Patricia Weaver Francisco, novelist, essayist, playwright and author of the acclaimed Cold Feet, is interviewed by Pamela Holt of Hennepin County Library.
Jack Weatherford, anthropology professor and author of Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World, is interviewed by Chris Dodge of Hennepin County Library.
Catherine Watson, Star Tribune travel editor and author of Travel Basics, discusses her interesting travel experiences with Sarah Nagle of Hennepin County Library.
Coverage of the reception honoring publication of In the Company of Women: Voices from the Women's Movemetrt by the Minnesota Historical Society Press; included are interviews with the authors, and testimonials from many of the women featured in the book, such as Judge Rosalie Wahl, Arvonne Fraser and Rep. Phyllis Kahn.
Scott Walker, editor and publisher at Graywolf Press in the Twin Cities, is interviewed by Edie Meissner of the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library.
Interview with former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Wahl on her legal and judicial career. E. Wahl was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1977 and served until 1994. Subjects discussed: her childhood, family life and education, her early career, and her experiences as a judge. Interviewed by Laura Cooper in Justice Wahl's chambers.
Diego Vazquez and Zainab Ali, two writers and contributors to Do You Know Me Now?, an anthology of multicultural writings published by Normandale Community College, are interviewed by the editor Elisabeth Rosenberg.
Susan Varlamoff, author of The Polluters, a personal account of how concerned citizens of Eden Prairie successfully challenged expansion of a local landfill, is interviewed by Eden Prairie Librarian Marge McPeak.
Interview with Xang Vang in which he discusses his work as a CIA operative during the Secret War in Laos 1961-1975 and his work in Minnesota as the Executive Director of the Lao Family Community of Minnesota. He also worked as a Hmong business entrepreneur and one of the first Hmong growers to sell produce at the St. Paul Farmers Market.
Interview with Sai Nou Vang in which he discusses his work as General Vang Pao's personal bodyguard and house manager. He also discusses his role as Captain in the CIA Secret War in Laos 1961-1975.
Interview with Dr. Chia Youyee Vang in which she describes her work as a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and as the author of ""Reconstructing Community in Diaspora"" and ""Hmong in Minnesota.""
Lynda Van Devanter, author and editor of Visions of War, Dreams of Peace, a collection of poetry by women who served during the Vietnam War, is interviewed by Jan Feye-Stukas.
Jackie Urbanovic, cartoonist, social activist and artist, talks about her various art and illustration projects with Sanford Berman, Hennepin County Library.
Author of "The Tree Farm: Replanting a Life," an autobiographical chronicle of the begirming of a new life in the northwoods, originally published in 1977 and recently re-issued by Hungry Mind Press; interviewed by Roger Sween, Mirmesota Library Cooperation Specialist.
Waagosh (Anton Treuer), Bemidji State University Professor of Languages and Ethnic Studies, Indian Studies, and Director of American Indian Resource Center, an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Ojibwe, is speaking Ojibwe in an interview for a television documentary on the history and culture of Lake Superior Anishinaabe. Dr. Treuer stated: "Approximately ten years ago I did not know how to speak Indian. But now when I lay down to sleep in the evening I dream in Indian."
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library, University Archives
Waagosh (Anton Treuer), Bemidji State University Professor of Languages and Ethnic Studies, Indian Studies, and Director of American Indian Resource Center, an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Ojibwe, is speaking Ojibwe in an interview for a television documentary on the history and culture of Lake Superior Anishinaabe. Dr. Treuer stated: "Approximately ten years ago I did not know how to speak Indian. But now when I lay down to sleep in the evening I dream in Indian."
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth Kathryn A. Martin Library, University Archives