At the time of this interview, James Maurer was the manager of Park House, which provides housing and support to people living with HIV and AIDS. Mr. Maurer has been active with many Twin Cities HIV/AIDS service organizations, including Grace House, Clare Housing, Ford House, DuPont Residence, and Park House. In this interview, Maurer discusses ...
Creator:
Maurer, James
Contributor:
Angelica, Emil (interviewer); Carr, Peter (interviewer); Sommer, Barbara W. (interviewer); Billund-Phibbs, Myra (archival processing)
Created:
2014-06-30
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
James Schwartz is a white trans man from Monticello, Minnesota. He discusses growing up in a conservative town, and his relationships with his family. He talks about his trans identity, and the impact growing up with a queer grandmother who was active in the LGBT community. He gives his thoughts on the Program in Human Sexuality, and talks about...
Creator:
Schwartz, James
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-06-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Jamison Green is a white trans man, trans activist, advocate, public speaker, author, and consultant based in Vancouver, Washington. At the time of this interview, Green worked as a consultant and public speaker on trans issues. An early activist in FTM and transmasculine communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, Green was one of the first memb...
Jamison Green is a white male raised in California. At the time of this interview, Green was working as a Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. In this oral history, Green speaks at length about coming out in 1966, his early experiences with his identity in childhood, the challenges of bullying in high school, and his frustr...
Creator:
Green, Jamison
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-03-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This interview was recorded for Elizabeth Bartlett's 2016 book “Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior.” It is part of a group of interviews with people who played key roles within organizations that are included in the book. This interview is with Jan Conley, who discusses her work with the Environmental Association for Great ...
Creator:
Conley, Jan
Contributor:
Bartlett, Elizabeth Ann
Created:
2015-03-28
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jane Fee is a white trans woman raised in Maryland. At the time of this interview, Fee was a retired and living in St. Petersburg, Florida. In this oral history, she touches upon her 29 years in the United States Military, her childhood, coming out in 1989, and her advocacy work. She also talks about organizations and entities she has been invol...
Creator:
Fee, Jane
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-03-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
In this interview, Janice Loftus explains why her family moved to St. Louis park. Her father owned a business and her mother did the bookkeeping for Janice's father. She talks about her experience at Chrysler Motor company. She then goes into detail about her involvement in the STEP program, and mentions her experiences with anti-semitism.
Creator:
Loftus, Janice
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-12
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
This interview was recorded for Elizabeth Bartlett's 2016 book "Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior." It is part of a group of interviews with people who played key roles within organizations that are included in the book. This interview is with Janis Greene and Patti Larsen, both of whom served as directors of the Dabinoo’I...
Creator:
Greene, Janis; Larson, Patti
Contributor:
Bartlett, Elizabeth Ann
Created:
2014-12-09
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jara McLarren and Charern Lee share their perspectives as a medical student and criminology professor, respectively, in the Duluth area in the time of COVID-19. Jara shares her perspective of first hearing about the virus, and of getting a survey at her job as an academic coach at the University of Wisconsin-Superior about what she would need to...
Creator:
McLarren, Jara; Lee, Charern
Contributor:
Wright, Brooke
Created:
2020-08-15
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jason Wussow shares his experiences of life during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. He recalls first hearing about the novel coronavirus in January, and says that after a series of experiences it became clear that this was going to be a problem. In mid-March he had to cancel a sold out concert and close the doors of his business, Wussow’s Conc...
Creator:
Wussow, Jason
Contributor:
Thomas, Blake
Created:
2020-10-21
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jay Choi shares his perspective as a full-time college student from South Korea living in Duluth during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. He shares stories about first hearing about the virus in China and how his parents in South Korea were texting him that it was a serious issue. He describes hearing about testing and tracking being done in So...
Creator:
Choi, Jay
Contributor:
Wright, Brooke
Created:
2020-08-01
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jay Corprew is a Black trans man, activist, poet, and mentor based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. At the time of this interview, he was the Director of Organizing for the Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia (TAP Virginia,) an organization that provides financial support and community for transgender adults in Virginia. He also solely facili...
Jayda Morales shares her experiences as a mother during the COVID-19 pandemic. She discusses the early and current situation surrounding mask wearing, the recommendations, access, cost, mask mandates, children’s masks, and the public reaction to the mandates. She talks about managing her household, which includes herself, her partner, a first gr...
Creator:
Morales, Jayda
Contributor:
Moxley, Brandi
Created:
2020-08-30
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this interview, Jay Isenberg begins by giving information about his parents birthplaces and professions. He goes into detail about the houses his parents lived in and where he lived on the North side. He mentions how the neighborhoods were separated by race and ethnicity. His family belonged to Beth El. He became an architect after graduating...
Creator:
Isenberg, Jay
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-18
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Jazmin Wong shares her experiences at work and in her community during this time of COVID-19. She talks about her role as the shop coordinator for Indigenous First Arts and Gift Shop at AICHO [American Indian Community Housing Organization], where she has continued to be employed throughout the pandemic. She describes the many ways AICHO has bee...
Creator:
Wong, Jazmin
Contributor:
Lundgren, Paul
Created:
2020-08-13
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
JD Davids is a white trans journalist, writer, AIDS activist, and advocate for people living with HIV/AIDS and chronic illnesses. At the time of this interview, he was director of JD Strategies, a member of the What Would an HIV Doula Do collective, and a board member of ME Action, an advocacy organization for people living with myalgic encephal...
This interview was recorded for Elizabeth Bartlett's 2016 book “Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior.” It is part of a group of interviews with people who played key roles within organizations that are included in the book. This interview is with Jean Baribeau-Thoennes, who discusses her work at Women's Transitional Housing. ...
Creator:
Baribeau-Thoennes, Jean
Contributor:
Bartlett, Elizabeth Ann
Created:
2015-02-14
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This interview was recorded for Elizabeth Bartlett's 2016 book “Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior.” It is part of a group of interviews with people who played key roles within organizations that are included in the book. This interview is with Jean DeRider, who discusses her work at Safe Haven Shelter. DeRider starts by ta...
Creator:
DeRider, Jean
Contributor:
Bartlett, Elizabeth Ann
Created:
2014-11-19
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This interview took place at the South Ocean Beach Hotel in Nassau, Bahamas. Frenais is the Latin American and Caribbean manager for Burroughs, and the interview was about this area of the world.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Contributor:
Jean Frenais
Created:
1981
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
In this interview, Jeff Fine talks about how he grew up in South Minneapolis. He is living in the house that his parents built. He belonged to Temple Israel, and he was on the basketball team there. He discusses how his job in the Real Estate business started with his father who built homes for a living. They lived in the homes that they hadn't ...
Creator:
Fine, Jeffrey
Contributor:
Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:
2011-07-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Jenna Rapues, MPH is a Filipina trans woman, activist, and leader in public and transgender health in government, research, academic and public health institutions. She lives in San Francisco. At the time of this interview, she was the Program Director of Gender Health SF, a program of the San Francisco Department of Public Health that provides ...
Jeremy Davis shares his experience of living during the time of COVID-19. He talks about the challenges of being an essential worker as a drywall taper, where many of his coworkers do not wear masks. Jeremy is a pow wow dancer, and plays drums and sings with a group called Cedar Creek. The annual in-person pow wows have all been cancelled this y...
Creator:
Davis, Jeremy
Contributor:
Villiard, Moira
Created:
2020-07-31
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jeremy Kersaw shares stories of his life as a registered nurse working in the mental health field as well as a small cycling event business owner during the time of COVID-19 in Duluth, Minnesota. He shares stories about how he first heard of the virus entering the United States, and how procedures had to rapidly change at his hospital workplace ...
Creator:
Kershaw, Jeremy
Contributor:
Nicklawske, Mark
Created:
2020-08-12
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this interview, Jerry Sinykin recounts how he witnessed the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp (Dachau) as a Jewish Minnesotan member of the American infantry. He was born in St. Paul, 1925, and gives his family background and connection to Russia and North Dakota homesteading. Sinykin discusses how father was a manufacturer of cosmetics...
Creator:
Sinykin, Jerry, 1925-?
Contributor:
Schloff, Linda (Interviewer)
Created:
2006-03-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Jess Dugan is a white genderqueer person raised in Arkansas. At the time of this interview, Dugan was working as an artist living in St. Louis, Missouri. In this oral history she speaks at length about her childhood, coming out, bullying, her photography practice, and her family relationships. She also talks about her encounters with healthcare,...
Creator:
Dugan, Jess
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-01-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Jessi Brandon is a Black non-binary demiboy from Germany and Alabama. At the time of this interview, Brandon was a student at Macalester College. In this oral history, Brandon speaks at length about learning about gender divergence through online platforms such as Tumblr and Instagram, as well as their experiences with neurodivergence. They also...
Creator:
Brandon, Jessi
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-11-27
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Jessica Polacek is a white woman of transgender history. At the time of this interview, Polacek was living in Wisconsin and working at an LGBT center. In this oral history Polacek speaks about living in the Upper Midwest and serving in the United States military for 24 years. she also speaks about her childhood, family relationships, romantic re...
Creator:
Polacek, Jessica
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-08-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This interview was recorded for Elizabeth Bartlett's 2016 book “Making Waves: Grassroots Feminism in Duluth and Superior.” It is part of a group of interviews with people who played key roles within organizations that are included in the book. This interview is with Jill Abernathy, who facilitated women's groups for Domestic Abuse Intervention P...
Creator:
Abernathy, Jill
Contributor:
Bartlett, Elizabeth Ann
Created:
2014-12-18
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jodi Slick shares the many ways she engages with her community in a leadership role, both before and during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about the non-profit organization she founded, Ecolibrium3, which is a “community-based development organization” that “operates at the intersection of energy, equity, and economic vitality” an...
Creator:
Slick, Jodi
Contributor:
Lundgren, Paul
Created:
2020-08-26
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Jody Kujawa shares some of his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks about his many years working in arts and theater in Duluth, including acting, directing, improvisation, and writing. He tells us how he first learned about the COVID-19 virus in late 2019. He shares that his mom passed away in February and that she had the signs an...
Creator:
Kujawa, Jody
Contributor:
Jacobson, Katie
Created:
2020-08-26
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
In this interview, Joe Garelick gives an account of his life as a Jewish Minnesotan and World War II veteran. He was born in West St. Paul and trained to be an aviator in the Army Air Force as a gunner during World War II. Garelick discusses how after training in various places in the United States, he ended up on a bomber crew over Germany duri...
Creator:
Garelick, Joe
Contributor:
Schloff, Linda (Interviewer)
Created:
2006-05-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Joe Ippolito is a white trans man who grew up in Florida. In this oral history, he talks about establishing the Gender Reel festival, chairing the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, and providing mental health services for LGBT people. He also touches upon his understanding of his sexual orientation, coming out at 30, dating and relationships...
Creator:
Ippolito, Joe
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2015-09-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Joe Klander shares stories of his work, artistic, and family life during the COVID-19 pandemic. He discusses his own creative project called Ampersand Island, a series of “nonsense” animal drawings that he completed and shared online via YouTube during the start of the quarantine. He found he had more time for creating artwork while he was worki...
Creator:
Klander, Joe
Contributor:
Scholtz, Mike
Created:
2020
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
At the time of this interview, Joe Larson was the director of the God's Child Project, an anti-poverty nonprofit organization. Previously, he served as executive director of the Twin Cities-based Aliveness Project during a period of rapid expansion for the organization. Larson began his career in HIV/AIDS work when his partner died of AIDS compl...
Creator:
Larson, Joseph
Contributor:
Angelica, Emil (interviewer); Carr, Peter (interviewer); Bergman, Andrea Klein (interviewer); Sommer, Barbara W. (interviewer); Billund-Phibbs, Myra (archival processing)
Created:
2016-02-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Joey Mogul is a white civil rights attorney who at the time of this interview was a partner at the People's Law Office in Chicago, Illinois. Mogul’s practice focuses on representing people who have suffered from police and other governmental torture, abuse and misconduct in civil rights cases, and defending individuals in criminal and capital ca...
