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- Michigan State University Professor of Journalism Joe Grimm delivers a talk titled, "Coney Detroit: Immigration, Work and Hot Dogs in the Motor City". Grimm describes boom times in Detroit tied to the growing auto industry and the role coney dog restaurants played in Detroit culture. He describes customer loyalty to particular shops, profiles the immigrant owners and the family networks, and explains the fast food nature of the business plan. A question and answer session follows. Grimm is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-09-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Gus Caliacatsos, owner of Gus's Bar on Michigan Avenue, discusses his life and career as a Greek immigrant, his life in Greece, the Greek army, coming to America in 1962, and hiring into Fisher Body in 1963. Gus describes his first day on job, learning English, receiving a suggestion award, and union threats. He left Fisher and went to work at Harry's Bar owned by another Greek immigrant. Gus quit after 8.5 years and pursued other business interests. He returned to Lansing and opened Gus's Bar in 1982. Gus describes relations with patrons who were primarily the UAW Fisher workers from across Michigan Ave.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-02-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor of Anthropology Chantal Tetreault delivers a talk entitled, "Everyday Translations: Practices and Challenges among Muslim-Arab Public Sector Workers in France." Tetreault describes the immigration of North Africans to France following World War Two, their participation in rebuilding the country, cultural conflicts, the process of assimilation and resistance to it from both the French and Arabs. She tracks speech patterns and the development of Franco-Arab slang used by teens to determine who fits in their social circles. Tetreault also talks about discrimination, religious issues, and aspects of gender and sexism. She answers questions from the audience. Tetreault is introduced by MSU Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the MSU Muslim Studies Center. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Annual Conference in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Obama talks about the upcoming election as being a choice between competing visions of "how" the country moves forward. He praises those immigrants who have come to America and strengthened the country and challenges Congress to pass the DREAM Act reforming immigration policy.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-06-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Art discusses his life and career as a Greek immigrant moving to Lansing and the history of the bar including its use as a UAW strike headquarters and soup kitchen. Art talks about the services the bar provided workers such as paycheck cashing, parking, fast lunches, and a friendly environment. He talks about being part of the Westside neighborhood and the Sexton High School students stopping by for lunch.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- On the Statue of Liberty's 50th anniversary, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt praises the strength and courage of earlier immigrants, and rededicates the statue to liberty and peace.
- Date Issued:
- 1936-10-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection