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576. Interview with Yangchen Dolkar

Creator:
Dolkar, Yangchen
Date Created:
2005-08-26
Description:
Tenzin Dolkar was born in Dingri, Tibet. She moved to Nepal when she was young with her family. Dolkar moved to Minnesota in 1993 as part of the United States Tibetan Resettlement Project. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, family, leaving Tibet, living in a Tibetan settlement in Nepal, United States Tibetan Resettlement Project, Tibetan Green Book, deciding to come to the U.S., family separation, coming to the US, challenges, including gangs and violence, community, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, finding work in Minnesota, immigration challenges, caring for ill husband, death of son, Buddhism, opportunities in the U.S., Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), singing. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: This interview was conducted in Tibetan and transcribed in English.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

577. Interview with Yang C. Ying

Creator:
Ying, Yang Cha
Date Created:
1991-11-20
Description:
Yang Cha Ying immigrated to the United States on October 7, 1980. Prior to his immigration he was an assistant to the mayor of Por Far, Laos. Yang Cha Ying also served as a soldier from 1950-1953. Currently, he is retired, though he acts as an advisor for the police when making domestic calls. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Yang Cha Ying describes his life in Laos, particularly the time he spent fighting in the wars, in detail. He talks about his adjustment to life in the United States and his role as an advisor for the police in domestic situations, explaining cultural differences. Yang Cha Ying hopes that the youth of his culture will learn to respect the elderly. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Interview translated by May Herr.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

578. Interview with Yer Moua

Creator:
Moua, Yer
Date Created:
2000-01-20
Description:
Yer Moua is the mother of Mai Neng Moua and is the daughter of Ong Vang. Her maiden clan name is Yer. Her clan is the Vue clan and she married into the Moua clan. She is sixty-five years old, and she has four children, all living. She attended school in the U.S. She has been widowed many years. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1981. She was born in Thab Tam, Xeev Khuam, Laos. She is a White Hmong. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Biographical information and religious affiliation. Childhood-school attendance, duties at home, community service, skills taught, social activities as a child, aspirations as a child. Hmong women's roles-decision making inside and outside of home and clan, women in leadership roles and how they are seen in the community, what women do to support their families, family planning, when women feel respected or disrespected. The war and living in refugee camps-memories of fleeing Laos, of refugee camps, difference in treatment of men and women in the camps. Adjustments since coming to the U.S.-skills needed to adjust, learning English, skills from Laos and Thailand that are adaptable or useable in the U.S., citizenship, leadership roles for women in the U.S. versus Laos, public contributions by Hmong women. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: The interview was conducted predominantly in Hmong. The Hmong transcript and an English translation are bound together for this interview.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

579. Interview with Y Nor

Creator:
Nor, Y
Date Created:
1992-08-10
Description:
Y Nor was 55 years old when the Khmer Rouge regime began in 1975. One of his sons was studying in Europe at the time. He was separated from his two eldest sons and they were killed. Two of his daughters died of illness and starvation. He and his wife and four surviving children were split up at various times in different work camps. Y Nor worked digging canals and building dams and maintaining rice and sugar plantations. He did not receive adequate medical attention for infections. They escaped to Khao I Dang refugee camp, then were transferred to Chonburi camp and then came to Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Oral histories

580. Interview with Yoeuth Yan

Creator:
Yan, Yoeuth
Date Created:
1992-08-13
Description:
Yoeuth Yan was a student in 1975 when the Khmer Rouge regime began. He was sent out of Battambang City and was not allowed to join his family in Posat Province. He fell ill with malaria while working on the youth mobile team and, after recovering, was able to locate his mother and siblings. He then learned that his father had been taken by the Khmer Rouge and killed. Yan became sick with malaria again, but was still made to work in various camps throughout the regime including a reeducation" camp. After the Vietnamese soldiers arrived in 1979
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Moving Image
Format:
Oral histories

581. Interview with You V. Yang

Creator:
Yang, You Vang
Date Created:
2000-01-18
Description:
You Vang Yang is the mother of May Hang and is the daughter of Nhia Vang. Her maiden clan name is Vang and she married into the Yang clan. She is sixty years old and has nine children. She is widowed. She immigrated to the U.S. twenty-four years ago. She was born in Xuv Npuv, Laos. She is a White Hmong by birth, Blue Hmong by marriage. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Biographical information and religious affiliation. Childhood-school attendance, duties at home, community service, skills taught, social activities as a child, aspirations as a child. Hmong women's roles-decision making inside and outside of home and clan, women in leadership roles and how they are seen in the community, what women do to support their families, family planning, when women feel respected or disrespected. The war and living in refugee camps-memories of fleeing Laos, of refugee camps, difference in treatment of men and women in the camps. Adjustments since coming to the U.S.-skills needed to adjust, learning English, skills from Laos and Thailand that are adaptable or useable in the U.S., citizenship, leadership roles for women in the U.S. versus Laos, public contributions by Hmong women. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: All interviews were recorded in Hmong. Transcripts in both English and Hmong are available for each interview.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

582. Interview with Yung Lyun Ko and Shuk Ko

Creator:
Ko, Yung Lyun
Date Created:
1979-12-19
Description:
Yung Lyun Ko arrived in the United States from Korea in 1972. As a young assistant professor at Kun Kook University in Seoul, he had decided to further his career through graduate study in educational statistics at Illinois State University in Bloomington, Illinois. After his family arrived in 1973, however, he could no longer afford to continue his study, and he went to work as an aspiration therapist in a hospital in Chicago. In 1974 Ko and his family moved to Minneapolis after Korean friends persuaded him to do so by saying that the Twin Cities provided a better environment to work and raise a family. Although Ko was a professional in Korea, his training was not transferable to American society, and he had to take a blue-collar job working at Crown Meat Company in Minneapolis. Frustrated by this situation, Ko threw himself into working for the Korean community through the Korean Association of Minnesota. In 1974 he was instrumental in establishing the Korean Institute, a Saturday school for Korean children of immigrants and adoptive parents, where classes in Korean language and culture, as well as social activities, were provided on a weekly basis. In 1979 Ko began a two-year term as president of the Korean Association. He and his family are also active in the Korean United Methodist Church in Oakdale. Shuk Ko arrived with the children in Bloomington, Illinois, in 1973 to join her husband. After they moved to Minnesota she also became active in Korean community organizations in addition to full-time work outside their home. As the wife of the president of the Korean Association she was expected to organize and persuade the women to do much of the work for special events in the Korean community, such as cooking meals for large numbers of people, and arranging children's activities. Shuk and the children are also active in the Korean United Methodist Church. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: The Kos discuss the dynamics of the Korean community in the Twin Cities, and the cultural and religious organizations in the community. They also discuss the problems of childrearing in the immigrant situation and their concern that the children will develop a Korean or Korean-American identity. Yung Lyun discusses special events, such as Korean Day, that are organized annually by the Korean Association, and Shuk describes the changing family structure and extensive work of the women in community activities. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: Because he is president of the Korean Association, Yung Lyun Ko is in a position to know a great deal about the Korean community and to provide information on all the community organizations. Shuk Ko is also in a position to know about the contributions of the women to community events and programs.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Historical Society
Type:
Sound Recording Nonmusical
Format:
Oral histories

583. Invitation to Icelandic Evening by Governor Rudy Perpich, August 25, 1985, Icelandic Hekla Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Date Created:
1985-08-25
Description:
Invitation from Governor Rudy Perpich and Prime Minister Steingrimur Hermannson to Icelandic Evening and the opening of Icelandic Photographic Exhibition.
Contributing Institution:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Type:
Text
Format:
Invitations

584. Invitation to inaugural flight of Icelandair to Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, April 9, 1998, Icelandic Hekla Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Date Created:
1998-04-09
Description:
Invitation to Icelandair inaugural flight to the Minneaplis St. Paul Airport on April 19, 1998.
Contributing Institution:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Type:
Text
Format:
Invitations

585. Invitation to Kjalarness Choir concert, August 7, 1999, Icelandic Hekla Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Date Created:
1999-08-07
Description:
Announcement to Icelandic Hekla Club of Kjalarness Choir concert on August 7, 1999.
Contributing Institution:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Type:
Text
Format:
Invitations

586. Invitation to meet Vigdis Finnboggadottir, September 12, 1982, Scandinavia Today, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Date Created:
1982-09-12
Description:
Invitation to meet Vigdis Finnboggadottir, President of Iceland.
Contributing Institution:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Type:
Text
Format:
Invitations

587. Invitation to Nordic American Thanksgiving Breakfast, November 23, 1999, Icelandic Hekla Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Date Created:
1999-11-23
Description:
Invitation to Nordic American Thanksgiving Breakfast from Sons of Norway, November 23, 1999.
Contributing Institution:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Type:
Text
Format:
Invitations

588. Invitation to Nordic Center Evening, June 10, 1993, Icelandic Hekla Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Date Created:
1993-06-10
Description:
Invitation to Nordic Center Evening on June 10, 1993.
Contributing Institution:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Type:
Text
Format:
Invitations

589. Invitation to tour Minneota, Minnesota, September 23, 1999, Icelandic Hekla Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Date Created:
1999-0-23
Description:
Icelandic Hekla Club inviation and registration form to travel to Minneota, Minnesota, September 23, 1999.
Contributing Institution:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Type:
Text
Format:
Invitations

590. Iver and Nicoline Lunde sitting with two women, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Iver and Nicoline Lunde sitting with Grandma Gullerud and an unidentified lady.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

591. Iver and Nicoline Lunde, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, M. E.
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Formal studio portrait of Iver and Nicole Lunde.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

592. Jennie Rølvaag holding a fish, Big Island Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1922-07-17
Description:
Jennie holding a fish on a canoe, captioned on the back "Not as frightened as I look. My first fish from big ole, june 17 1922 to Tilda."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

593. Joe Clifford of Midland Cooperatives, Lillian Ollila and Anne Lahti with a sign advertising Camp Co-op-a-gan, Virginia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965
Description:
Joe Clifford of Midland Cooperatives, Lillian Ollila and Anne Lahti with a sign "Let's Go Camping" advertising Camp Co-op-a-gan on Perch Lake in French Township, Northern Minnesota in 1965, large scenic photograph of the northwoods in the background.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

594. Joe Clifford of Midland Cooperatives, Mr. Aubuchon, Noama Ojala and Anne Lahti with a sign advertising Camp Co-op-a-gan, Virginia, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965-04
Description:
Joe Clifford of Midland Cooperatives, Mr. Aubuchon, Noama Ojala and Anne Lahti with a sign advertising Camp Co-op-a-gan in 1965.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

595. John and Gina Fossum golden wedding anniversary, Webster Township, Minnesota

Date Created:
1953-07-26
Description:
View of the John and Gina Fossum Golden Wedding Anniversary party. Attendees from left to right: Ray, Leif, John Fossum, Gina Fossum, and Helen Fossum.
Contributing Institution:
Trondhjem Community Preservation Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

596. John Bergley's house, Franklin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Front of the John Bergley house in Franklin, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

597. John Lunde, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Frelstad, A. J.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal studio portrait of John Lunde.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

598. John T. Bernard and Elmer A. Benson at Mesaba Cooperative Park, near Hibbing, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940
Description:
John T. Bernard with Elmer A. Benson in the parking lot at the Mesaba Co-op Park. Founded in 1929, Mesaba Co-op Park is a member-owned cooperative park and is open to the public.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

599. Jolabarnaball articles, Yule Today, December 9, 1999, Icelandic Hekla Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Date Created:
1999-12-09
Description:
Icelandic Hekla Club 1999 Jolabarnaball Yule Today article, December 9, 1999.
Contributing Institution:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Type:
Text
Format:
Articles

600. Jolabarnaball invitation and additional information, December 2, 1994, Icelandic Hekla Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Date Created:
1994-12-02
Description:
Icelandic Hekla Club Jolabarnaball invitation, December 2, 1994.
Contributing Institution:
Icelandic Hekla Club
Type:
Text
Format:
Invitations
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