Rehab tells a story about fighting employment discrimination at Wal-Mart. She convinced her local Wal-Mart to hire her despite their misconstrued belief of what she was and was not capable of as a Muslim woman. With the belief that she can fight for…
In this vignette, I ask Qing about why and how she composed a piece about water. She tells me that the ocean was something she longed for as a kid. Armed with images of water from TV shows, movies, and books, she tried to compose a piece about the…
My interview with Celine was filled with laughter but also quite a few somber moments. Between hearing she was named after Celine Dion and how she wants to make Coralville’s nickname “the ville,” she told me stories about being a care-taker for then…
This was my second time interviewing Omega Dancel. The first was for another oral history project that aimed to capture the stories of Asian American students and alumni at the University of Iowa that you can find here. In that first interview with…
A man rollerblades beside a parade float. He's wearing a shirt that says, "Ride the tide with Coralville pride," which matches the "Ride the Tide" theme of the float beside him.
Two people dressed in winter coats pass out candy from a float adorned with flags, holiday decorations, and a snowmobile to follow the parade's theme - It's a 4th of July Winter Wonderland.