Dr. Yasir Hussain was born in the tribal lands of the Kurram Agency in the town of Alizai, grew up in Peshawar, and later relocated to Islamabad, Pakistan. With a love for literature, Hussain became a Fulbright scholar at the…
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Decolonized Mind
Tagged with: Albuquerque, Common Core, Education, ESL, Language, Literacy, Memory, New Mexico, Oral History, Pakistan, Phd, Research, Teaching, Transcript, University of New Mexico, UNM
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Appreciation
Born in Albuquerque, John Saucedo grew up visiting grandparents Max and Patricia in Carrizozo, New Mexico. An Albuquerque High School graduate, John mastered traditional gameplay and modern video games. A fan of popular music, including early K-Pop sensation Girl’s Day,…
Tagged with: Albuquerque, Communications, Information, K-Pop, Media, New Mexico, Printing Press, Transcript, Video Games
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Hope Stories
My journey to learn public history began with the March, 2014 Albuquerque Police Department shooting and killing of James Boyd, a “Homeless camper” who had been identified by nearby housed individuals as transient, potentially dangerous, and in need of assistance.…
Tagged with: Albuquerque, Archives, Community of Hope, Homelessness, Hope Stories, Las Cruces, Memory, MVCH, New Mexico, Oral History, Public History, Research, Transcript, Urban Space, Women
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Posted in Albuquerque, Las Cruces
Painting Winter
While listening to music from the room next door, Painter Enrique Harrison talks about moving to Cedro, New Mexico in 1981. A life long artist, Enrique shares a story about gathering wood and water in wintery Tijeras canyon, mud plastering the…
Tagged with: Albuquerque, Artist, Cedro, El Paso, Mexico, Music, New Mexico, Painter, Winter
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Alabama Grove
Narrator Margaret Pool speaks about Pleasant Grove, Alabama school fairs and musicals during the Fall and Summer, family football and listening-in via transistor radio, and travel throughout the United States, including Knoxville, Tennessee seeking wild blueberry in the Great Smoky…
Tagged with: Alabama, Albuquerque, Education, Fall, Home Movies, Learning, Listening, Postcards, Reading, Smoky Mountains, Sports, Summer, Teaching, Tennessee, Transistor Radio, Travel, Wisconsin
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Posted in Albuquerque
New Mexico Identities
Narrator David Hernandez Rivero speaks about the native and international communities of New Mexico. Originally from Havana, Cuba, David has worked as a librarian, archivist, and museum curator, including study at University of New Mexico’s Maxwell Museum and 2015s collaborative…
Tagged with: Albuquerque, Artist, Cuba, Language, Museums, New Mexico, University of New Mexico
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Autumn Dreams
This summer, after too much time spent working rather than recording, a chance presented itself to schedule sound recordings along Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Transferring sound equipment —i.e. checklist packing to allow for easy hauling, set-up, and tear down—…
Tagged with: Albuquerque, City Sound, Digital Recording, Mapping, Microphones, New Mexico, Sound Hunting, Traffic
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Summer Language
Oscar López talks about University of New Mexico’s Center for English Language and American Culture (CELAC). From San Salvador, El Salvador, Oscar attended the program at UNM in the Spring of 2015, in addition to further dedicated study at the…
Tagged with: Albuquerque, Central New Mexico Community College, Communications, El Salvador, Electrical Engineering, ESL, New Mexico, University of New Mexico
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Rain Cars
Near Los Griegos Library, the normally welcome sound of rain is questioned by the street traffic noise of Griegos Road along North West Albuquerque, New Mexico. Recording environments in open (outside) spaces can be intimidating without the right equipment. It’s…
Tagged with: Albuquerque, City Sound, Digital Recording, Microphones, New Mexico, Sound Hunting, Traffic, Urban Space
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Posted in Albuquerque, Sound
Joy of Correspondence
Educator Marcia Bockemeier talks about the dangers, and joys, of travel and work to teach English in Afghanistan with JDA International and non-profit Christian organization Lifewater International. Marcia’s recent retirement from Central New Mexico Community College allows for more free…
Tagged with: Afghanistan, Albuquerque, Central New Mexico Community College, ESL, Learning, New Mexico, Teaching
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Posted in Albuquerque
Microscope Light
Neuroscience researcher Ernesto Caballero Garrido speaks about creating bridges between basic information and complicated scientific knowledge and stellar appreciation for viewing cells under the light of a microscope. In staying current in the field of isolating strokes, Ernesto studies the…
Tagged with: Albuquerque, Health, Microscopes, New Mexico, Phd, Research, Science, Spain, Stroke, University of New Mexico
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