Center for Oral History
Celebrating Community Knowledge for Social Change
The Center for Oral History (COH), in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, collects, documents, preserves and highlights the recollections of Native Hawaiians and the multi-ethnic people of Hawaiʻi. It produces oral histories and interpretive historical materials about lifeways, key historic events, social movements and Hawaiʻi’s role in the globalizing world, for the widest possible use.
COH was first established in 1976 by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature as a part of the Social Science Research Institute in the College of Social Sciences at UH Mānoa. COH also develops books, articles, podcasts, and videos based on oral histories, serves as a resource center for oral history materials, and trains groups and individuals in oral history research.
Oral Histories:
Communities · Ethnic Groups · Government · Historical Events · Individual Lives · Occupations · COH Sponsored Community-Initiated Oral History Projects
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#ICYMI: The recording of the recent @UQLaw webinar with two of our co-directors, "Supporting Indigenous Data: Introducing the Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels," is now available! https://youtu.be/LXOUAIIgApI
Hali'a Aloha Colette Yvette Pi'ipi'i Machado
Fond Aloha to Colette Machado, a former student and staunch supporter of ES.
At every point that we needed community support, she was up front and a strong advocate - often the inspirational speaker at our anniversary celebrations.
How can oral history help us to understand and to cross boundaries—political, social, material, linguistic?
Announcing OHMA students' annual exhibit: Inside Out + Outside In. Most events are online and go live on Apr 29, with individual events following.
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OHMA EXHIBITS: Inside Out + Outside In: 2022 Interactive Oral History Exhibit
Check out our Accessibility Design Notes Scroll straight to the exhibitsOur students are creating this year’s ...
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Please join @CBRHawaii this Thursday 4/21 at 12pm HST for "Talking Story: A Panel on the Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project" with Eric Chock, Darrell Lum, Juliet Kono, and Jean Toyama, moderated by Donald Carriera Ching and Ken Tokuno.
Meeting Link: https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/98196208507
