6/23 Community Workshop Presented by Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History and Bishop Museum

How to Capture Women's Stories Through Oral History Workshop Set

Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History, in cooperation with Bishop Museum present a community workshop

Have you ever wanted to document family stories as they were shared, but don't know how to start? Are you interested in preserving the heritage of the women in our communities? You can learn how to capture these life stories through oral history. At this day long workshop, learn how to conduct, record, transcribe, and edit an oral history interview. Also learn how to use gender-specific strategies to best bring out women's life experiences. For registration information go to:  www.distinctivewomenhawaii.org 

Workshop Instructors:

Warren Nishimoto is the director of the Center for Oral History, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He oversees oral history projects documenting Hawai'i's history, cultures and people from the prespective of those who lived it. He teaches courses and workshops on oral history and has captured women's voices in many oral history projects, most notably Ka Po'e Kau Lei: An Oral History of Hawai'i's Lei Sellers and Women Workers in Hawai'i's Pineapple Industry.

Maria "Kaimi" Orr is a business owner of Kaimipono Consulting Services, LLC and a member of the Bishop Museum Association Council. An anthropology professional with a background in ethnographic research and surveys, Maria's pioneering work in Cultural Impact Assessments and other ethnographic surveys have allowed her to work with federal, state and county agencies and private groups. Having conducted over 355 oral history interviews, Maria has done oral history workshops in Hawai'i and Guam.

WHAT:	How to Capture Women's Stories Through Oral History
WHEN:	Saturday, June 23, 2012 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Atherton Halau, Bishop Museum 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu
COST:	$40 Same day registration, no lunch $35 Pre-registration, lunch included $28 for Bishop Museum or Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives members, lunch included

Online registration begins on June 9

  

This event is made possible through the support of Bishop Museum, Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives, Kamehameha Schools and the Hawai'i Council for the Humanities.