Chit Moe and Tun Lay
subject: Tun Lay--Photographs;
description: Tun Lay is answering a question asked by Bethany during the interview process.
creator: Tun Lay, 1958-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 996665 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah; United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Bethany Hanks, Pyo Nwe, Justin, Chit Moe, & Wes Van de Water
subject: Pyo Nwe--Photographs;
description: Group shot of the interview process, standing view looking down on the group.
creator: Pyo Nwe, 1978-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1234004 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah, United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Tun Lay posing with his guitar
subject: Tun Lay--Photographs;
description: Tun Lay holds his guitar that he plays for religious services on Sundays; picture has more light.
creator: Tun Lay, 1958-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 684165 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah; United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Karen flag
subject: Tun Lay--Photographs;
description: Picture of Tun Lay’s Karen flag that is on his living room wall.
creator: Tun Lay, 1958-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 775229 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah; United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Pyo Nwe, her son, & Chit Moe
subject: Pyo Nwe--Photographs;
description: Pyo Nwe & Chit Moe discussing an answer to a question asked by Bethany in her living room.
creator: Pyo Nwe, 1978-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1220575 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah, United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Pyo New
subject: Pyo Nwe--Photographs;
description: Profile shot of Pyo Nwe during interview, more light.
creator: Pyo Nwe, 1978-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1760365 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah, United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Pyo Nwe profile
subject: Pyo Nwe--Photographs;
description: Long profile shot of pyo New.
creator: Pyo Nwe, 1978-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 805243 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah, United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Pyo Nwe profile shot during interview
subject: Pyo Nwe--Photographs;
description: Profile shot of Pyo Nwe during interview, more dark.
creator: Pyo Nwe, 1978-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1420985 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah, United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Pyo Nwe & her son
subject: Pyo Nwe--Photographs;
description: Pyo Nwe thinking during the interview process.
creator: Pyo Nwe, 1978-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1936477 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah, United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Pyo Nwe & son during interview
subject: Pyo Nwe--Photographs;
description: Pyo Nwe during the interview process, more light.
creator: Pyo Nwe, 1978-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Hanks, Bethany
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1436214 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Couty, Utah, United States; Logan, Cache Valley, Utah, United States;

Seltene and Berhane Reading Forms
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Seltene and Berhane Reading the Release Forms Provided in Tigrinya.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 889336 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Hilary and Seltene Prepare for Interview
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Photographs taken before the beginning of the recording so as not to distract the audio.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 938375 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Berhane Clarifying Words
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Berhane notes here that the Tigrinya translation is using a defunct form of the language, indicating that the translator is likely Ethiopian.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 887228 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Berhane Translating
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Berhane translates the question Hilary just asked to Seltene.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1048424 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Hilary Asking Questions
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Hilary asks about life in Eritrea.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1009965 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Seltene Answering
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Seltene speaks softly of his life in Eritrea.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 926248 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Berhane and Seltene Listening
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Hilary is out of shot asking a question for Berhane to translate to Seltene.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 850825 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Seltene Listening
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, While Berhane translates, Seltene sits silently.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 902088 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Landscape Portrait of Seltene
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Landscape Portrait of Seltene for archives.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 907065 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Vertical Portrait of Seltene
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Vertical Portrait of Seltene for archives.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 884785 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Seltene Signing Forms
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Seltene is filling out the release forms in his native language.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1154497 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Berhane Explains Forms as Seltene Signs
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Berhane talking again about the translation of the release forms and showing examples of words that are no longer recognized in modern Eritrean Tigrinya.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 914255 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Hilary Signing Forms
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Hilary is signing the Tigrinya copy of the release forms and requires some translation from Berhane.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1031657 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Berhane and Seltene Reading
subject: Eritrea; Seltene; Tigrinya; Refugee; Malta; US Refugee Program; Cache Valley; Library of Congress; Fieldschool; Voices of Refugees Project;
description: Temple Fork Room of Logan Public Library, Berhane reads the forms to Seltene because the translation is difficult.
creator: Gebretinsa, Seltene
creator: Olsen, Magen 1986-
creator: Abraha, Berhane 1980-
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary
contributor: Warner-Evans
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1062986 Bytes
language: eng, tir
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Eritrea, Africa; Malta; New York, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States;

Aye Win interview, May 19, 2015
subject: Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School, Citizenship test.
description: Aye Win describes her life in Karen State, Burma. Along with her time in a refugee camp in Thailand, how she came to the U.S., her family, and life in Cache Valley, Utah.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Aye Win Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee: Aye Win Present: Aye Win, Meagan Gill, Chit Moe, Wes Van de Water, Bethany Hanks Place of Interview: Aye Win’s home in Logan, Utah Date of Interview: May 19, 2015 Language(s): Karen; English Translation: Interviewer: Meagan Gill Interpreter: Chit Moe Recordist: Bethany Hanks Photographer: Wes Van de Water Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG- 18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Transcribed by: Meagan Gill, May 25, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Meagan, May 26, 2015 Brief Description of Contents: Aye Win describes her life in a refugee camp and in Burma before she came to the United States. She explains what brought her to the Thailand refugee camp and the difference between her homeland and her home here in the United States. Aye Win also talks about her family, English classes, holidays in the camp and out of the camp, and keeping in contact with her friends from the refugee camp. Reference: MG = Meagan Gill MGI = Meagan Gill interpreted by translator AW = Aye Win AWI = Aye Win interpreted by translator WV = Wes Van de Water WVI = Wes Van de Water interpreted by translator Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Aye Win Page 2 BH = Bethany Hanks BHI = Bethany Hanks interpreted by translator NOTE: Interjections during pauses or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and false starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcribed. All additions to transcript are noted with brackets. TAPE TRANSCRIPTION [00:01] MG: Today is May 19, 2015. Its 1:07. My name is Meagan I am here with Bethany Hanks, doing uh…audio (laughing), and Wes Van de Water, he’s taking pictures today. We are students from Utah State University working on an oral history project, refugees for Cache Valley. And today I am interviewing Aye Win. Thanks for letting us interview yo…
creator: Aye Win
creator: Van de Water, Wes; 1988
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 59
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-19
contributor: Gill, Meagan
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67609
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf
format: 146517 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Text;
coverage: Karen, Burma, Thailand

Aye Win interview, May 19, 2015
subject: Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School, Citizenship test.
description: Aye Win describes her life in Karen State, Burma. Along with her time in a refugee camp in Thailand, how she came to the U.S., her family, and life in Cache Valley, Utah.
creator: Aye Win
creator: Van de Water, Wes; 1988
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-19
contributor: Gill, Meagan
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3
format: 38288284 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Sound;
coverage: Karen, Burma, Thailand

Interview with Eh Htoo on May 16, 2015 in Hyrum, Utah.
subject: Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Thailand; Refugee Camps; Burma; Burmese Military; Porter; United States Immigration
description: Interview with Eh Htoo about his life as a refugee in Thailand, serving as a porter in the Burmese military, leaving home, and immigrating to the United States.
creator: Eh Htoo; 1983
creator: Eh Htoo
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 60
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes; 1988
contributor: Gross, Susan
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67610
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3
format: 58004379 Bytes
language: ENG, KAR
type: Sound;
coverage: Karen; Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City

Interview transcript with Eh Htoo on May 16, 2015 in Hyrum, Utah.
subject: Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Thailand; Refugee Camps; Burma; Burmese Military; Porter; United States Immigration
description: Interview with Eh Htoo about his life as a refugee in Thailand, serving as a porter in the Burmese military, leaving home, and immigrating to the United States.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Eh Htoo Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Eh Htoo Present: Wes Van de Water, Eh Htoo, Chit Moe, Bethany Hanks, Meagan Gill Place of Interview: Date of Interview: May 16, 2015 Language(s): Karen Translation: Interviewer: Wes Van de Water Interpreter: Chit Moe Recordist: Meagan Gill Photographer: Bethany Hanks Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 19, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Wes Van de Water, May 23, 2015 Brief Description of Contents: Eh Htoo talks about his life being born into war in the Karen state in Burma. He describes his life as a teenager: his father dying, and then being recruited as a porter for the Burmese military, and his subsequent escape into a refugee camp (Mae La) in Thailand. He talks about his life in Mae La camp: going to school and working to collect bamboo, before moving to the United States (first Salt Lake City, Utah, then Cache Valley, Utah). Reference: WV = Wes Van de Water WVI = Wes Van de Water’s words interpreted by translator EH = Eh Htoo EHI = Eh Htoo’s words interpreted by translator BH = Bethany Hanks BHI = Bethany Hanks’ words interpreted by translator CM= Chit Moe Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Eh Htoo Page 2 TAPE TRANSCRIPTION [00:01] WV: Okay. So Eh Htoo, tell us – oh, sorry; first off it is May 16th, 2015 (I almost said 2005) [Laughter] WV: It is six o’clock; we are here meeting with Eh Htoo. My name is Wes Van de Water, I’ll be doing the interview. Meagan Gill is recording, and Bethany Hanks is our photographer. And our translator for this interview is Chit Moe. Okay, so Eh Htoo, if you wouldn’t mind, could you tell us your full name and the year that you were born? WVI: [Repeating the question in Karen.] EH: [Responding in Ka…
creator: Eh Htoo; 1984
creator: Eh Htoo
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 61
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes; 1989
contributor: Gross, Susan
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67611
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf
format: 397801 Bytes
language: ENG, KAR
type: Text;
coverage: Karen; Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City

Pyo Nwe interview transcript, May 18, 2015
description: Pyo Nwe explained what her life was like in a Karen refugee camp. She details her experiences living in the camp, which include getting married and having children. She also explains the difficulties that she and her family faced (and still face) after coming to the United States.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Pyo Nwe Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee: Pyo Nwe Present: Pyo Nwe, Bethany Hanks, Chit Moe, Wes Van de Water, Meagan Gill Place of Interview: Pyo Nwe’s home in Logan, Utah Date of Interview: May 18, 2015 Language(s): Karen; English Translation: Interviewer: Bethany Hanks Interpreter: Chit Moe Recordist: Wes Van de Water Photographer: Meagan Gill Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG- 18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe Transcribed by: Bethany Hanks, May 24, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Bethany Hanks, May 25, 2015 Brief Description of Contents: Pyo Nwe describes her life in a Karen refugee camp before she came to the United States. She explains what brought her to the Karen refugee camp and what it was like living there, getting married there, and having children there. She also describes the changes and difficulties that she and her family faced (and still face) when they left the refugee camp and came to the United States. Reference: BH = Bethany Hanks BHI = Bethany Hanks interpreted by translator PN = Pyo Nwe PNI = Pyo Nwe interpreted by translator WV = Wes Van de Water WVI = Wes Van de Water interpreted by translator Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Pyo Nwe Page 2 NOTE: Interjections during pauses or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and false starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcribed. All additions to transcript are noted with brackets. TAPE TRANSCRIPTION [00:01] BH: Okay, today is May 18, 2015. And this is Bethany Hanks with Wes Van de Water on audio and Meagan Gill taking photographs. We’re all students at Utah State University and are working on a project called “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valley.” Right now we’re visiting Pyo Nwe at her home in Logan, Utah. And her little son is with us, who is 8 months old, and Chit Moe is translating…
creator: Pyo Nwe, 1978
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 65
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Hanks, Bethany, 1989
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67615
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf
format: 170153 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Text;
coverage: Burma (Karen State); Thailand (Mela Camp); Salt Lake City (Utah); Logan (Utah);

Pyo Nwe interview, May 18, 2015
description: Pyo Nwe explained what her life was like in a Karen refugee camp. She details her experiences living in the camp, which include getting married and having children. She also explains the difficulties that she and her family faced (and still face) after coming to the United States.
creator: Pyo Nwe, 1978
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 64
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Hanks, Bethany, 1989
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67614
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3
format: 51338140 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Sound;
coverage: Burma (Karen State); Thailand (Mela Camp); Salt Lake City (Utah); Logan (Utah);

Interview with Snay Tun on May 19, 2015
subject: Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Religion; Sports; Takraw; Cache Valley; Cache Valley Refugees; College; School; Utah State; Utah State University; Burma; Thailand; Refugee Camps
description: The interview took place in Snay Tun's family home in Logan. Snay Tun is a young Karen man in his early twenties. The interview occurred on the floor of his living room where we spoke for about an hour regarding his life as a refugee, moving to the US, school, and his passion for the sport Takraw.
creator: Snay Tun 1994
creator: Hanks, Bethany
creator: N/A
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 66
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-19
contributor: Van de Water, Wes 1988
contributor: Van de Water, Wesley; 1988
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67616
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3
format: 39427997 Bytes
language: ENG
type: Sound;
coverage: Karen; Thailand; Salt Lake City

Interview transcript with Snay Tun on May 19, 2016
subject: Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Religion; Sports; Takraw; Cache Valley; Cache Valley Refugees; College; School; Utah State; Utah State University; Burma; Thailand; Refugee Camps
description: The interview took place in Snay Tun's family home in Logan. Snay Tun is a young Karen man in his early twenties. The interview occurred on the floor of his living room where we spoke for about an hour regarding his life as a refugee, moving to the US, school, and his passion for the sport Takraw.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Snay Tun May 19, 2015 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Snay Tun Present: Wes Van de Water, Snay Tun, Bethany Hanks, Meagan Gill Place of Interview: Logan, Utah Date of Interview: May 19, 2015 Language(s): English Interviewer: Wes Van de Water Recordist: Meagan Gill Photographer: Bethany Hanks Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe software Transcribed by: Wes Van de Water May 23, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Wes Van de Water May 23, 2015 Brief Description of Contents: Snay Tun talks about his youth in the Umphiem Refugee Camp, moving to the United States, his life as a college student, his family, Karen traditions, and about the sport of Takraw. Reference: WV = Wes Van de Water ST= Snay Tun BH = Bethany Hanks MG= Meagan Gill Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Snay Tun May 19, 2015 2 Tape Transcription [00:01] WV: Okay, so we are here meeting with Snay Tun, it is 11:22 on May 19th- um, I am Wes Van de Water, I will be doing the interview, Bethany Hanks is doing the photography, and Meagan Gill is recording the interview. Um, so Snay, if you would, could you tell us your full name and birth year? ST: Well, my name is Snay Tun, my birthday is October 13, 1994. WV: Thank you. So, I guess to start off, could you just tell us a little bit about your family, about- are you from Burma or Karen? ST: Uh, I am from Burma, but I our country is inside of Burma. WV: Okay. ST: We are Karen. WV: Oh so you're form Karen state? ST: Yes, Karen state. WV: Ok. So could you just tell us a bit about your family in the Karen state? ST: Well, I don't really know, but because they said there is a war, so we had to move over to another country. So, yeah. WV: Ok. So, did you grow up in a refugee camp then? ST: Yes. I grew up in a refugee camp. WV: Uh, which camp wer…
creator: Snay Tun 1995
creator: Hanks, Bethany
creator: N/A
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 67
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-19
contributor: Van de Water, Wes 1989
contributor: Van de Water, Wesley; 1989
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67617
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Audio Recording of Oral History
format: application/pdf
format: 98115 Bytes
language: ENG
type: Text;
coverage: Karen; Thailand; Salt Lake City

Tun Lay interview transcript, May 16, 2015
subject: Refugees, families, Immigration & culture, social justice
description: Tun Lay talks about his journey from Burma to Logan, Utah. He describes his time spent in refugee camps and the differences between his life then and his life now.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Tun Lay Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee: Tun Lay Present: Tun Lay, Bethany Hanks, Chit Moe, Wes Van de Water, Meagan Gill Place of Interview: Tun Lay’s home in Logan, Utah Date of Interview: May 16, 2015 Language(s): Pwo Karen; English Translation: Interviewer: Bethany Hanks Interpreter: Chit Moe Recordist: Wes Van de Water Photographer: Meagan Gill Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 17, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Bethany Hanks, May 18, 2015 Brief Description of Contents: Tun Lay describes his life as a Karen refugee. He talks about his life in Burma during war, and the hardships placed on him by the Burmese military in trying to earn a living as a farmer. He explains how he escaped from Burma to Thailand refugee camps, and how he eventual brought his wife and child to live with him there. Tun Lay recounts his experiences in various refugee camps (including fleeing villages burned by Burmese military, his religious path, and family), and also how he eventually came to the United States (first Salt Lake City, Utah; followed by Logan, Utah). He discusses how he came to live in Cache Valley, Utah, and how he has adjusted to living and working in the United States. Reference: BH = Bethany Hanks BHI = Bethany Hanks’ words interpreted by translator TL = Tun Lay TLI = Tun Lay’s words interpreted by translator WV = Wes Van de Water WVI = Wes Van de Water’s words interpreted by translator MG = Meagan Gill MGI = Meagan Gill’s words interpreted by translator Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Tun Lay Page 2 NOTE: Interjections during pauses or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and false starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcribed. All additions to transcri…
creator: Tun Lay, 1954-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 69
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Hanks, Bethany, 1989
contributor: Gross, Susan
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67619
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf
format: 182560 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Text;
coverage: Burma, Thailand, Salt Lake City, Logan (Utah)

Tun Lay interview, May 16, 2015
subject: Refugees, families, Immigration & culture, social justice
description: Tun Lay talks about his journey from Burma to Logan, Utah. He describes his time spent in refugee camps and the differences between his life then and his life now.
creator: Tun Lay, 1954-
creator: Gill, Meagan
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 68
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Hanks, Bethany, 1989
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67618
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3
format: 55056796 Bytes
language: eng; kar
type: Sound;
coverage: Burma, Thailand, Salt Lake City, Logan (Utah)

Kyaw Eh interview transcript, May 16, 2015
subject: Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School
description: Kyaw Eh describes his life in Karen State, Burma. Along with his time in a refugee camp in Thailand, how he came to the U.S., the languages that he speaks, his family, and life here in Cache Valley, Utah.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Kyaw Eh Present: Meagan Gill, Wes Van de Water, Bethany Hanks, Kyaw Eh Place of Interview: Kyaw Eh’s home, Hyrum, Utah Date of Interview: May 16, 2015 Language(s): English Translation: Interviewer: Meagan Gill Interpreter: None Recordist: Bethany Hanks Photographer: Wes Van de Water Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 25, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Brief Description of Contents: Mr. Kyaw Eh describes his home village and family in Burma, and what his childhood was like growing up and working on a rice paddy farm. He talks about the civil war in Burma, and the inequalities and suffering the Karen people were put through by the Burmese military. He discusses life in the United States, and his religious (Buddhist) views on life, as well as his dreams of being able to help orphaned Burmese children attain health care and education one day in the future. Reference: MG = Meagan Gill KE = Kyaw Eh BH = Bethany Hanks WV = Wes Van de Water NOTE: [You will have to modify this as appropriate—whether using CommGap or in-person interpreter.] The interview was conducted with CommGap Interpretive Services; the interpreter joined the interview via a cell phone. False starts, pauses, or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcript. All additions and added information to transcript are noted with brackets. Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kyaw Eh Page 2 TAPE TRANSCRIPTION [00:01] MG: Today is May 16th, 2015. This is Meagan Gill, I am with Wes Van de Water and Bethany Hanks; we’re students at Utah State University, and we are working on a project called “Voices: Refugees in Cache Valle…
creator: Kyaw Eh
creator: Van de Water, 1988
creator: N/A
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 63
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Gill, Meagan
contributor: Gross, Susan
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67613
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf
format: 158736 Bytes
language: eng
type: Text;
coverage: Karen, Burma, Thailand

Kyaw Eh interview, May 16, 2015
subject: Karen State, Burma, Refugee camp, Immigration, Family, Languages, School
description: Kyaw Eh describes his life in Karen State, Burma. Along with his time in a refugee camp in Thailand, how he came to the U.S., the languages that he speaks, his family, and life here in Cache Valley, Utah.
creator: Kyaw Eh
creator: Van de Water, 1988
creator: N/A
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 62
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Gill, Meagan
contributor: Gross, Susan
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67612
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3
format: 44620060 Bytes
language: eng
type: Sound;
coverage: Karen, Burma, Thailand

Interview transcript with Afeworki Woldemichael in Logan, Utah, 2015 May 17
subject: Eritrea; Eritreans; Families; Refugees; Ethiopia; Logan, UT; Culture; Tigrinya; English; Education; International Refugee Commission; Refugee Camps; Work; Eritrea-- Food; Afeworki Woldemichael-- Interviews
description: Afeworki Woldemichael talks about his family and home in Eritrea. He discusses his time in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, where he met his wife and had two children, his journey to the United States, living in Connecticut, Idaho, and Utah. He discusses his adjustments to life in the United States, and expresses hopes to improve his English to be better able to communicate with the people of Logan. He talks about what the future of his family will be like when his wife and children come join him.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Afeworki Woldemichael Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee: Afeworki Woldemichael Present: Afeworki Woldemichael, Heidi Williams, Magen Olsen, Berhane Debesai Abraha, Hilary Warner-Evans Place of Interview: Mr. Woldemichael's apartment in Logan, Utah Date of Interview: 17 May 2015 Language(s): Tigrinya; English Interpretation: Berhane Debesai Abraha: Live translator Interviewer: Hilary Warner-Evans Recordist: Magen Olsen Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe Transcribed by: Hilary Warner-Evans, May 21, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Hilary Warner-Evans, May 25, 2015 Brief Description of Contents: Afeworki Woldemichael talks about his family and home in Eritrea. He discusses his time in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, where he met his wife and had two children, his journey to the United States, living in Connecticut, Idaho, and Utah. He discusses his adjustments to life in the United States, and expresses hopes to improve his English to be better able to communicate with the people of Logan. He talks about what the future of his family will be like when his wife and children come join him. Reference: HWE= Hilary Warner-Evans (Interviewer) HWEI= Hilary Warner-Evans' words being interpreted by translator AW= Afeworki Woldemichael (Interviewee) AWI= Afeworki Woldemichael's words being interpreted by translator BDA= Berhane Debesai Abraha HW= Heidi Williams NOTE: The interview was conducted with the assistance of a live translator, Berhane Debesai Abraha. The interpreter arrived about ten minutes later than the interviewer, photographer, and recordist but is present from the beginning of the transcript. False starts, pauses, or transitions in Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Afeworki Woldemichael Page 2 dialogue such as “uh” and starts and stops in …
creator: Afeworki Woldemichael, 1979-;
creator: Williams, Heidi, 1989-;
creator: Berhane Debesai Abraha, 1980-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 59
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-17
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994;
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994-;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67609
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf;
format: 162008 Bytes
language: tir; eng;
type: Text;
coverage: Western Lowland Eritrea; Ethiopia; Egypt; New York, NY; New Haven, CT; Idaho;

Kahsay Gebremedhin interview transcript, May 23, 2015
subject: Eritrea; Refugees; Ethiopia; Cache Valley (Utah); Africa; Farming; Holiday celebrations;
description: Interview conducted with Kahsay Gebremedhin by Magen Olsen on May 23, 2015. Translated by Berhane Debesai. Discussion on Eritrea farming practices, Ethiopian refugee camps, etc.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Present: Magen Olsen, Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin, Berhane, Hilary Warner- Evans, Heidi Williams Place of Interview: Date of Interview: May 23, 2015 Language(s): Tigrinya Translation: Interviewer: Magen Olsen Interpreter: Berhane Recordist: Heidi Williams Photographer: Hilary Warner-Evans Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 26, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Brief Description of Contents: Mr. Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin talks about his life in Eritrea, his family, and escaping to Ethiopia as a refugee. He talks about his time spent at Shimelba refugee camp in Ethiopia, and the process he followed to come to the United States as a refugee. He discusses life in America, his current job and his dream to have a farm. Reference: MO = Magen Olsen MOI = Magen Olsen’s words interpreted by translator KG = Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin KGI = Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin’s words interpreted by translator NOTE: [You will have to modify this as appropriate—whether using CommGap or in-person interpreter.] The interview was conducted with CommGap Interpretive Services; the interpreter joined the interview via a cell phone. False starts, pauses, or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcript. All additions and added information to transcript are noted with brackets. TAPE TRANSCRIPTION Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Kahsaoy Berhe Gebremedhin Page 2 [Part 1 of 2 – 00:01] MO: Alright; we are here, it is – of course we are here – it is Saturday [laughing], ten o’clock in the morning, May 23rd, 2015. It’s raining today for about the 100th day – ??: In a r…
creator: Kahsay Gebremedhin, 1971-;
creator: Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994-;
creator: Berhane Debesai, 1980-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 60
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-23
contributor: Olsen, Magen, 1986-;
contributor: Gross, Susan;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67610
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf;
format: 189675 Bytes
language: tir; eng;
type: Text;
coverage: Eritrea; Ethiopia; Germany; Maryland; Salt Lake, Utah;

Kahsay Gebremedhin interview, May 23, 2015
subject: Eritrea; Refugees; Ethiopia; Cache Valley (Utah); Africa; Farming; Holiday celebrations;
description: Interview conducted with Kahsay Gebremedhin by Magen Olsen on May 23, 2015. Translated by Berhane Debesai. Discussion on Eritrea farming practices, Ethiopian refugee camps, etc.
creator: Kahsay Gebremedhin, 1971-;
creator: Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994-;
creator: Berhane Debesai, 1980-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 61
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-23
contributor: Olsen, Magen, 1986-;
contributor: Gross, Susan;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67611
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3;
format: 75448733 Bytes
language: tir; eng;
type: Sound;
coverage: Eritrea; Ethiopia; Germany; Maryland; Salt Lake, Utah;

Interview with Afeworki Woldemichael in Logan, Utah, 2015 May 17
subject: Eritrea; Eritreans; Families; Refugees; Ethiopia; Logan, UT; Culture; Tigrinya; English; Education; International Refugee Commission; Refugee Camps; Work; Eritrea-- Food; Afeworki Woldemichael-- Interviews
description: Afeworki Woldemichael talks about his family and home in Eritrea. He discusses his time in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, where he met his wife and had two children, his journey to the United States, living in Connecticut, Idaho, and Utah. He discusses his adjustments to life in the United States, and expresses hopes to improve his English to be better able to communicate with the people of Logan. He talks about what the future of his family will be like when his wife and children come join him.
creator: Afeworki Woldemichael, 1979-;
creator: Williams, Heidi, 1989-;
creator: Berhane Debesai Abraha, 1980-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-17
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994;
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994-;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3;
format: 71621802 Bytes
language: tir; eng;
type: Sound;
coverage: Western Lowland Eritrea; Ethiopia; Egypt; New York, NY; New Haven, CT; Idaho;

Berhane Debesai Abraha interview transcription, May 17, 2015
subject: Eritrea; Ethiopia; Refugees; Eritrean cuisine; Eritrean education; Eritrean government; Language barriers; Family; Eritrean holidays; Eritrean coffee ceremony; Eritrean homes
description: Interview with Berhane Debesai Abraha on the third floor of the Ray B. West building on the campus of Utah State University, May 17, 2015. He talks about his home country of Eritrea, his transition to life in the US, his plans, and the hardships refugees face in the community.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Afeworki Woldemichael Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee: Afeworki Woldemichael Present: Afeworki Woldemichael, Heidi Williams, Magen Olsen, Berhane Debesai Abraha, Hilary Warner-Evans Place of Interview: Mr. Woldemichael's apartment in Logan, Utah Date of Interview: 17 May 2015 Language(s): Tigrinya; English Interpretation: Berhane Debesai Abraha: Live translator Interviewer: Hilary Warner-Evans Recordist: Magen Olsen Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe Transcribed by: Hilary Warner-Evans, May 21, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Hilary Warner-Evans, May 25, 2015 Brief Description of Contents: Afeworki Woldemichael talks about his family and home in Eritrea. He discusses his time in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, where he met his wife and had two children, his journey to the United States, living in Connecticut, Idaho, and Utah. He discusses his adjustments to life in the United States, and expresses hopes to improve his English to be better able to communicate with the people of Logan. He talks about what the future of his family will be like when his wife and children come join him. Reference: HWE= Hilary Warner-Evans (Interviewer) HWEI= Hilary Warner-Evans' words being interpreted by translator AW= Afeworki Woldemichael (Interviewee) AWI= Afeworki Woldemichael's words being interpreted by translator BDA= Berhane Debesai Abraha HW= Heidi Williams NOTE: The interview was conducted with the assistance of a live translator, Berhane Debesai Abraha. The interpreter arrived about ten minutes later than the interviewer, photographer, and recordist but is present from the beginning of the transcript. False starts, pauses, or transitions in Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Afeworki Woldemichael Page 2 dialogue such as “uh” and starts and stops in …
creator: Berhane Debesai Abraha, 1980-;
creator: Williams, Heidi, 1989-;
creator: N/A
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 62
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-17
contributor: Olsen, Magen, 1986-;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67612
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf;
format: 162008 Bytes
language: eng;
type: Text;
coverage: Eritrea; Sudan; Kenya; California; Utah;

Interview with Seltene Gebretinsa in Logan, Utah, 2015 May 16
subject: Eritrea; Eritreans; Families; Refugees; Ethiopia; Logan, UT; Culture; Tigrinya; English; Education; International Refugee Commission; Refugee Camps; Work; Seltene Gebreselasie Gebretinsal-- Interviews
description: Seltene Gebreselasie Gebretinsa tells about his birthplace in Eritrea, a little bit about his family and his religion. He talks about his 11 year service in the army as an impetus to flee his country and become a refugee. He discusses his journey as a refugee, first in Malta, and the process to eventually come to the United States. He talks about adjusting to living in the United States, from taking classes to learn English and working to support himself. He talks about his wife and children he left behind, and his hopes of being able to have them join him in the United States.
creator: Seltene Gebrelasie Gebretinsa, 1975-;
creator: Olsen, Magen, 1986-;
creator: Berhane Debesai Abraha, 1980-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 64
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994-;
contributor: Gross, Susan;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67614
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre)
format: audio/mp3;
format: 61953052 Bytes
language: tir; eng;
type: Sound;
coverage: Segeneiti, Eritrea; Sudan; Libya; Malta; England; New York, New York; Las Vegas, Nevada;

Berhane Debesai Abraha interview, May 17, 2015
subject: Eritrea; Ethiopia; Refugees; Eritrean cuisine; Eritrean education; Eritrean government; Language barriers; Family; Eritrean holidays; Eritrean coffee ceremony; Eritrean homes
description: Interview with Berhane Debesai Abraha on the third floor of the Ray B. West building on the campus of Utah State University, May 17, 2015. He talks about his home country of Eritrea, his transition to life in the US, his plans, and the hardships refugees face in the community.
creator: Berhane Debesai Abraha, 1980-;
creator: Williams, Heidi, 1989-;
creator: N/A
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 63
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-17
contributor: Olsen, Magen, 1986-;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67613
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3;
format: 94850334 Bytes
language: eng;
type: Sound;
coverage: Eritrea; Sudan; Kenya; California; Utah;

Interview with Seltene Gebretinsa in Logan, Utah, 2015 May 16
subject: <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Eritrea%3B+Eritreans%3B+Families%3B+Refugees%3B+Immigration%3B+Immigrants%3B+Malta%3B+Logan%2C+UT%3B+Culture%3B+Tigrinya%3B+English%3B+Education%3B+International+Refugee+Commission%3B+Refugee+Camps%3B+Work%3B+Holidays%3B+Eritrea--+Food%3B+Seltene+Gebrelasie+Gebretinsa--+Interviews">Eritrea; Eritreans; Families; Refugees; Immigration; Immigrants; Malta; Logan, UT; Culture; Tigrinya; English; Education; International Refugee Commission; Refugee Camps; Work; Holidays; Eritrea-- Food; Seltene Gebrelasie Gebretinsa-- Interviews
description: Seltene Gebreselasie Gebretinsa tells about his birthplace in Eritrea, a little bit about his family and his religion. He talks about his 11 year service in the army as an impetus to flee his country and become a refugee. He discusses his journey as a refugee, first in Malta, and the process to eventually come to the United States. He talks about adjusting to living in the United States, from taking classes to learn English and working to support himself. He talks about his wife and children he left behind, and his hopes of being able to have them join him in the United States.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Seltene Gebreselasie Gebretinsa Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Seltene Gebreselasie Gebretinsa Present: Seltene Gebreselasie Gebretinsa, Hilary Warner-Evans, Berhane Debesai Abraha, Heidi Williams, Megan Olsan Place of Interview: Logan Public Library, Logan, Utah Date of Interview: May 16, 2015 Language(s): Tigrinya Translation: Interviewer: Hilary Warner-Evans Interpreter: Berhane Debesai Abraha Recordist: Heidi Williams Photographer: Magen Olsen Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 22, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Hilary Warner-Evans, May 24, 2015 Brief Description of Contents: Seltene Gebreselasie Gebretinsa tells about his birthplace in Eritrea, a little bit about his family and his religion. He talks about his 11 year service in the army as an impetus to flee his country and become a refugee. He discusses his journey as a refugee, first in Malta, and the process to eventually come to the United States. He talks about adjusting to living in the United States, from taking classes to learn English and working to support himself. He talks about his wife and children he left behind, and his hopes of being able to have them join him in the United States. Reference: HW = Hilary Warner-Evans HWI = Hilary Warner-Evans’ words interpreted by translator SG = Seltene Gebreselasie Gebretinsa SGGI: = Seltene Gebreselasie Gebretinsa’s words interpreted by translator NOTE: The interview was conducted with the assistance of a live translator, Berhane Debesai Abraha. The interpreter was there for the whole period. False starts, pauses, or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcript. All additions and added information to transcri…
creator: Seltene Gebrelasie Gebretinsa, 1975-;
creator: Olsen, Magen, 1986-;
creator: Berhane Debesai Abraha, 1980-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 65
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Warner-Evans, Hilary, 1994-;
contributor: Gross, Susan;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67615
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf;
format: 160911 Bytes
language: tir; eng;
type: Text;
coverage: Segeneiti, Eritrea; Sudan; Libya; Malta; England; New York, New York; Las Vegas, Nevada;

Ya He Ma Interview transcript, May 28, 2015
subject: <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Ya+He+Ma%2C+Ka+Ma+Din%2C+Har+Be+Bar%2C+Maung+Maung%2C+Fareda%2C+family%2C+refugee%2C+Burmese+Muslim%2C+Burmese%2C+Muslim%2C+Burma%2C+Myanmar%2C+violence%2C+Thai+camp%2C+Thai+refugee+camp%2C+Mae+Sot++immigration%2C+Cache+Valley%2C+JBS+Miller%2C+Logan%2C+immigrant+housing%2C+home%2C+apartment%2C+Voices%3A+Refugee+Project%2C+folklore%2C+Library+of+Congress%2C+sewing%2C+translator%2C+life+in+America%2C+dream">Ya He Ma, Ka Ma Din, Har Be Bar, Maung Maung, Fareda, family, refugee, Burmese Muslim, Burmese, Muslim, Burma, Myanmar, violence, Thai camp, Thai refugee camp, Mae Sot immigration, Cache Valley, JBS Miller, Logan, immigrant housing, home, apartment, Voices: Refugee Project, folklore, Library of Congress, sewing, translator, life in America, dream
description: Ya He Ma, a Burmese Muslim refugee from the Mae Sot Thailand refugee camp talks about living and working in Mae Sot, violence in the camp, applying for immigration to the United States, arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, working with caseworkers and aides from the Salt Lake City mosque, working at JBS Miller (both she and her husband Ka Ma Din are employed there), Har Be Bar�s role as translator in the family, and life in America. Ya He Ma�s son Maung Maung and daughter Har Be Bar were in the front room during the interview. Her husband Ka Ma Din joined part way through the interview. Her daughter Fareda was in her bedroom until the interview concluded and we took pictures of the family.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ya He Ma Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Ya He Ma Present: Ya He Ma (43 years); Har Be Bar (Translator; Ya He Ma’s eldest daughter, 20 years); Ka ma Din, (Ya He Ma’s husband, 42 years); Fareda (Ya He Ma’s youngest daughter, 16 years); Maung Maung (Ya He Ma’s son, 5 years); Deanna Allred (recordist), Cami Dilg (interviewer); David Giles (photographer) Place of Interview: Ya He Ma’s apartment: 274 Riverbend Road, Apartment 4, Logan, Utah, 84321 Date of Interview: 18 May 2015 Language(s): Burmese; English Translation: Interviewer: Cami Dilg Interpreter: Har Be Bar Recordist: Deanna Allred Photographer: David Giles Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe Transcription Software Transcribed by: Cami Dilg, 23 May 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Brief Description of Contents: Ya He Ma, a Burmese Muslim refugee from the Mae Sot Thailand refugee camp talks about living and working in Mae Sot, violence in the camp, applying for immigration to the United States, arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, working with caseworkers and aides from the Salt Lake City mosque, working at JBS Miller (both she and her husband Ka Ma Din are employed there), Har Be Bar’s role as translator in the family, and life in America. Ya He Ma’s son Maung Maung and daughter Har Be Bar were in the front room during the interview. Her husband Ka Ma Din joined part way through the interview. Her daughter Fareda was in her bedroom until the interview concluded and we took pictures of the family. Reference: CD = Cami Dilg (Interviewer) HBB = Har Be Bar (Translator; Ya He Ma’s eldest daughter) YHM = Ya He Ma (Interviewee) KMD = Ka Ma Din (Interviewee’s husband) Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ya He Ma Page 2 F = Fareda (Ya He Ma’s youngest daughter) MM = Maung Maung (Ya He Ma’s son…
creator: Ya He Ma, 1972-;
creator: Giles, David, 1986-;
creator: Har Be Bar, 1995-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Dilg, Cami, 1986-;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf;
format: 234621 Bytes
language: bur; mya; eng;
type: Text;
coverage: Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah

Interview with Ka Sin, Burmese Muslim Refugee. 2015-05-17
subject: Burmese Muslim refugee; Family; Immigrant, Tradition, Cache Valley, Utah; Logan, Utah;
description: Ka Sin and his family live in a different apartment complex than our other interviewees. He works at JBS meat packing plant. His family includes his wife Ser Geda; daughter Kem Pu, 16 yrs; son Zat No 10 yrs; son Mo 20 yrs; and son Myo 14 yrs.
creator: Ka Sin, 1967-;
creator: Dilg, Cami, 1986-;
creator: Har Be Bar, 1995-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 60
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-17
contributor: Allred, Deanna, 1965-;
contributor: Gross, Susan;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67610
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genres);
format: audio/mp3;
format: 60429828 Bytes
language: bur; kar; eng;
type: Sound;
coverage: Burma; Thailand; Japan; California, Utah;

Har Be Bar interview, May 18, 2015
creator: Har Be Bar, 1995-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 63
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67613
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genres);
format: audio/mp3;
format: 48847104 Bytes
type: Sound;
coverage: 2010-2019; 21st century;

Interview with Ka Sin, Burmese Muslim Refugee. 2015-05-17
subject: Burmese Muslim refugee; Family; Immigrant, Tradition, Cache Valley, Utah; Logan, Utah;
description: Ka Sin and his family live in a different apartment complex than our other interviewees. He works at JBS meat packing plant. His family includes his wife Ser Geda; daughter Kem Pu, 16 yrs; son Zat No 10 yrs; son Mo 20 yrs; and son Myo 14 yrs.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Ka Sin Present: Deanna Allred, David Giles, Cami Dilg, Ka Sin, Har Be Bar, Kem Pu[?] (Ka Sin’s daughter), Zat No (Ka Sin’s son), Mo (Ka Sin’s son), Ser Geda (Ka Sin’s wife), Myo (Ka Sin’s son) Place of Interview: Ka Sin’s home, Logan, Utah Date of Interview: May 17, 2015 Language(s): Burmese Translation: Interviewer: Deanna Allred Interpreter: Har Be Bar Recordist: David Giles Photographer: Cami Dilg Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 20, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Brief Description of Contents: Ka Sin talks about his journey from Burma, to a Thailand refugee camp, to Japan, then New York, then California, and finally Utah. He talks about working and learning English in Salt Lake City, Utah, and then later moving to Logan, Utah. He talks about his life during the war in Burma and in the refugee camp in Thailand. He discusses his life in America, and the way his children are growing up here, versus the life they may have had in Burma. Reference: DA = Deanna Allred DAI = Deanna Allred’s words interpreted by translator KS = Ka Sin KSI = Ka Sin’s words interpreted by translator DG = David Giles DGI = David Giles’ words interpreted by translator KP = Kem Pu ZN = Zat No M = Mo Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Ka Sin Page 2 MY = Myo NOTE: [You will have to modify this as appropriate—whether using CommGap or in-person interpreter.] The interview was conducted with CommGap Interpretive Services; the interpreter joined the interview via a cell phone. False starts, pauses, or transitions in dialogue such as “uh” and starts and stops in conversations are not included in transcript. All additions and added information to transcript are no…
creator: Ka Sin, 1967-;
creator: Dilg, Cami, 1986-;
creator: Har Be Bar, 1995-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 61
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-17
contributor: Allred, Deanna, 1965-;
contributor: Gross, Susan;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67611
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf;
format: 197263 Bytes
language: bur; kar; eng;
type: Text;
coverage: Burma; Thailand; Japan; California, Utah;

Ka Mar Interview
subject: Burmese Muslim Refugees
description: Interview with Ka Mar, a Burmese Muslim refugee on May 15, 2015. Also present, Ka Mar's mom, Khin Mar Cho, his wife and daughter. We are at their apartment in Logan, Utah.
creator: Ka Mar, 1988
creator: Dilg, Cami 1986
creator: Giles, David 1986
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 62
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-15
contributor: Allred, Deanna, 1965
contributor: Har Be Bar, 1995-;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67612
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genres);
format: audio/mp3;
format: 54526464 Bytes
language: bur, mya, eng
type: Sound;
coverage: Burma, Thailand

Ya He Ma Interview, May 28, 2015
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description: Ya He Ma, a Burmese Muslim refugee from the Mae Sot Thailand refugee camp talks about living and working in Mae Sot, violence in the camp, applying for immigration to the United States, arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, working with caseworkers and aides from the Salt Lake City mosque, working at JBS Miller (both she and her husband Ka Ma Din are employed there), Har Be Bar�s role as translator in the family, and life in America. Ya He Ma�s son Maung Maung and daughter Har Be Bar were in the front room during the interview. Her husband Ka Ma Din joined part way through the interview. Her daughter Fareda was in her bedroom until the interview concluded and we took pictures of the family.
creator: Ya He Ma, 1972-;
creator: Giles, David, 1986-;
creator: Har Be Bar, 1995-;
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 59
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-18
contributor: Dilg, Cami, 1986-;
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67609
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genres);
format: audio/mp3;
format: 62731776 Bytes
language: bur; mya; eng;
type: Sound;
coverage: Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Utah; Logan, Utah; Cache Valley, Utah