oral history

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Inside one of the oldest barbershops in Boyle Heights, Rodney Trammell gave an oral history of Brooklyn Avenue before it was renamed after civil rights leader Cesar E. Chavez.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

An oral history of how Gyopo, the arts and culture organization in L.A., came to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The oral history includes McCartney’s defense of that track: “The truth is, it was catchy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“I wanted to see how it works,” he said in a 2013 oral history recorded by the Computer History Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Between the project with my friends, the oral history assignment, and my regular work, I’m going to be extremely busy for the next few months.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh