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Interview with Christina Blocker filmed in 2022 for the documentary project "The Evolution of Collective Wisdom."
Interview with Christina Blocker filmed in 2022 for the documentary project "The Evolution of Collective Wisdom."
Interview with Will Hausa filmed in 2022 for the documentary project "The Evolution of Collective Wisdom."
Warnick, Sulja Oral History Interview
Part of Sulja Warnick Papers
Oral history interview with Tacoma resident Sulja Warnick conducted by dindria barrow on April 6, 2023. In this interview, Sulja shares some of her life’s work as a public school teacher in the Tacoma Public Schools and with the Korean Women’s Association (KWA). Her journey is one of many places and many connections. The success she co-created has spanned countries and served thousands of people. For example, KWA started as a small social club for Korean women and has expanded to a non-profit organization that provides education, affordable housing, in-home care for seniors, and social services, including domestic violence counseling. KWA has offices in 14 Western Washington counties, serving up to 150,000 people of 40 nationalities and 35 language groups. The organization is now 51 years old. Please enjoy Sulja’s oral history interview as well as her collection of images and documents covering her life and the life of KWA.
A small purple tinsel tree sits on a table with pieces of paper hanging on it that are supposed to contain written "wishes" for Henry and McCluskey. The wedding guestbook and a bowl of letters are also on the table.
Dessert for the Henry and McCluskey wedding arranged on a table.
Rudy Henry and John McCluskey hold hands.
Oral history interview of Juanita Olivas, an unhoused neighbor living in Tacoma, conducted by dindria barrow on April 9, 2022. Juanita shares how she became homeless, how her faith has carried her through life, and why she does volunteer work. Juanita is 60 years young and plans on completing high school so that she can get a job as a medical insurance billing and coder. Juanita dreams of being “somebody that can help out with the community, always. I would love to have a really big apartment building that I could just take in all the homeless…just pour my heart out to ‘em, because people out there, you never know their story until you actually talk to them and I’ve met a lot of people that is so talented out there and so educated, but their story just breaks my heart.”