Only one week left until the SOHA 2022 Annual Conference begins, April 1-3, at the Lied Library of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Register as soon as possible at https://bit.ly/SOHA2022Register
Spread the word and join us for our first SOHA hybrid conference this April, which offers both in-person and virtual sessions and activities.
We need your help sharing this SOHA 2022 Conference info (use the hashtag #SOHA2022 on social media or tag us Soha Unlv on Facebook and @sworalhistory on Twitter). Click on this newsletter hyperlink for conference updates. See you in Vegas and online!
Rebel Recharge, a lecture series presented by faculty, staff, and alumni of UNLV and open to the public, will host Dr. Caryll Batt Dziedziak’s virtual presentation, titled “The Lady is Taking Charge: Jan Jones as the First Female Mayor of Las Vegas, 1991-1999” on March 18, 2022 at 12 pm PST. Dziedziak has served as a past SOHA president and treasurer.
It’s time to register for the SOHA 2022 Annual Conference, which will be held April 1-3 at the Lied Library of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Register as soon as possible at https://bit.ly/SOHA2022Register
Spread the word and join us for our first SOHA hybrid conference this April, which offers both in-person and virtual sessions and activities.
SOHA and the Coordinating Council for Women in History (CCWH) are happy to announce a co-sponsored e-mentorship session about Oral History to be held via Zoom on Tuesday, February 8th, 1pm EST/noon CST.
Are you or someone, or a group, you know working on an oral history project and need help getting started? The Southwest Oral History Association will award up to three mini-grants with the total amount awarded up to $1500. The SOHA Mini-Grant applications are due by Wednesday, January 5, 2022. For more details and how to apply, visit https://www.southwestoralhistory.org/awards.html
Alva Moore Stevenson, Past SOHA President (2011-2013)
Alva Moore Stevenson, Past President of the Southwest Oral History Association (2011-2013), is part of the efforts to recognize the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) all-Black 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Alva has supported the initiative to honor the 6888th, or “Six Triple Eight,” with the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal as the “first and only all-Black WAC unit deployed overseas during WWII” [1]. Her mother, Lydia Esther Thornton, served in the Six Triple Eight, inspiring Alva to share the story of her mother and other WWII women veterans. Alva wishes that her mother was alive to receive this honor, but she petitions to award the Six Triple Eight with the Gold Medal in her memory.
The Southwest Oral History Association advances memory and community work through contributions from you and fellow oral historians. We are grateful for you as part of the SOHA family, acknowledging how you and many have sustained us these forty years since the organization began in 1981.
We wish you and your loved ones all the best this holiday season and new year.
SOHA Membership Your membership in SOHA provides meaningful opportunities for exchange and discussion of matters of common interest in oral history throughout the American Southwest and beyond.
SOHA membership dues apply only for the calendar year—so please renew your SOHA membership in January (if you are not already a lifetime member). Learn more about our membership at https://www.southwestoralhistory.org/mission.html, including how to join and/or renew your membership. Renew/Join SOHA directly via https://sworalhistory.square.site/.
Donate We also welcome donations that support SOHA, including our annual conference, workshops, scholarships, and grants for oral history.
You can donate to SOHA at https://sworalhistory.square.site/. Scroll down the webpage to “Donate” or to the “General Fund.” You can click on either option to donate a specific amount to SOHA.
SOHA 2022 CFP We would like to remind everyone to submit their proposals for the annual SOHA conference to be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas this coming April 1-3, 2022 with the theme of “The Memories Matter: Oral History, Hope, and Community.”
This will be the first time SOHA plans to meet in person since the COVID-19 pandemic started, but there will be virtual options to participate in the conference too. We are accepting proposals until January 15, 2022 via this link: https://bit.ly/SOHA2022CFP.
SOHA Oral History In commemoration of SOHA’s recent 40th Anniversary, we are launching the SOHA Oral History Project to record and share memories of SOHA members. Anyone who wishes to share their experiences with SOHA or wants to conduct oral histories of SOHA and its members, please contact us at soha@unlv.edu. We plan to conduct some oral histories during the 2022 SOHA conference at UNLV.
SOHA 2022 Mini-Grants SOHA is also accepting applications for the 2022 Mini-Grants for oral history projects. Applications are due by January 5, 2022. Learn more about the mini-grants and how to apply at https://www.southwestoralhistory.org/awards.html.
Thank you, and Happy Holidays! We hope to see you all (virtually and/or in person) in Las Vegas for SOHA 2022 in April.
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
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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