The Chief Minister was in London on Thursday 15 May where he received, on behalf of the People of Gibraltar, an important new historical archive recording the years 1930 to 1970, a formative period in the modern history of Gibraltar. For full story click here.
Author: ohadmin
Greek Proxy Brides Project
Dr Panayota Nazou's Proxy Brides: Experiences and Testimonies of Greek Women in Australia (1950-1971) was launched in Sydney, with more than 200 people attending, including some of the 'proxy brides' whose personal accounts contributed to the writing of the book. For full story click here.
Boston College Project – arrest of Gerry Adams
There has been a lot in the news this week about the arrest of Gerry Adams as a result of disclosures in the Boston College Project. This project interviewed both sides of the conflict in Ireland during what some call "The Troubles". Here is a list of articles including an ABC radio interview which will give you a good picture showing what has happened and why:
ABC radio interview with Ed Moloney
Lessons Learned – transcript of web chat
Gerry Adams' arrest threatens peace
Janis Wilton
Janis Wilton understands she is a vessel of sorts. Stored away in her carriage are stories, so many stories, others are petrified they will forget. For full story click here.
Matchmaking for Post War Greek Immigrants
A book on arranged marriages between the first Greek immigrants to Australia and the experiences of the brides will be presented on Wednesday, April 23, at Rockdale Town Hall. “Proxy Brides: Experiences and Testimonies of Greek Women in Australia (1950-1971)” by Dr Panayota Nazou, will be launched by the Hon Sophie Cotsis and Professor Vrasidas Karalis. See more here.
A book on arranged marriages between the first Greek immigrants to Australia and the experiences of the brides will be presented on Wednesday, April 23, at Rockdale Town Hall. “Proxy Brides: Experiences and Testimonies of Greek Women in Australia (1950-1971)” by Dr Panayota Nazou, will be launched by the Hon Sophie Cotsis and Professor Vrasidas Karalis. – See more at: http://au.greekreporter.com/2014/04/16/matchmaking-in-the-first-post-war-greek-immigrant-generation/#sthash.L6b1zBAU.dpuf
Boston Marathon Tragedy Remembered
It was 2.49 pm EDT when two home-made bombs – separated by 14 seconds – killed three people and injured more than 250 others near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Several dozen area runners participated in that event and they recall the confusing, chaotic moments immediately after the bombs. For full story click here.
Gay & Lesbian Australians Project
Australian Lesbian and Gay Life Stories, a national oral history project currently underway, seeks to explore this transformation further. The project is a collaboration between the National Library of Australia, Macquarie University and two other Australian universities, supported by funding from the Australian Research Council. Different generations of gay and lesbian individuals will provide insight into what it has been like to live a gay or lesbian life in Australia from the 1940s to the present, when attitudes have shifted so remarkably. For full story click here.
Coffs Harbour City Library turns 50
"The library will also be launching its '50 Stories' project on the day, an innovative project using an online blog site and digital media to showcase its history and its impact on users over the years," Library manager Enzo Accadia said. "It will include oral history interviews with library customers and some former staff members – something to look back at when the Library hits 100." For full story click here.
PlayStation’s Oral History
The three weeks out of every month that Shuhei Yoshida's in Japan, he has the same routine every day. He wakes up, opens a tablet, and gets back to work on PlayStation consumer feedback via his favorite interaction tool: Twitter. The man who heads Sony's PlayStation group is incredibly, perhaps detrimentally, accessible on social media. It's not his job, but a role he's taken on. "It's my personal time, but since lots of people tweet to me, I'm doing this almost official customer service," he says. After 20-plus years working on PlayStation, Yoshida's beyond overqualified for customer service. He's been with Sony's PlayStation arm from its creation, and helped shepherd franchises from idea to mainstream norms: Gran Turismo, Crash Bandicoot, Uncharted. The list goes on. Yoshida spoke with PlayStation 4 lead architect (and other game industry legend) Mark Cerny last evening in California, where he detailed his storied history in the game industry. For full story click here.
Food in America’s South
Sara Wood said – The evening I met Haylene Green, an urban farmer in Atlanta, Georgia, rain mercilessly poured on midtown Atlanta—and on me. I squeaked across the lobby of Ms. Green’s apartment building and followed her to a small room in the basement. There, she opened a thick photo album with pages of fruits and vegetables from her West End community garden. And she started talking. I put the recording equipment together as fast as I’ve ever assembled it. My job was simple: She spoke, and I listened. All of her answers were stories. For full story click here.