Race in the City of Destiny: Oral Histories of Tacoma

Race in the City of Destiny: Oral Histories of Tacoma, 2019-2021

Overview of the Collection

Title: Race in the City of Destiny: Oral Histories of Tacoma
Dates: 2019-2021 (inclusive)
20192021
Quantity: 0.04 linear feet, (1 folder)
Collection Number: Mss.093
Summary: The Race in the City of Destiny: Oral Histories of Tacoma originated at the University of Puget Sound with Professor Andrew Gomez and his students conducting interviews related to the Northwest Detention Center. With the support of the Whiting Foundation, the project was later expanded to a broader oral history project on the history of race in Tacoma that also included a series of public events on the topic. Project materials include two flash drives containing interview materials for specific individuals, including a release form, the oral interview, interview materials, and a photograph of the interviewee.
Repository: University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections

Collins Memorial Library
1500 N. Warner St.
CMB1021
Tacoma, WA
98416-1021
Telephone: 2538792669
archives@pugetsound.edu
Languages: English

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Two flash drives, one SanDisk 64gb flash drive and one EMTEC 64gb flash drive, containing interviews for the Race in the City of Destiny: Oral Histories of Tacoma project. The flash drives each contain three folders labeled Chinese-American Tacoma (Tacoma Method), Hilltop, and Northwest Detention Center (NWDC). Each folder contains interview materials for specific individuals, including a release form, the oral interview, interview materials, and a photograph of the interviewee. Physical copies of release forms are also included in the materials. The majority of the files are duplicated on both drives, but the EMTEC drive has five additional interviews. Below is an inventory of each drive.

SanDisk 64GB flash drive:

Chinese-American Tacoma: Bill Evans, Chevi Chung, Gail Yu, Greg Youtz, Lihuang Wung, Lotus Perry, Suzanne Barnett, and Theresa Pan-Hosley.

Hilltop: Antonio Edwards Jr., Elizabeth Diffendal, Fletcher Jenkins, Harlan Shoop, Jackie Jones-Hook, Kay Littles, Larry Norman, Mario Lorenz, Mushawn Knowles, and Willie Stewart.

Northwest Detention Center: Aliah McCord, Amanda Diaz, Megan Ybarra, and Robert and Margaret Isenberg.

EMTEC 64GB flash drive:

Chinese-American Tacoma: Bill Evans, Chevi Chung, Gail Yu, Greg Youtz, Jim Brennan, Lihuang Wung, Lotus Perry, Suzanne Barnett, Theresa Pan-Hosley, and Zhang Er.

Hilltop: Antonio Edwards Jr., Brendan Nelson, Elizabeth Diffendal, Fletcher Jenkins, Harlan Shoop, Jackie Jones-Hook, Kay Littles, Larry Norman, Mario Lorenz, Maxine Mimms, Mushawn Knowles, and Willie Stewart.

Northwest Detention Center: Aliah McCord, Amanda Diaz, Barbara and Homer Yasui, Megan Ybarra, and Robert and Margaret Isenberg.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Race in the City of Destiny: Oral Histories of Tacoma originated at the University of Puget Sound with Professor Andrew Gomez and his students conducting interviews related to the Northwest Detention Center. With the support of the Whiting Foundation, the project was later expanded to a broader oral history project on the history of race in Tacoma that also included a series of public events on the topic. The majority of the interviews were collected between 2019-2021, with many of the later sessions conducted remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A website for the project can be accessed at: https://www.tacomarcd.com/

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