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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Voices of Change
Description
An account of the resource
Activists and organizers all across Texas engage in meaningful work that is often not given enough recognition. The Voices of Change oral history project seeks to have conversations with community leaders and people who are part of grassroots movements about their background, goals, and commitment to making a difference. This collection aims to create a more inclusive Texas by amplifying underrepresented voices and giving space for marginalized communities to tell their stories on their own terms.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Summary
This interview is with Alexia Leclerqc, an environmental justice activist working with PODER in Austin, TX. Alexia discusses moving around a lot in childhood and struggling with others’ lack of respect for her family’s Taiwanese and Buddhist traditions. They talk about coming into environmental justice work via their education and witnessing injustice and contradiction in the world. She shares about the work she does, such as water testing and meeting with politicians and scientists. Alexia also describes Start:Empowerment, the nonprofit organization they cofounded to get environmental justice curriculum into high schools.
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Alexia Leclerqc
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Rimsha Syed
Date
The date the interview was conducted
April 6, 2022
Religious Identity
The religious identity of the person who is being interviewed.
Buddhist
City
The city in Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
Austin
Region
The region of Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
Central
Location
The location of the interview
Zoom
Generation
Generation of the interviewee/narrator
Generation Z
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Alexia Leclerqc
Description
An account of the resource
This interview is with Alexia Leclerqc, an environmental justice activist working with PODER in Austin, TX. Alexia discusses moving around a lot in childhood and struggling with others’ lack of respect for her family’s Taiwanese and Buddhist traditions. They talk about coming into environmental justice work via their education and witnessing injustice and contradiction in the world. She shares about the work she does, such as water testing and meeting with politicians and scientists. Alexia also describes Start:Empowerment, the nonprofit organization they cofounded to get environmental justice curriculum into high schools.
Activism
Arts
Buddhism
Climate change
Colonialism
Community
Culture
Education
Environmentalists
France
French-Americans
Human rights
Multi-ethnic
Nature
Non-profits
NY - New York City
NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Organizers
PODER [People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources]
Racism
Start:Empowerment
Taiwanese-Americans
Texas politics
TX - Austin
Water
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Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Summary
This interview is with Jin-Ya Huang, an artist and immigrant from Taiwan living in Dallas, TX. Jin-Ya describes her childhood in Taiwan and memories of the stark differences between her mother’s and father’s families. She shares about coming to the States, including the challenges of her parents’ career changes and working in family restaurants. Jin-Ya talks about influences on her life both good and bad, from keeping her cultural traditions to experiencing intergenerational trauma.
Content Warning: The following interview contains sensitive material. Please note that the interview includes discussion of domestic violence. This subject will be discussed at 14:52-15:43 (in the transcript p. 5) and 17:17-18:45 (in the transcript p. 6). The interview also includes reference to an anti-Asian racial slur. This subject will be discussed at 44:04-44:22 (in the transcript p. 12).
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Jin-Ya Huang
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Victoria Ferrell-Ortiz
Date
The date the interview was conducted
October 27, 2022
Religious Identity
The religious identity of the person who is being interviewed.
Buddhist
Spiritually fluid
City
The city in Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
Dallas
Region
The region of Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
North
Location
The location of the interview
Zoom
Generation
Generation of the interviewee/narrator
Generation X
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Jin-Ya Huang
Description
An account of the resource
This interview is with Jin-Ya Huang, an artist and immigrant from Taiwan living in Dallas, TX. Jin-Ya describes her childhood in Taiwan and memories of the stark differences between her mother’s and father’s families. She shares about coming to the States, including the challenges of her parents’ career changes and working in family restaurants. Jin-Ya talks about influences on her life both good and bad, from keeping her cultural traditions to experiencing intergenerational trauma.
Abuse survivors
Activism
Artists
Arts
Break Bread Break Borders
Buddhism
Colonialism
Community
Culture
Discrimination
Education
Family dynamics
Immigrant parents
Immigrants
Immigration
Language
Lunar New Year
OK - Tulsa
Race
Racism
Sexism
Taiwan
Taiwan - Taipei
Taiwanese-Americans
The University of Texas at Dallas
Trauma
Travel
TX - Dallas
World War II
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Title
A name given to the resource
<h4>Corona Chronicles</h4>
Description
An account of the resource
The Corona Chronicles collection explores and preserves the stories of religious leaders across Texas as they have maintained their communities and navigated the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Summary
This interview is with Somboon Rattanawerapong, who is a Buddhist monk in Arlington, Texas. He shares his story of growing up in Uttaradit, Thailand, working as an elephant trainer and later joining the Nanum temple in Northern Thailand at the age of 20.
He arrived in America in 1995 with a Buddhist missionary. Today, Samboon leads prayers and group meditations at the Chua Buddhamahamunee Buddhist Meditation Center in Arlington Temple. He is involved with the broader community through his Theravada Buddhist group in Fort Worth, Texas who host drive-thru food pantries and lead interfaith meditation sessions. In this narration, we hear Samboon’s account of his life events and his life now, centered around mindfulness and his path to enlightenment.
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Somboon Rattanawerapong
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Aysha Moneer
Date
The date the interview was conducted
March 20, 2021
Religious Identity
The religious identity of the person who is being interviewed.
Buddhist
Theravada
City
The city in Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
Arlington, Texas
Region
The region of Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
South
Location
The location of the interview
Chua Buddhamahamunee Buddhist Meditation Center
Generation
Generation of the interviewee/narrator
Baby Boomer
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Somboon Rattanawerapong
Description
An account of the resource
This interview is with Somboon Rattanawerapong, who is a Buddhist monk in Arlington, Texas. He shares his story of growing up in Uttaradit, Thailand, working as an elephant trainer and later joining the Nanum temple in Northern Thailand at the age of 20.
He arrived in America in 1995 with a Buddhist missionary. Today, Somboon leads prayers and group meditations at the Chua Buddhamahamunee Buddhist Meditation Center in Arlington. He is involved with the broader community through his Theravada Buddhist group in Fort Worth, Texas who host drive-thru food pantries and lead interfaith meditation sessions. In this narration, we hear Somboon’s account of his life events and his life now, centered around mindfulness and his path to enlightenment.
Activism
Buddhism
Chua Buddhamahamunee Buddhist Meditation Center
Interfaith
Meditation
Mindfullness
Monks
Nanum temple
Nature
Non-self
Religious leadership
Self-love
Thailand
Thailand - Uttaradit
Theravada Buddhism
TX - Arlington
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Voices of Change
Description
An account of the resource
Activists and organizers all across Texas engage in meaningful work that is often not given enough recognition. The Voices of Change oral history project seeks to have conversations with community leaders and people who are part of grassroots movements about their background, goals, and commitment to making a difference. This collection aims to create a more inclusive Texas by amplifying underrepresented voices and giving space for marginalized communities to tell their stories on their own terms.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Summary
This interview is with Tinny Widjaja, a Chinese-Indonesian immigrant and political and interfaith activist living in Austin, TX. Tinny talks about growing up Chinese in Indonesia, and the discrimination she and her family faced there, as well as her decision to leave the country. She describes working abroad, meeting her African-American husband in Singapore, and moving to the US after having a son. Tinny shares how she went from politically ambivalent to politically active in the wake of the George Floyd protests, in hopes of making a safer world for her son.
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed
Tinny Widjaja
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview
Eleonora Anedda
Date
The date the interview was conducted
November 10, 2020
February 6, 2021
Religious Identity
The religious identity of the person who is being interviewed.
Buddhist
City
The city in Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
Austin
Region
The region of Texas the person who is being interviewed is from
Central
Location
The location of the interview
Zoom
Generation
Generation of the interviewee/narrator
Generation X
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tinny Widjaja
Description
An account of the resource
This interview is with Tinny Widjaja, a Chinese-Indonesian immigrant and political and interfaith activist living in Austin, TX. Tinny talks about growing up Chinese in Indonesia, and the discrimination she and her family faced there, as well as her decision to leave the country. She describes working abroad, meeting her African-American husband in Singapore, and moving to the US after having a son. Tinny shares how she went from politically ambivalent to politically active in the wake of the George Floyd protests, in hopes of making a safer world for her son.
Activism
Australia
Black Lives Matter
Buddhism
California
Catholicism
Chinese-Americans
Community
Diversity and inclusion
Family dynamics
Global politics
Immigrants
Indonesia
Indonesian-Americans
Interfaith
Lake Travis Progressives
Language
Murdoch University
Prejudice
Race
Racism
Singapore
TX - Austin
US politics