The Fall/Winter 2021 SOHA Newsletter is now available! Please download, read, and share it widely:
We have exciting updates from our SOHA family. SOHA President Dr. Farina King shares insights from SOHA at OHA 2021 and the special panel featuring SOHA’s 40th Anniversary. Folks can watch the recording of the SOHA at 40 panel on our SOHA YouTube channel:
The newsletter features contributions and articles from Dr. Summer Cherland, Jennifer Keil, Cynthia Castaneda, Ele Anedda, Joyce Moore, Teagan Dreyer, Midge Dellinger, SOHA 2021 Mini-Grant Recipient HD South (Home of the Gilbert Historical Museum), Dr. Francisco E. Balderrama, Daisy Herrera, and Dalena Sanderson-Hunter.
SOHA Secretary Dalena Sanderson-Hunter provides a report about the 16 July 2021 SOHA Membership Meeting, which addresses SOHA efforts and initiatives to “dismantle structural racism and the impact of bias in its guidance to oral history projects, educational programs and resources, and aid in securing funding for worthy oral history projects.”
SOHA 2022 Conference Co-Chairs Summer Cherland and Ryan Morini highlight the “Top 10 Reasons why you should present at the 2022 SOHA conference.” It’s time to organize and submit SOHA 2022 Conference proposals before January 2022. Remember to save the dates for SOHA 2022 April 1-3 at UNLV. Learn more about it and how to submit a proposal at https://www.southwestoralhistory.org/conference.html
We are also accepting applications for the 2022 SOHA Mini-Grants due by January 5, 2022. Visit our SOHA website for more details: https://www.southwestoralhistory.org/awards.html
Please renew your SOHA memberships and join us. We welcome donations to sustain our growing oral history programs and community-centered work. We appreciate and value all your support!
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