Joyce
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoMichael Ryan Hohman interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel and Sonia De La Cruz, 2014-10-29 M. Ryan Hohman discusses his career as a home care worker and his role as a union activist in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 503. Speaks about skills needed by a care giver, a typical day, and the challenges of working with different types of patients.- Contributor: Hohman, Michael Ryan - Occupational Folklife Project - Bussel, Robert - Cruz, Sonia De La
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoApril Shattuck interview conducted by Sonia De La Cruz and Nathan J. Moore, 2014-10-20 April discusses her history as a home care worker, her typical duties, how she balances work and personal life, and her activities in her union. She also reflects on her motivation to help others, the challenges of her profession, and the relationships that she forms with her customers.- Contributor: Shattuck, April - Occupational Folklife Project - Moore, Nathan J. - Cruz, Sonia De La
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoTerry Luther interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel and Sonia De La Cruz, 2015-02-13 Interview with Terry Luther about her experiences as a caregiver for her autistic son. Talks about previous jobs that range from theatre work to planting trees and an early interest in care giving, that included volunteering at a Veteran's Hospital as a teenager. A caregiver for her autistic son for last 24 years, she has been officially paid for her care giving work for...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Cruz, Sonia De La - Bussel, Robert - Luther, Terry
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoNargiza Turanova interview conducted by Sonia De La Cruz and Helen Marie Moss, 2015-03-07 Nargiza Turanova describes her experiences as a home care worker. Originally from Turkey, she moved to Uzbekistan and then came as a refugee to the US. She speaks Turkish, Uzbek, Russian, and "some English." She began her training before coming to the US and has continued her care giver's training here, specializing in caring for the sick and elderly. Her current client speaks Turkish...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Moss, Helen Marie - Turanova, Nargiza - Cruz, Sonia De La
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoKimberly Cole interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel and Donald Eugene Stacy, 2015-05-05 Home care worker Kimberly Cole talks about her experiences as a care giver. Begins by talking about previous job and then discuses challenges and rewards of working for difficult clients. Credits union for assisting her personal and professional growth and feels heartened that the community is increasingly aware of the important role played by care workers. Insightful discussion--mentions the Special Olympic and her belief...- Contributor: Cole, Kimberly - Occupational Folklife Project - Stacy, Donald Eugene - Bussel, Robert
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoAdelina Martinez interview conducted by Michael Robert Bussel and Sonia De La Cruz, 2015-06-14 Interview with Adelina Martinez about her work as a home care provider. Originally from Cuernavaca, Mexico, for the last 10-months she has been officially employed caring for her disabled 20-year old son. Although she spent years caring for her son, recent professional training and official employment as his care giver has made her aware of the profession and the many resources available. Talks about...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Cruz, Sonia De La - Bussel, Robert - Martinez, Adelina
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoOlga Yakimchuk interview conducted by Sonia De La Cruz and Helen Marie Moss, 2015-03-07 Olga Yakimchuk relates her experiences as a home care worker for her husband's parents. Originally from Ukraine, where she was trained as a nurse, she arrived in Portland just as the Home Care Workers Commission was being established and has been caring for her in-laws for 15 years. Finds taking care of the elderly satisfying and "noble." Remarks on the need for humor, faith,...- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Moss, Helen Marie - Yakimchuk, Olga - Cruz, Sonia De La
- Date: 2015-01-01
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Film, VideoRhonda Estrada interview conducted by Nathan J. Moore and Donald Eugene Stacy, 2015-05-26 Rhonda discusses her work as a home care provider, including her typical activities and her relationships with her "consumers," some of which span decades. She also discusses her active involvement in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the benefits, such as sick days and better pay, that have been negotiated by the union.- Contributor: Occupational Folklife Project - Estrada, Rhonda - Moore, Nathan J. - Stacy, Donald Eugene
- Date: 2015-01-01